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expired Posted by dh22r • Nov 26, 2023

20TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive

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2 for $600

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Western Digital has 20TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD201KFGX) on sale 2 for $599.98. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Valid only for 20TB (WD201KFGX), select from the dropdown menu. Must order 2 to get deal price, otherwise a single drive is $379.99.
Newegg also has 20TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD201KFGX) on sale 2 for $599.98 (Sold as a Combo). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member dh22r for posting this deal.

Specs/Key Features:
  • Supports up to 300TB/year workload rate
  • Enhanced reliability with 3D Active Balance Plus technology and error recovery controls with NASware 3.0 technology
  • Extended drive testing to ensure each drive is tested for extended reliable operation

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer matches the pervious Frontpage Deal which received +75 votes from the community.
    • Valid through December 3, 2023
    • Sales quantities are limited to a maximum of 6 units (3 bundles) per customer (Western Digital)
    • Limit 2 per customer (Newegg)
  • About this product:
    • 5-year limited warranty
  • Additional Note:

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Written by dh22r
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Western Digital has 20TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD201KFGX) on sale 2 for $599.98. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Valid only for 20TB (WD201KFGX), select from the dropdown menu. Must order 2 to get deal price, otherwise a single drive is $379.99.
Newegg also has 20TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD201KFGX) on sale 2 for $599.98 (Sold as a Combo). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member dh22r for posting this deal.

Specs/Key Features:
  • Supports up to 300TB/year workload rate
  • Enhanced reliability with 3D Active Balance Plus technology and error recovery controls with NASware 3.0 technology
  • Extended drive testing to ensure each drive is tested for extended reliable operation

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer matches the pervious Frontpage Deal which received +75 votes from the community.
    • Valid through December 3, 2023
    • Sales quantities are limited to a maximum of 6 units (3 bundles) per customer (Western Digital)
    • Limit 2 per customer (Newegg)
  • About this product:
    • 5-year limited warranty
  • Additional Note:

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Written by dh22r

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Your statement is useless without context.

"I'd rather pay $40 more for a model that nets me 4TB fewer because _______________."

Go ahead and fill in the blank.
Pay with Paypal to get 6% PP cashback. If your Paypal payment is a Chase Freedom card, you get another 5% cashback (via Ultimate Rewards points).
I ordered 4 for my NAS the last time WD had a sale. One drive was DOA. It took me hours to prove it to WD that it was dead (you need to be able to plug it into a desktop computer, not a laptop, and run their software), and then it took WD weeks to replace it (with zero communication). They replaced it, a brand new DOA drive RMA'd within 2 days of receipt, with a refurbished unit and just said it was their policy. Buyer beware.

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BetterThanTheBest
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Quote from f12_26 :
Western Digital [westerndigital.com] has 20TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD201KFGX) on sale 2 for $599.98. Shipping is free.

Note: Valid only for 20TB (WD201KFGX), select from the dropdown menu. Must order 2 to get deal price, otherwise a single drive is $379.99.

Specs:
  • Rated for 550TB/year workloads and up to 2.5M hours MTBF
  • 20TB Capacity
  • 3.5-Inch Form Factor
  • SATA Connector
  • Compatibility: RAID-optimized NAS systems with unlimited # of bays
  • SATA Interface
  • Transfer Rate: up to 268MB/s
  • Disk Speed (RPM): 7200 RPM
  • Recording Technology: CMR
  • Cache Size: 512MB
  • 5-Year Limited Warranty
Was this meant to be the updated FP description (not a comment)? Smilie
Nov 27, 2023
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RyanS4386
Nov 27, 2023
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Does anyone use these in Synology NAS units that say they only take up to 18tb drives?
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Quote from RyanS4386 :
Does anyone use these in Synology NAS units that say they only take up to 18tb drives?
My DS920+ recognizes and had no issues with 20TB drives.
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cookie2020
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Quote from TheNotoriousMAZ :
My DS920+ recognizes and had no issues with 20TB drives.
I use "1" 20 TB Red PRO on my 1522. No issue so far. I have been using it for at least 6 months.
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I ordered 4 for my NAS the last time WD had a sale. One drive was DOA. It took me hours to prove it to WD that it was dead (you need to be able to plug it into a desktop computer, not a laptop, and run their software), and then it took WD weeks to replace it (with zero communication). They replaced it, a brand new DOA drive RMA'd within 2 days of receipt, with a refurbished unit and just said it was their policy. Buyer beware.
Last edited by summerrain222 November 27, 2023 at 10:27 AM.
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kherbinoskie
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Quote from ViciousXUSMC :
Had to shuck but 18TB for $200 from Best Buy just the other week.

I have them installed in my NAS now and did a full pre-clear, write, read test on them without any issues and all the other drives I have in my nas were also WD externals.

My older NAS has drives over 5 years old without any issues at all.
So you can absolutly save more if you are willing to put in a bit of work for it, but the nice thing here is no extra work and warranty support.

By now I have saved enough that should a drive be bad buying a new one is still cheaper than buying direct drives.
Let's say 2 months from now, one of them breaks and you already sold or threw away the case that were tampered when you shucked it. You got no warranty.

I'd rather buy the cheaper used ones with 5 yr warranty than a new ones with no warranty.
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all I want is $100 8TB blues again

don't trust these drives with any more than that

is the 20TB helium? helium atom is smaller than every other atom other than hydrogen, it will leak out of any seal over enough time - will they work when all the helium is gone?

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Mister X
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After my experiences with this series of drives, I'll never buy a red label drive again. The last one I bought lasted all of fifteen minutes, but it was being held in storage for beyond the warranty period before installation. Not that I've heard any positive stories about WD's warranty process.
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dealfinder500
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Quote from summerrain222 :
I ordered 4 for my NAS the last time WD had a sale. One drive was DOA. It took me hours to prove it to WD that it was dead (you need to be able to plug it into a desktop computer, not a laptop, and run their software), and then it took WD weeks to replace it (with zero communication). They replaced it, a brand new DOA drive RMA'd within 2 days of receipt, with a refurbished unit and just said it was their policy. Buyer beware.
That's when you file for a chargeback with your credit card.

You paid for a brand new drive, they gave you a refurbished one. You didn't get what you ordered.

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akarol
Nov 27, 2023
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Is this as good as we'll get for the holidays? I'm in the market for a couple of 16TB+.
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indian90
Nov 27, 2023
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Capital one has 8% cash back.
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jhnnytn
Nov 27, 2023
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is this deal dead? I had it in my cart and now its not there.
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ViciousXUSMC
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Quote from kherbinoskie :
Let's say 2 months from now, one of them breaks and you already sold or threw away the case that were tampered when you shucked it. You got no warranty.

I'd rather buy the cheaper used ones with 5 yr warranty than a new ones with no warranty.
Yeah I will never buy a used drive unless its enterprise class pulled from a server or something where the drive is almost not used and has enterprise grade endurance ratings.

I have kept the case and can put it back together easily when I did this the first 10 times, but never has any drive given me issue so I didn't even bother this time.


Also as a techy person I keep the 12v power adatper you get with it and turn it into power supplies for my DIY LED projects. Win/Win Smilie

But you do what you want with your money by all means.
I just have seen too many refurb/used drives die prematually or unexpectedly after being a member of Serve the Home for a long time seeing the stories of others, and my own experience in my day to day work when I used to be a Systems Engineer and was incharge of all the storage servers for the county.
Last edited by ViciousXUSMC November 27, 2023 at 10:55 AM.
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Anyone know if there is a way to get 5 for that price? or this must be purchased in pair?

I need 5 of them... yet a single 22TB is cheaper than a single 20TB ($335 vs. $380). Looks like I may have to get 4 x 20TB and 1 22TB

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Quote from alxshanti :
Also, there's a certain "Top" cashback site that'll give you 10% on Wester Digital purchases.
Can you do BOTH cash back sites?

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