expiredIzzy138 | Staff posted Mar 08, 2024 03:38 PM
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expiredIzzy138 | Staff posted Mar 08, 2024 03:38 PM
10TB HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC510 3.5" SATA 7200RPM Hard Drive (Refurbished)
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He's not wrong unless you hate Seagate for some reason. 2TB is worth $10 IMO.
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It's not meaningless. A 2.5M hour MTBF is a very solid reliability rating. But you can't just assume that means the drive is actually going to last 285 years.
It's not meaningless. A 2.5M hour MTBF is a very solid reliability rating. But you can't just assume that means the drive is actually going to last 285 years.
I bought a couple of the 12TB versions of this drive a week ago, using two in a mirrored set so I won't care much if one fails. Knowing I have 5 years to get a replacement if it's one of the few that fails is nice, but personally I don't think it matters very much. I'd give that a value of about $2 on these drives.
Paying more for a new drive mostly means you're paying that premium to have a lower probability of having to deal with the consequences of a failure. I don't use spindle drives for anything important, because solid state drives (which do not having moving parts, hence the name) are inherently more reliable. These are cheap bulk storage for me, and not something I will cry over if it fails, or something I can't go a couple weeks without.
If it would be uncomfortable for you to have to replace this drive, including waiting for the replacement to ship and dealing with the hassle of doing the labor, then my advice would be "don't buy". But as long as you can live with that, I find this a very good price for a perfectly acceptable product which will likely outlive it's usefulness.
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$89 12tb ebay refurb with 5yr warranty
I grabbed multiple 12s as I already have a 14
For those starting out/jumping in, I'd recommend 2-10tb and 2-12tb with a synology running 7.0+
Then implement their SHR-2 hybrid raid approach to have 2 drive redundancy and optimize storage
BTW I'm asking after failing to find the 5 yr warranty one on eBay
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