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Feb 20, 2024 9:08 PM

12TB Seagate 3.5" 256MB 7200RPM SATA Enterprise Hard Drive (Refurb)

$82

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goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has 12TB Seagate 3.5" 256MB 7200RPM SATA Enterprise Hard Drive (ST12000NM0127, Excellent - Refurbished) for $81.99. Shipping is free.

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Condition Notes:
  • 0 Bad Sectors. Grade A Refurbished. Fully Tested & Pass Sector-by-sectors test & Factory Diagnose software (No stuck / freezes HDD, perfectly smooth & high performance)
  • 3 Years Warranty from Reseller, 1 Year warranty serviced by Allstate

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  • About this Store:
    • goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has a 99.9% postive rating from over 100k feedback.
    • 30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.
  • Additional Information:
    • This price matches our recent popular front page deal that has earned 45 thumbs up.
    • These certified refurbished hard drives are priced at ~$6.83 per TB of storage space.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has 12TB Seagate 3.5" 256MB 7200RPM SATA Enterprise Hard Drive (ST12000NM0127, Excellent - Refurbished) for $81.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames for sharing this deal.

Condition Notes:
  • 0 Bad Sectors. Grade A Refurbished. Fully Tested & Pass Sector-by-sectors test & Factory Diagnose software (No stuck / freezes HDD, perfectly smooth & high performance)
  • 3 Years Warranty from Reseller, 1 Year warranty serviced by Allstate

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
    • goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has a 99.9% postive rating from over 100k feedback.
    • 30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.
  • Additional Information:
    • This price matches our recent popular front page deal that has earned 45 thumbs up.
    • These certified refurbished hard drives are priced at ~$6.83 per TB of storage space.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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Feb 21, 2024 4:12 PM
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thewizdomoFeb 21, 2024 4:12 PM
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Nice how the page mentions a one-year, three-year, and five-year warranty!
Feb 21, 2024 4:29 PM
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Tourist1292Feb 21, 2024 4:29 PM
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Quote from thewizdomo View quoted comment :
Nice how the page mentions a one-year, three-year, and five-year warranty!
One year from ebay refurb, 3 years from seller, 5 years for a new one from manufacturer (where the product info was from). The seller does have some refurb drives with 5 year warranty though.
Feb 21, 2024 4:34 PM
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Tourist1292Feb 21, 2024 4:34 PM
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Quote from bikingbrett View quoted comment :
So if I buy 3 of these to upgrade my 6 TB NAS (4x 2TB drives) - does that mean I need another 3? as a backup? How does everyone typically do this? I would run 3x 12TB as RAIDZ1 which gives me 24TB. I've got 2x portable USB 5TB Drives and the 4x 2 TB drives = 16GB. How do I handle backing everything up?

Or do I just not backup my Plex library and only backup irreplaceable stuff like photos and documents (which are also in the cloud).
I always keep 2 or 3 NAS running as backup. When my NAS reached the capacity, it is usually about time for it to retire. Anyway, with a second NAS or external drive for scheduled backup regularly, there is no additional work for backup before upgrading.
Feb 21, 2024 4:39 PM
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flashdriveFeb 21, 2024 4:39 PM
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Quote from bikingbrett View quoted comment :
So if I buy 3 of these to upgrade my 6 TB NAS (4x 2TB drives) - does that mean I need another 3? as a backup? How does everyone typically do this? I would run 3x 12TB as RAIDZ1 which gives me 24TB. I've got 2x portable USB 5TB Drives and the 4x 2 TB drives = 16GB. How do I handle backing everything up?

Or do I just not backup my Plex library and only backup irreplaceable stuff like photos and documents (which are also in the cloud).
From your description, if you put three 12TB drives in your NAS (using the same RAID configuration that you're using now), essentially, two of them will contain data (giving you a maximum data capacity of 24TB) and one will be used as a parity drive. Unless you plan to back up to another NAS, the parity drive does not have to be backed up. You, theoretically, only need two additional 12TB drives to backup the 24TB of data.

If your budget is tight, there is no immediate need to buy the two additional drives. Since your current data maximum is only 6TB, unless you're expecting a huge influx of new data, you can do backups to your two 5TB portables until you reach the 10TB mark.
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Feb 21, 2024 4:43 PM
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Tourist1292Feb 21, 2024 4:43 PM
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Quote from ScarletRiver3270 View quoted comment :
This has been posted many times before. Old drives that been riding hard. Search for it on here and read comments.
So one should not buy used car from dealer or after rental? Whoever buying should know what they are paying for. Just like cars, the start and stop spinning of the drive do more harm to the drive. Retired enterprise drive from data center is like rental car with a lot of highway miles.
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Feb 21, 2024 6:03 PM
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BoomSchtickFeb 21, 2024 6:03 PM
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I'm finally upgrading my long-suffering VMware server (thanks Broadcom, you suck) that's served faithfully for about a decade. This will do nicely as a data drive for me. I'll test it in Linux before committing it to the new server.

Also, "Limited quantity available / 4,315 sold." They had A LOT of these.
Last edited by BoomSchtick February 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM.
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Feb 21, 2024 7:01 PM
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Gmoney20Feb 21, 2024 7:01 PM
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Wonder how these compare to SAS drives....

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Feb 21, 2024 7:52 PM
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Bulwark99Feb 21, 2024 7:52 PM
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For desktop PC use, should I get this one or the HGST Ultrastar? Which one is quieter?
Feb 21, 2024 8:24 PM
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WazDaDealFeb 21, 2024 8:24 PM
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Quote from luddite_cyborg View quoted comment :
Was SMART data intact or wiped? How many hours on them?
On mine, most SMART data was wiped. However, it showed ~27,000 hours (over 3 years if run 24 x 7) and 16 power on operations. The other smart data isn't as easy to decode, but it looks like almost everything has been reset to new drive defaults (like error un/correctable error counts). It has been running fine under basic data copy tests and a few spot checks so far (I'll fill the drive soon).

That's pretty much the same as numerous drives I've ordered from ServerPartDeals, with the major exception being the Power-On Hours looking accurate.
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Feb 21, 2024 8:37 PM
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EvaNeTFeb 21, 2024 8:37 PM
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damn! Just bought new hdds for my Synology. This would have been the perfect deal
Feb 21, 2024 8:52 PM
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Yell0wFeb 21, 2024 8:52 PM
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Quote from EvaNeT View quoted comment :
damn! Just bought new hdds for my Synology. This would have been the perfect deal
How many drives does your synology use?
Feb 21, 2024 8:58 PM
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jack_d12Feb 21, 2024 8:58 PM
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can anyone chime in on the noise? not sure if I'm just use to SSDs, but when it reads and writes on both drives that i bought, it's quite noisy. One is nosier than the other. When it's idle, occasionally it would make knocking/clicking/ticking sounds as well. I'm not sure if that's normal.
Feb 21, 2024 9:07 PM
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ovniologoFeb 21, 2024 9:07 PM
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Any recommendations for a good 2 bay nas?
Feb 21, 2024 9:37 PM
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BeigeCemetery6723Feb 21, 2024 9:37 PM
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Quote from jack_d12 View quoted comment :
can anyone chime in on the noise? not sure if I'm just use to SSDs, but when it reads and writes on both drives that i bought, it's quite noisy. One is nosier than the other. When it's idle, occasionally it would make knocking/clicking/ticking sounds as well. I'm not sure if that's normal.
Mine are definitely on the louder side, but I've been in the process of testing them for 20 hours now

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Feb 21, 2024 10:50 PM
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superstealsFeb 21, 2024 10:50 PM
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Quote from Lam.d09 View quoted comment :
Good for NAS?
It's meant for NAS

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