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Refurb: 12TB HGST Ultrastar He12 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive + 5yr Warranty Expired
$80
+ Free Shipping
goHardDrive via eBay has 12TB HGST Ultrastar He12 7.2K RPM 6Gb/s SATA 3.5 Internal Hard Drive (Certified Refurbished, HUH721212ALE601) + 5-Year Seller Warranty on sale for $79.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member ServError for finding this deal
Thanks to Community Member ServError for finding this deal
- Note: Includes a 1-Year Allstate Warranty + a 5-Year Warranty from the Reseller.
- 12TB Internal Capacity
- Ultrastar He12 Series
- 3.5" Form Factor
- SATA 6Gb/s Interface
- 256MB Cache
- 7.2K RPM Spindle Speed
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Edited March 13, 2024
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For those of us who wanted goHardDrive's 5 year warranty on a 12TB HGST drive, the price has finally dropped to $80 matching what we saw from SPD.
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Just to get the rest of the nonsense out of the way :
1) Yes, it's a lot of data to potentially lose so don't be a moron and DO have a backup strategy if it's data you care about.
2) These drives potentially support PWDIS so make sure you do the 3.3v mod and tape or snip the pin if you have a drive that supports PWDIS but a PSU that doesn't. You can also use a Molex to SATA adapter, but use the crimped ones and not the molded ones since the molded ones can burn up.
3) Yes, they don't ACTUALLY refurbish the drive. Do you know how many places are equipped with a clean room to take apart drives and do actual refurbishing? I don't, but I do know that I don't want some random third party opening my HDD before they sell it to me. Slapping a sticker on it, doing a format or secure erase, and even blanking SMART is about all the refurbishing I require on an HDD. Or a PC for that matter.
4) Yes, these drives have a good number of hours on them. Yes, enterprise drive MTBF numbers are insanely high but don't necessarily guarantee a long life. Lots of hours doesn't necessarily mean a shorter lifespan either. If you can't handle that and would rather pay retail..... bye.
5) Yeo, these CAN be louder than normal drives. But honestly, the helium drives from WD have been no louder than most non-enterprise air drives I've dealt with in the past. Your enclosure, mounting strategy, closeness to the enclosure, and personal hearing ability are all variables we can't know. FWIW, I don't think these drives are "loud".
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Dock = Sabrent
Enclosure = MediaSonic or TerraMaster
Dock = Sabrent
Enclosure = MediaSonic or TerraMaster
Helium means quieter, cooler, less power-hungry drives vs air, that's why you dont see large air drives anymore.
There is no data to suggest that helium drives are going to lose all their helium and die. There is, in fact, a SMART value that monitors the helium level, so I'd imagine SMART will light up and drives will fail spectacularly if you are proven correct. Considering how ubiquitous these are, that will be front page news on every tech site.
There is also (limited) evidence online to suggest that helium drives continue to function with low, and even 0, levels of helium registering in SMART. So, there's hope.
Do you have any links to evidence they will continue working with no helium? I've been looking for some evidence either way but haven't found much.
And an older BackBlaze report that mentioned one helium drive with decreasing values that still worked. Perhaps they have newer data on their helium drives that shows some with decreasing values, but I didn't look that hard because I'm not worried about this.
https://www.backblaze.c
Anecdotal random link =
https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoar...ium_
Those are the best examples, but there are some other less informative examples online.
I'm just starting out so I'm looking for any recommendations on what to get put these drives in…thanks
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Do you have any links to evidence they will continue working with no helium? I've been looking for some evidence either way but haven't found much.
Do you have a link to the program you use to scan for bad sectors?
I'm just starting out so I'm looking for any recommendations on what to get put these drives in…thanks
Alternatively, something small like a Dell Micro along with a reliable DAS enclosure (MediaSonic, TerraMaster, etc) that will pass drive information to the host.
With either of those DIY setups, you'd probably want to run OMV, TrueNAS, unRaid, etc. OR, you can make it a Windows box and run Stablebit DrivePool + Snapraid. Also a viable option.
For turn-key, Synology is essentially the standard and QNAP is also popular in the retail space.
If your needs are incredibly basic and future expansion is unlikely, some people just use an RPi with a drive or two. Personally, I'd go with a refurb PC over that since they don't use much power when idle and it gives you more flexibility, but for basic setups you have a lot of options depending on budget, power, space, and future expansion requirements.
FWIW....
FWIW....
https://www.newegg.com/p/1Z4-001J...5ADK8U66
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