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Sep 18, 2023 7:48 PM

20TB Seagate Exos X20 or X22 Enterprise 3.5" 7200 RPM Hard Drive (Recertified)

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Server Part Deals has select 20TB Seagate Exos Enterprise 3.5" 7200 RPM Hard Drives (X20 or X22 Manufacturer Recertified Units) on sale for $209.99. Shipping is free (via UPS 2nd Day Air shipping)

Thanks to Community Member eversavage for sharing this deal.

Available options:About this Item:
  • 20TB Capacity
  • 7200 RPM Spindle Speed
  • 3.5" Form Factor
  • Max. Sustained Transfer Rate OD (MB/s, MiB/s): 285/272
  • Random Read/Write 4K QD16 WCD (IOPS): 168/550
  • Rotation Vibration @ 20-1500 Hz (rad/sec²): 12.5
  • Condition - Manufacturer Recertified : 2 Year Limited Period Warranty

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  • About this Store:
    • Server Part Deals has a Satisfaction Guarantee: Return for refund within 30 days of package reception date.
    • Shipping note from vendor: Drives ship in 225lb per sq inch pressure-rated boxes, specifically tested for impact. Inside the box you'll find suspension brackets, foam inserts, or air filled pockets that secure the drive in place and prevent any possible impact from movement in the shipping process. The drive itself is sealed in an anti-static bag that protects the drive from any electromagnetic interference.
  • Additional Information:
    • This offer is priced $10 lower than previous front page deal from August 2023, in addition to offering the X22 model for sale with the upgrade cache size.
    • The spec sheets for each drive can be found for X20 and X22.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and community discussion.

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Server Part Deals has select 20TB Seagate Exos Enterprise 3.5" 7200 RPM Hard Drives (X20 or X22 Manufacturer Recertified Units) on sale for $209.99. Shipping is free (via UPS 2nd Day Air shipping)

Thanks to Community Member eversavage for sharing this deal.

Available options:About this Item:
  • 20TB Capacity
  • 7200 RPM Spindle Speed
  • 3.5" Form Factor
  • Max. Sustained Transfer Rate OD (MB/s, MiB/s): 285/272
  • Random Read/Write 4K QD16 WCD (IOPS): 168/550
  • Rotation Vibration @ 20-1500 Hz (rad/sec²): 12.5
  • Condition - Manufacturer Recertified : 2 Year Limited Period Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About this Store:
    • Server Part Deals has a Satisfaction Guarantee: Return for refund within 30 days of package reception date.
    • Shipping note from vendor: Drives ship in 225lb per sq inch pressure-rated boxes, specifically tested for impact. Inside the box you'll find suspension brackets, foam inserts, or air filled pockets that secure the drive in place and prevent any possible impact from movement in the shipping process. The drive itself is sealed in an anti-static bag that protects the drive from any electromagnetic interference.
  • Additional Information:
    • This offer is priced $10 lower than previous front page deal from August 2023, in addition to offering the X22 model for sale with the upgrade cache size.
    • The spec sheets for each drive can be found for X20 and X22.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and community discussion.

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kingbob2
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X20 has 256MB cache and X22 has 512MB cache.
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eversavage
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Great packaging,
Drives get stamp/marked Recertified , also gets a new label to what appeared to be from Seagate .
SMART data gets zero out..

They are louder than traditional drives.. worth the buy.. $10.50/ TB

Satisfaction Guarantee: Return for refund within 30 days of package reception date.

SO test the drive as soon as you get it..

I used the Seagate software that creates a bootable VM (tinycore) with the SeaTools GUI : Link
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hiroo916
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without model number, start of usage time, length of usage, type of usage, your story has no usable meaning.
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Sep 21, 2023 8:42 PM
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IdentibrainSep 21, 2023 8:42 PM
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If these drives are ok, why were the server farms getting rid of them.
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Sep 22, 2023 12:04 AM
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Quote from fawzi View quoted comment :
What tower are you using to accommodate 12 drives
15 bays = ~$250
Rosewill RSV-L4500 - Server Case or Chassis, 4U Rackmount

18 bays = ~$260
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Sep 22, 2023 2:23 AM
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eversavage
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Sep 22, 2023 2:23 AM
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Quote from Identibrain View quoted comment :
If these drives are ok, why were the server farms getting rid of them.
It's very similar to buying a use car..
Why do ppl buy use cars?

If this is not a deal for you, then move on..
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Sep 22, 2023 2:26 AM
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Quote from HonestBelieve8390 View quoted comment :
7200 RPM? what year is this ?2001? How about someone come up with a hard Drive without moving parts? Maybe we can call is SSD?
Do you know how expensive a 20 tb ssd would cost right now?

A low end qlc cost about $50.00/tb
These drives cost $10.50/tb and gets real world write speeds of 180mb/s...
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Sep 22, 2023 2:31 AM
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eversavage
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Sep 22, 2023 2:31 AM
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Quote from sparrow540 View quoted comment :
If these drives are respectable, why are they refurbished? What could go wrong that they can fix it and resell it?
If you don't see the deal in these 10.50/tb drives for a massive 20tb..

Then, nothing we can say will convenience you otherwise.

There are some ppl willing to pay the full retail price for the 1st iPhone 15, and then there are SDer that buy 💯 20tb hdd at $10.50/tb.
Your money 💰 so it's your choice 😌
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Sep 22, 2023 2:39 AM
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BinarSep 22, 2023 2:39 AM
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OP is trying too hard
All I know , 6 months ago SDers would torch anyone that mentioned Seagate..Suddenly Seagate is the thing to have.
I'm not buying the whole data center, used HDD, that will last you years to come. This drives are used and abused. Corporate America aint going to waste resources. Heck lots of entrprise systems are still on Windows 7 because nobody wants to invest in stuff that works and suddenly data centers are replacing all the good HDD with other good HDD. 4D CHESS SD style. Seagate has bad reputation ..friends dont let friends buy Seagate
OP dont quote me..there's nothing to convince me to buy this garbage $10 per TB or not
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Sep 22, 2023 3:00 AM
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RommseySep 22, 2023 3:00 AM
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Quote from dirtbag88 View quoted comment :
You clearly don't know what you are talking about. None of us care that the 1tb Seagate drive you loaded with pron in 2005 failed in 2018.
Seagate is still by far the worst in the industry (enterprise and datacenter class drives). They are still popular due to pricing.
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Sep 22, 2023 4:31 AM
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DontTaxBeerSep 22, 2023 4:31 AM
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Quote from eversavage View quoted comment :
Great packaging,
Drives get stamp/marked Recertified , also gets a new label to what appeared to be from Seagate .
SMART data gets zero out..

They are louder than traditional drives.. worth the buy.. $10.50/ TB

Satisfaction Guarantee: Return for refund within 30 days of package reception date.

SO test the drive as soon as you get it..

I used the Seagate software that creates a bootable VM (tinycore) with the SeaTools GUI : Link
how do you test a 20TB hdd? sounds like it would take forever.

noise isnt a factor for me. my pc is rack mounted in a 4U skeleton open case in the basement. the living room is silent. all i need is hdmi and usb cables routed through a vent.
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Sep 22, 2023 4:50 AM
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Quote from DontTaxBeer View quoted comment :
how do you test a 20TB hdd? sounds like it would take forever.

noise isnt a factor for me. my pc is rack mounted in a 4U skeleton open case in the basement. the living room is silent. all i need is hdmi and usb cables routed through a vent.
load up the software and it helps you create a live usb drive. After booting from the drive , then you run their software to do the long smart test.

it does take a while to test... +/- 30hrs
Last edited by eversavage September 22, 2023 at 06:29 AM.
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Sep 22, 2023 1:29 PM
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SoofdawgSep 22, 2023 1:29 PM
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Will this drive be too noisy for a PC desktop? I currently only have a 1TB SSD, but wanted to put plex library on a secondary regular internal hard drive.
Sep 22, 2023 2:46 PM
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jgmeinhardtSep 22, 2023 2:46 PM
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Quote from sparrow540 View quoted comment :
If these drives are respectable, why are they refurbished? What could go wrong that they can fix it and resell it?
A certain amount of computer parts get returned because of user error. For every person who knows how to format and install a hard drive, there are probably 3-4 that don't know.
Sep 22, 2023 2:55 PM
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jgmeinhardtSep 22, 2023 2:55 PM
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Quote from Identibrain View quoted comment :
I'll buy new drives, not ones that are worn out .
The drive I bought looked brand new. The 20TB drive models are too new to be worn out. Enterprise drives are made for 24/7 365 day usage. If you are fearful of buying a refurbished drive and you have the money for a new one, then by all means buy new drives. Nothing wrong with that.
Sep 22, 2023 5:22 PM
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awdrifterSep 22, 2023 5:22 PM
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These are helium drives, once the seal fail they'll fail. I wouldn't trust buying a 5 year old refurb drive not to fail soon due to the helium seal.
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Sep 22, 2023 9:50 PM
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RoscSep 22, 2023 9:50 PM
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Quote from Binar View quoted comment :
OP is trying too hard
All I know , 6 months ago SDers would torch anyone that mentioned Seagate..Suddenly Seagate is the thing to have.
I'm not buying the whole data center, used HDD, that will last you years to come. This drives are used and abused. Corporate America aint going to waste resources. Heck lots of entrprise systems are still on Windows 7 because nobody wants to invest in stuff that works and suddenly data centers are replacing all the good HDD with other good HDD. 4D CHESS SD style. Seagate has bad reputation ..friends dont let friends buy Seagate
OP dont quote me..there's nothing to convince me to buy this garbage $10 per TB or not
There are costs you have to consider in the datacenter other than just the price of the drive. You have power, floorspace, etc. That all scale massively when you're talking thousands of drives. So while it may seem like a stupid waste to dump a bunch of perfectly good 20gb drives, it might have made long term sense by saving hundreds of thousands in rent or buildout

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lastwraithSep 22, 2023 11:32 PM
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Quote from awdrifter View quoted comment :
These are helium drives, once the seal fail they'll fail. I wouldn't trust buying a 5 year old refurb drive not to fail soon due to the helium seal.
Every drive fails, that's why you either backup your data or you don't care about it.
Buy on price and what fits your situation (noise/speed/etc). You don't like it.... move along.

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