expired Posted by eversavage • Dec 4, 2023
Dec 4, 2023 5:12 PM
expired Posted by eversavage • Dec 4, 2023
Dec 4, 2023 5:12 PM
Seagate Exos 20TB ** $209.99 ** Hard Drive *Recertified * at Serverpartdeals.com
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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
the 20tb went up by $20 ~30 (BF sale) but finally drop back to 209.. i posted that back then as well...
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I just finished a 30+ hour SMART long scan of every drive I bought and every drive came back zero errors. Also, My drives started at around only 15 hours of usage which is lower than I anticipated.
I am ok with rebranded refurb drives because I will use ZFS as a filesystem in a raidz2 setup. You can conceptually think of it as that I have 6 drives for data (120tb) and 2 drives acting as parity. ZFS is more complex than that under the hood but essentially in my 8 drive array it would take 3 drives dying before I lose any data.
I just finished a 30+ hour SMART long scan of every drive I bought and every drive came back zero errors. Also, My drives started at around only 15 hours of usage which is lower than I anticipated.
I am ok with rebranded refurb drives because I will use ZFS as a filesystem in a raidz2 setup. You can conceptually think of it as that I have 6 drives for data (120tb) and 2 drives acting as parity. ZFS is more complex than that under the hood but essentially in my 8 drive array it would take 3 drives dying before I lose any data.
For me the difference would be 12 bucks since spd doesn't charge me tax
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I have the HGST Ultrastar in various sizes, virtually silent.
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Like the other commenter said, these are data center pulls. They most likely have no issues with them. That, plus the warranty, plus a backup plan, makes them a great buy. Responsible data management requires a brain. Can you get that on slickdeals? Set an alert.
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For me the difference would be 12 bucks since spd doesn't charge me tax
SPD = $420 total no tax and free shipping
eBay = $385 which includes the tax and free shipping.
So about $35 savings if that is worth it to you to go through ebay.
Which one should I go with?