expiredthe-press-box posted Oct 07, 2024 02:46 PM
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expiredthe-press-box posted Oct 07, 2024 02:46 PM
Refurbished 14TB WD Ultrastar DC HC530 SATA 6G 3.5" 7200 RPM Enterprise Hard Drive (w/Affirm Checkout) $94.50 + Free Shipping
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2) How bad is newegg these days when dealing with returns/exchanges (like shipping it back to them for replacement, is it free?) in the chance of bunk drives. (I need 4x for a NAS, so its gonna take a few weeks to complete through disk tests)
3) I know these are a handful of Decibels louder, but in the NewEgg reviews some negative reviews are claiming loud clicking, is that normal? bad? replaceable defect? or just a a luck of the draw?
Thanks!
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2) How bad is newegg these days when dealing with returns/exchanges (like shipping it back to them for replacement, is it free?) in the chance of bunk drives. (I need 4x for a NAS, so its gonna take a few weeks to complete through disk tests)
3) I know these are a handful of Decibels louder, but in the NewEgg reviews some negative reviews are claiming loud clicking, is that normal? bad? replaceable defect? or just a a luck of the draw?
Thanks!
As for loud clicking these are DATACENTER drives which means they are performance and you will hear noises from them because the platters are spinning at 7200RPM whereas a desktop drive likely 5400RPM and less aggressive. Note these are a bit quieter than Exos drives.
These drives will likely be 4-5 years old already. So if you don't have the stomach for it or do not practice 3-2-1 backup scheme this may not be the best deal for you.
As for loud clicking these are DATACENTER drives which means they are performance and you will hear noises from them because the platters are spinning at 7200RPM whereas a desktop drive likely 5400RPM and less aggressive. Note these are a bit quieter than Exos drives.
These drives will likely be 4-5 years old already. So if you don't have the stomach for it or do not practice 3-2-1 backup scheme this may not be the best deal for you.
Just mount them in sleds with some sort of isolation and they'll be fine.
My usage is for a Raid 10 NAS using 4 drives. Synology Nas, so if a Drive Fails the software allows you to swap out the defective drive and it should rebuild. Atleast thats how its supposed to work, none of my Reds have died yet for a decade. I think these make sense in this scenario yes? or should Reds still be the standard for my NAS configuration.(they'd cost over 3x times as much). I also don't quite do 3-2-1 Backups. I just have my NAS's contents backed to an external passport drive in case of a natural disaster for my bug out bag. I wouldnt even know how to store data off site. Don't trust no body! lol.
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