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expired Posted by sr71 • Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024 8:20 AM
10TB HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC510 3.5" SATA 7200RPM Hard Drive (Refurb)
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Beyond that, there aren't really any large drives today that spin slower than 7200RPM so you're locked into that regardless. WD "had" some drives that reported slower speeds in SMART, but people figured out it was a lie and they had to walk that back with firmware updates, claiming that the drives offered "5400rpm performance". Sure, whatever. We only have 3 HDD mfr choices, you can only be so picky.
TL;DR - you'll be absolutely fine unless you have multiple drives in a place with bad cooling. These drives are not that temperature sensitive.
Link to drive I thought you were getting - https://slickdeals.net/f/17296681-12tb-hgst-ultrastar-he12-7-2k-rpm-3-5-internal-enterprise-hdd-refurbished-85-free-s-h
FWIW, I wish there WERE some slower spindle speed options since these are mostly write-once/read-many drives for me, but it is what it is and my drives run pretty cool regardless. With multiple drives, you can also opt for a storage option that doesn't spin up drives unless they are actually needed for data retrieval.
Beyond that, there aren't really any large drives today that spin slower than 7200RPM so you're locked into that regardless. WD "had" some drives that reported slower speeds in SMART, but people figured out it was a lie and they had to walk that back with firmware updates, claiming that the drives offered "5400rpm performance". Sure, whatever. We only have 3 HDD mfr choices, you can only be so picky.
TL;DR - you'll be absolutely fine unless you have multiple drives in a place with bad cooling. These drives are not that temperature sensitive.
Link to drive I thought you were getting - https://slickdeals.net/f/17296681-12tb-hgst-ultrastar-he12-7-2k-rpm-3-5-internal-enterprise-hdd-refurbished-85-free-s-h
FWIW, I wish there WERE some slower spindle speed options since these are mostly write-once/read-many drives for me, but it is what it is and my drives run pretty cool regardless. With multiple drives, you can also opt for a storage option that doesn't spin up drives unless they are actually needed for data retrieval.
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TLDR; if you have a NAS these are great.
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Right now, my 12TB is in a external case that does not provide 3.3V. In a PC, you could use a molex to sata adapter that does not use 3.3V.
My drive came from GoHardDrive, and they provided a Sata power adapter that bypasses the 3.3V
They're 7200rpm helium drives in the enclosures, nearly identical to the enterprise drives you are buying. Maybe years ago there were derated spindle speeds, but you cannot find a large drive now that isn't 7200 rpm. They don't have ratings for white-label drives, but the average power draws at idle and during activity are not going to be far off. Enterprise drives are not as power hungry as they used to be. Expect about 6w at idle and approx 8w when active.
I shuck drives and test them in the enclosure before removing them. Anything over approx 12TB is going to be a 7200rpm helium CMR drive. Even under full surface scan read/write, the drives don't generally go above 53 degrees C, they sure as hell aren't cooking in the enclosure, which doesn't even have a fan.
Out of the enclosure and in a standard case (Dell OptiPlex not meant to hold 4+ drives), the drives idle in the low 30s and temps are in the 30s-40s when they're active.
Helium drives are cooler, quieter, and will sometimes use less power than their air counterparts, but the fact is there aren't many air counterparts anymore.
You aren't going to get a very different drive from shucking vs buying retail if you do your HW beforehand. Thats why people shuck. The only negative is that you cannot be SURE of what you'll get and won't have as long a warranty as buying retail (in general).
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DAS units like that are what most of us do who need multi-drive enclosures but are making our own NAS and don't want to deal with the price/limitations of something from Synology or QNAP.
FWIW, I bought the D4-300 on a deal here because I wanted a box that DIDN'T do RAID on its own. I'm doing drive pooling and snapraid so I don't need or want the box to do it.
This was a recent SD, and would have likely done what you wanted. https://slickdeals.net/f/17313562-terramaster-d5-300c-usb3-0-5gbps-type-c-5-bay-raid-enclosure-support-raid-0-1-single-exclusive-2-3-raid-mode-hard-drive-raid-storage-diskless-expires-2-24-153-99?src=SiteSear
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