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Refurb: 12TB HGST Ultrastar He12 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive + 5yr Warranty Expired
$80
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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
at 05:06 PM
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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People buy used cars and if they know what they are buying it can be a decent value.
People have redundant arrays, and things like plex/jellyfin data aren't mission critical data.
We get it, you hate used drives and don't think anyone else should use them either. The world doesn't revolve around you.
So I guess we just gotta trust the sellers ebay account will still be around and the eBay listing? I should probably go a head and take a screenshot of the listing.
People buy used cars and if they know what they are buying it can be a decent value.
People have redundant arrays, and things like plex/jellyfin data aren't mission critical data.
For SSD and NVME, I wouldn't buy used. These have shorter lifespans and will die much earlier.
Make sure PWDIS isn't your problem. If the drive is detected, it shouldn't be, but easy enough to be sure of by taping the connector and/or using a molex adapter temporarily.
Edit - Nevermind, I see you're good.
I wasn't sure what was meant by taping a connector. The SATA contacts are so tiny...not sure how I'd isolate one pin with tape.
I wasn't sure what was meant by taping a connector. The SATA contacts are so tiny...not sure how I'd isolate one pin with tape.
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For SSD and NVME, I wouldn't buy used. These have shorter lifespans and will die much earlier.
Does it matter if everything works..... No.
Do you want someone trying to open a helium drive that's welded shut..... Hell no.
Your complaints are ridiculous and tiring.
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Alternatively, you can tape or snip the pin with no special tools. I used a razor blade and blue painter's tape that worked for years until I snipped the pin later. Not a big deal. Google 3.3v pin mod or check this - https://www.google.com/amp/s/www...._page=tr
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My web browser flagged this download containing malware or a virus (HDDScan.zip). I've never actually seen this before downloading anything but just fyi.
They probably should have swapped the PWDIS signal standard, but they didn't, so here we are.
The drive power cycles (or maybe in some configurations doesn't even attempt to spin up - not sure, never seen that particular outcome) and offers the BIOS/UEFI virtually no chance to detect the drive, let alone the OS.
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