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Select Costco Stores: 8TB Seagate Desktop Hard Drive

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Select Costco Wholesale Stores (link for reference only) has 8TB Seagate Desktop Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services on sale for $99.97. Offer is valid In-Store Only.

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Note, offer is valid In-Store only. Sale Price and availability varies by location. Must be an active Costco Member to purchase this.

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    • Integrated High-speed USB 3.0 and USB-C ports; Works with Windows and Mac Computers without Reformatting; Schedule an Automatic Backup Plan with Included Seagate Backup Software; Includes 3 Years of Rescue Date Recovery Services.
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Deal Editor's Note: This sale price is valid In-Store only so we have no way of verifying sale price and availability but since members are reporting success, we have decided to promote this deal to FrontPage.

Select Costco Wholesale Stores (link for reference only) has 8TB Seagate Desktop Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services on sale for $99.97. Offer is valid In-Store Only.

Thanks community members pwangdel for sharing this deal & Totspurs for contributing to this deal

Note, offer is valid In-Store only. Sale Price and availability varies by location. Must be an active Costco Member to purchase this.

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Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this Product:
    • Integrated High-speed USB 3.0 and USB-C ports; Works with Windows and Mac Computers without Reformatting; Schedule an Automatic Backup Plan with Included Seagate Backup Software; Includes 3 Years of Rescue Date Recovery Services.
  • Refer to forum thread for product discussion and success from the community regarding this deal

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The price of smr isn't worth the headache
Shuckable mostly means removing without damage, although to core goal is to get the drive out in a manner that allows it to be used elsewhere.

You almost certainly can remove the drive from this. The point is that the drive's SMR tech means it would be very slow compared to started hard drives, much less SSD.

The reason you want to shuck drives is more to allow you to run them as full speed with an internal connector like SATA. These drives aren't going to have a serious speed boost compared to the Enterprise-level drives in most of the WD MyBooks that are the focus of the shucking discussions.

As a result -- get these as, for example, backup drives. Keep them portable, and don't expect fast speeds from them.

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Saw this last week at my warehouse. Would not be surprised if they dropped further as there were so many left. Link for Same Day Delivery - https://sameday.costco.com/store/...s/28423569 $112.97 = $99.97 in warehouse
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Anyone know if these are shuckable?
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The price of smr isn't worth the headache
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Quote from Totspurs :
Saw this last week at my warehouse. Would not be surprised if they dropped further as there were so many left. Link for Same Day Delivery - https://sameday.costco.com/store/...s/28423569 $112.97 = $99.97 in warehouse
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Quote from Totspurs :
Saw this last week at my warehouse. Would not be surprised if they dropped further as there were so many left. Link for Same Day Delivery - https://sameday.costco.com/store/...s/28423569 $112.97 = $99.97 in warehouse
Thank you! Same price at Fort Myers/Lee County store. Don't need it. But I have a 6Tb still going strong after quite a few years bought for the same price on a Black Friday at Costco. Second copy is a 8Tb Wd. Always good to have a second copy.
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The price of smr isn't worth the headache
I almost bought one! I'm so glad I didn't! Thanks for the tip, SMR is for the birds 🤮
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Quote from 460cidpower :
I almost bought one! I'm so glad I didn't! Thanks for the tip, SMR is for the birds 🤮
What is SMR?
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What is SMR?
https://www.howtogeek.com/803276/...ifference/
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Huh, are these type of externals not always chuckable? Honest question.

Wait, is chuckable just the ability to take it out and use it in a desktop? Or is it taking it out without damaging the enclosure so it's not detectable in case of warranty issues?
Shuckable mostly means removing without damage, although to core goal is to get the drive out in a manner that allows it to be used elsewhere.

You almost certainly can remove the drive from this. The point is that the drive's SMR tech means it would be very slow compared to started hard drives, much less SSD.

The reason you want to shuck drives is more to allow you to run them as full speed with an internal connector like SATA. These drives aren't going to have a serious speed boost compared to the Enterprise-level drives in most of the WD MyBooks that are the focus of the shucking discussions.

As a result -- get these as, for example, backup drives. Keep them portable, and don't expect fast speeds from them.
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Thank you!
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Quote from FancyShape1082 :
Shuckable mostly means removing without damage, although to core goal is to get the drive out in a manner that allows it to be used elsewhere.

You almost certainly can remove the drive from this. The point is that the drive's SMR tech means it would be very slow compared to started hard drives, much less SSD.

The reason you want to shuck drives is more to allow you to run them as full speed with an internal connector like SATA. These drives aren't going to have a serious speed boost compared to the Enterprise-level drives in most of the WD MyBooks that are the focus of the shucking discussions.

As a result -- get these as, for example, backup drives. Keep them portable, and don't expect fast speeds from them.
Thank you for the info. Hopefully the people who asked about if chuckable read it too. I wrote what I did in response to one of them because I can't see why a 3.5" drive can't be taken out of any manufacturer's enclosure to use in a desktop. Whether that's wise or not, I can't say, but your post is enlightening. I had heard of SMR when it came out, didn't remember that it makes it slower than non-SMR drive. Makes sense though, from what I remember about the tech. To me this is def a keep it portable, backup, and second copy for when it blows up.
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FYI this is NOT compatible with PS5 due to the integrated hub and drive partitions
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