expiredeversavage posted Jun 25, 2023 04:19 PM
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expiredeversavage posted Jun 25, 2023 04:19 PM
20TB Seagate Exos X20 Enterprise 3.5" 7200 RPM Hard Drive (Recertified)
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provide any visual proof of delivery such as a picture taken at the drop-off point
use the Amazon Hub locker system present in the building
deliver to *any* location within the building
When I reached out to SPD's customer support, the best they would offer was to reimburse 50% of the cost since that was all UPS would reimburse them. I found this wholly inadequate since I had not received any of the drives. Thankfully I had paid using Amazon Pay and was able to receive a full refund through Amazon's dispute resolution process.
After being rather underwhelmed by SPD's customer support for something as basic as shipping / logistics, I would be concerned about the return process for "warranty" repairs.
download the free software and within it there is software that creates the bootable drive.
from the software you can run the smart test, long/short surface test and use it update the firmware.
Now this was quite a while ago with the 8tb being the biggest units installed. We are talking thousands of drives in servers, JBODs, and network appliances. We lost drives but nothing that people are talking about here on these threads.
They were Enterprise series drives for sure.
Frankly I have had great luck with Seagate drives and still use them today.
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I'm not doing anything sophisticated, just adding some storage to a desktop.
I'm not doing anything sophisticated, just adding some storage to a desktop.
Currently, I prefer WD/HGST drives. I've had good experiences with the helium filled models. It doesn't seem to get as much attention but ServerPartDeals has WD Ultrastars for roughly the same prices as the Seagate Exos on a fairly regular basis. I'd favor those. Just watch out for models with the Power Disable feature. Those can be a bit of a headache.
I'm not doing anything sophisticated, just adding some storage to a desktop.
In my opinion this is a great deal, despite it being in effect a used drive. That said it is probably the best "used" drive you can buy. It is manufacturer recertified, so has a 2 year Seagate warranty. Not 5 years like the new drive which is $70 more which some might think is worth paying extra for, some might not. Drive has been at a data center, so in the best possible environment for a drive that was designed for that environment. Seagate has checked it out and guarantees it for 2 years, so you know it will work for at least 2 years, or you get another one. If I remember correctly the replacement one is only good for the remainder of the two years. Only had to get one replaced out of a lot of drives.
If you need a large drive this is a good deal, as you usually pay more per terabyte in drives over 14TB. Mechanical drives fail, all mechanical things do eventually, best bet is to buy multiple drives for backups, so when a drive fails you have a backup. When you think like this all you are going to be is out some time as you restore any lost data. These are better than consumer grade drives, and cheaper. If you are buying larger disks, say over 10TB frequently, or several times a year then this is really a good deal. Grab it while it lasts.
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I've been a computer tech for 35 years and go all the way back to the era of Connor and MiniScribe drives. What I have seen is most of the drive manufacturers go through periods of problem drives. I would not argue that most Samsung mechanical drives were not reliable. Sort of ironic that they turned into one of the best SSD drives. I currently have a Seagate in my gaming computer that is over 10 years old. Crystal disk info show it to still be good.
You don't want to buy all in the same "batch" in case something is wrong in that batch. That way not all the drives come out of the same batch.
And different brands sort of for the same reason.
Personally I'd get both these and WD Red Pros and mix them. In fact, that's what I already do.
I've been a computer tech for 35 years and go all the way back to the era of Connor and MiniScribe drives. What I have seen is most of the drive manufacturers go through periods of problem drives. I would not argue that most Samsung mechanical drives were not reliable. Sort of ironic that they turned into one of the best SSD drives. I currently have a Seagate in my gaming computer that is over 10 years old. Crystal disk info show it to still be good.
I remember Connor hard drives. I had several of them, ranging from 80MB to 1GB+. You are absolutely right about companies going through good and bad periods. Twenty years ago I would have gladly taken a Seagate Barracuda IV over a WD. That changed with the introduction of the WD SE16 (predecessor to the Black).
I'll also agree that Samsung hard drives were pretty bad. They weren't common but many of the ones I did see were dead/dying. When it comes to SSDs, Samsung makes some really good drives and some really bad ones. The 860 EVO was great. The 870 EVO, not so much.
In my opinion this is a great deal, despite it being in effect a used drive. That said it is probably the best "used" drive you can buy. It is manufacturer recertified, so has a 2 year Seagate warranty. Not 5 years like the new drive which is $70 more which some might think is worth paying extra for, some might not. Drive has been at a data center, so in the best possible environment for a drive that was designed for that environment. Seagate has checked it out and guarantees it for 2 years, so you know it will work for at least 2 years, or you get another one. If I remember correctly the replacement one is only good for the remainder of the two years. Only had to get one replaced out of a lot of drives.
If you need a large drive this is a good deal, as you usually pay more per terabyte in drives over 14TB. Mechanical drives fail, all mechanical things do eventually, best bet is to buy multiple drives for backups, so when a drive fails you have a backup. When you think like this all you are going to be is out some time as you restore any lost data. These are better than consumer grade drives, and cheaper. If you are buying larger disks, say over 10TB frequently, or several times a year then this is really a good deal. Grab it while it lasts.
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