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Refurb: 12TB HGST Ultrastar HC520 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

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Server Part Deals has 12TB HGST Ultrastar HC520 7.2K RPM 6Gb/s SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Seller Refurbished, HUH721212ALE601) on sale for $79.99. Shipping is free.

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  • Note: Includes a 1-Year Seller Warranty.
Specs:
  • 12TB Internal Capacity
  • 3.5" Form Factor
  • SATA 6Gb/s Interface
  • 256MB Cache
  • 7.2K RPM Spindle Speed

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  • About this Deal:
    • Offer valid while supplies last.
  • Condition Notes:
    • Approx 35k power on hours. Tested with 0 errors, 0 bad sectors, 0 defects. SMART details intact.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion. 

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Server Part Deals has 12TB HGST Ultrastar HC520 7.2K RPM 6Gb/s SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Seller Refurbished, HUH721212ALE601) on sale for $79.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member RB4926 for sharing this deal
  • Note: Includes a 1-Year Seller Warranty.
Specs:
  • 12TB Internal Capacity
  • 3.5" Form Factor
  • SATA 6Gb/s Interface
  • 256MB Cache
  • 7.2K RPM Spindle Speed

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Offer valid while supplies last.
  • Condition Notes:
    • Approx 35k power on hours. Tested with 0 errors, 0 bad sectors, 0 defects. SMART details intact.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion. 

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lastwraith
This is a good, but fairly normal "sale" price these days. You will find similar price for the size from goharddrive and they come with a 5yr warranty from the seller.
So you're basically just picking the vendor/warranty that you like for the same price.

Having said that, I wouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger on this. Beyond that,
1) Yes, these are used drives. You don't want anyone to actually try to refurbish these because they are welded shut to contain the helium. I'm guessing virtually zero third-party places can effectively service these.

2) Yes, it IS a lot of data to potentially lose. But if you actually care about your data, it shouldn't matter since you have backups and are potentially putting this into an array where RAID/parity means you also have fault tolerance and (hopefully) reporting.

3) Just like with any new (to you) drive, use software to run a full surface test of the drive. Something like the older WD Data Lifeguard will suffice here, but some people prefer HD Sentinel, badblocks, H2testw, or the stuff built into their array solution (like unraid preclear or Stablebit Scanner).
iorikun
Code LINCOLN5 will get an extra $5 off.
MyndFX
Server Part Deals, if you are reading this, give us a good deal on some 16TB Ultrastars (not Seagate). I, for one, would be good for at least a dozen of them.

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mocker
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What's a simple, cheap way to get these into a raid for redundancy if I don't have one yet? I have an unused desktop, can I plug them into that or do I need extra hardware?
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Quote from AJolly :
Since you seem to be in the know, any idea how bad noise or power consumption is, basically is there any reason you'd suggest not buying these?
Power consumption is easy - as per the data sheet for these HC520 drives, it's 5w idle, 6.9w operating, something like 10w max.

Noise is subjective, but I don't personally find them any more noisy than most other 7200rpm drives when they're mounted in plastic hard drive sleds with rubber isolation grommets in a normal case. If you're screwing them directly to a metal case.... they may be a little chatty and they have some deep "thunk" sounds on occasion. Really depends on your case, mounting method, where the enclosure is relative to you, and ambient noise (plus your hearing) though.
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Quote from notaek :
I have a QNAP NAS, there is a scan for bad blocks test, is that enough or do I need separate software? Do they all technically do the same thing?
That should be enough. Anything that checks for bad blocks is sufficient in my book. Though some people REALLY like to stress a "new" drive in order to try to illuminate any problems. I have fault-tolerance and backups already, so I'll do a full scan but that's it.
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Quote from mocker :
What's a simple, cheap way to get these into a raid for redundancy if I don't have one yet? I have an unused desktop, can I plug them into that or do I need extra hardware?
Software raid - unRaid, OMV, TrueNAS Scale, etc.
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Quote from j-5 :
You know, I've always thought a "refurb" drive was one where the controller board had issues and needed a new one, or a component replaced.
They just wipe the data. There's no actual refurbishment of the hardware. These drives are used for 5 years or so in data centers and they are probably more than half way through their typical life.
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site says 35k hours of usage.
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Quote from MyndFX :
I've always wondered how the refurbish process differs between "seller refurbished" (like this one) and "manufacturer refurbished." I'd imagine "seller refurbished" means that they just read and reset the SMART data and scanned the drive for bad blocks. Do they really operate a clean room? I could be wrong though.
I always figured seller refurbished means they did nothing. Nada.
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Quote from slickdealgb :
Wow. Only 150 million hours, 24/7, and slammed in data centers. Yours for 50% off! What a joke.
Move along, sir. Nothing to see here.
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heibakarii
Apr 7, 2024
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I need help. I cannot convert this HDD from MBR to GPT. I have tried to convert it using various items but it only allows me to make two partitions and a large portion of it remains unusable. Any suggestions ? My OS is windows 10.
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Quote from lastwraith :
Refurbished is a very nebulous term these days. I buy a fair amount of refurb PCs and for the most part they check them to power up, reload the OS, and slap a sticker on them.
Not what some people want, but it's fine by me if the price is right. Same applies here IMO, especially since they're welded shut helium drives, there's not much a 3rd party can realistically do.
Why do you think they cannot pump a new helium liquid and reweld.
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What's the deal with the 16TB in the second picture
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Quote from ansonvs :
Why do you think they cannot pump a new helium liquid and reweld.
Well if they did, this drive would be either of the two:
1. Significantly more expensive than what it is being sold for because of the extra cost going into it
2. Questionable in terms of its reliability, now that it has been "finagled" with, if you follow my meaning!
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novice here. are four of these 12tb drives good for plex using a 4 bay nas? just using to watch library of tv shows & movies. any 4 bay endorsements?

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