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18TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive Expired

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Western Digital has 18TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD181KFGX) on sale 2 for $499.98. Shipping is free.

Note: Valid only for 18TB (WD181KFGX), select from the dropdown menu. Must order 2 to get deal price, otherwise a single drive is $299.99.

Thanks to Community Member nathxniel for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Transfer Rate: up to 272MB/s
  • Designed with CMR technology for medium or large-sized businesses in RAID-optimized NAS systems with up to 24 bays. Perfect for archiving, sharing and handling high-intensity workloads.

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  • About this deal:
    • With this deal the price is roughly ~$13.89 per TB.
    • Sales quantities are limited to a maximum of 6 units (3 bundles) per customer. Offer is only valid while supplies last.
    • This promotion is valid between May 29, 2023 and June 4, 2023.
    • Refer to the forum thread for discussion of this deal.
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  • About this product:
    • Includes 5-Year Limited Warranty
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Better deal per TB ($13.88/TB) than the previous front page deal for 2x 20TB ($15/TB)


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Offer valid on SKU WD181KFGX bought online through the Western Digital Store. Sales quantities are limited to a maximum of 6 units (3 bundles) per customer. Offer is only valid while supplies last. This offer may not be combined, used in conjunction with or used in addition to any other promotion or offer. Retailers, Resellers and Distributors are excluded from this promotion. The offer is not applicable for any prior purchases and may not be available in all regions of the world. Delivery must be made within the contiguous United States, excluding addresses in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. This promotion is valid between May 29, 2023 and June 4, 2023
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Has anyone seen this happening to their 3+ year old WD NAS drives? https://youtu.be/cLGi8sPLkLY

Just saw this report that WD has decided to start marking the drives as having a problem if you have enabled the WD analytics, after they have been on for 3 years of use.

It doesn't mean they stop working but may make it hard to know if your drive really has a problem if I'm understanding the video correctly?
Good luck lol
Some advice for people, don't upgrade your drives unless you're going to run out of space soon (next 6-12 months). They'll always get cheaper over time, it makes no sense to pay more for higher storage now if you're not actually going to use it soon. It's not like upgrading RAM / CPU where you can gain immediate benefits. I bought 4 4TB WD red drives around 4 yrs ago and up till now I've used only 21% of the storage. Every year I see these deals and convince myself I should upgrade, and then I check how much storage I've actually used and realize there's no point upgrading.

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McWetty
05-30-2023 at 07:02 PM.
05-30-2023 at 07:02 PM.
Great price on 2x Red Pro drives. Too bad you can't stack cart codes with deals anymore.
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ben_r_
05-30-2023 at 07:28 PM.
05-30-2023 at 07:28 PM.
Best price Ive seen on 18TB Red Pros.
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tsm37
05-30-2023 at 10:04 PM.
05-30-2023 at 10:04 PM.
Yeah very good deal
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Whitefoxster
05-30-2023 at 10:05 PM.
05-30-2023 at 10:05 PM.
Really would have loved the 20tb at this per tb price. Jumped on this one though.
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velocirapt0r
05-30-2023 at 11:18 PM.
05-30-2023 at 11:18 PM.
I like the slower ones less heat
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natecmd
05-30-2023 at 11:22 PM.

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05-30-2023 at 11:22 PM.
Has anyone seen this happening to their 3+ year old WD NAS drives? https://youtu.be/cLGi8sPLkLY

Just saw this report that WD has decided to start marking the drives as having a problem if you have enabled the WD analytics, after they have been on for 3 years of use.

It doesn't mean they stop working but may make it hard to know if your drive really has a problem if I'm understanding the video correctly?
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ZeroFill
05-31-2023 at 12:48 AM.
05-31-2023 at 12:48 AM.
I see there is a way to disable Western Digital Device Analytics in Synology. Is there something similar in unRAID? My Google-fu is coming up empty
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mishalorenzo
05-31-2023 at 01:09 AM.
05-31-2023 at 01:09 AM.
Here's what I don't get, isn't cheaper to make SSD than to manufacture mechanical hard drives therefore SSD still significantly more expensive! How come???
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PowerClerk
05-31-2023 at 01:25 AM.
05-31-2023 at 01:25 AM.
Quote from natecmd :
Has anyone seen this happening to their 3+ year old WD NAS drives? https://youtu.be/cLGi8sPLkLY

Just saw this report that WD has decided to start marking the drives as having a problem if you have enabled the WD analytics, after they have been on for 3 years of use.

It doesn't mean they stop working but may make it hard to know if your drive really has a problem if I'm understanding the video correctly?

+1 - this needs to be discussed
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Flpennstater
05-31-2023 at 02:27 AM.
05-31-2023 at 02:27 AM.
Quote from natecmd :
Has anyone seen this happening to their 3+ year old WD NAS drives? https://youtu.be/cLGi8sPLkLY

Just saw this report that WD has decided to start marking the drives as having a problem if you have enabled the WD analytics, after they have been on for 3 years of use.

It doesn't mean they stop working but may make it hard to know if your drive really has a problem if I'm understanding the video correctly?

Not yet as my two Nas haven't made the jump to 7.2 yet. I don't see the option to disable on 7.1. this is a great deal, but I'm going only Seagate from now on. Currently have a mix
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AtTheLeftThere
05-31-2023 at 05:07 AM.
05-31-2023 at 05:07 AM.
Quote from b1n4ry :
just paid 400 for 2 x20 seagate 18tb drives

Good luck lol
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b1n4ry
05-31-2023 at 05:20 AM.
05-31-2023 at 05:20 AM.
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Good luck lol

You mean good luck with your consumer grade Nas drives...
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