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popularDesertGardener | Staff posted Today 02:01 PM
24TB Seagate BarraCuda 3.5" 7200 RPM 512MB Cache CMR Internal SATA Hard Drive $240 + Free Shipping
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There are other global economics at play, but if we don't see any good used deals by the end of this year from those sources, I think it is safe to say we are effectively done with that for the foreseeable future. $10/TB, consumer grade drives with 1-2 year warranty is I think the best we can hope for, especially if trying to find dense capacity above 12-14TB.
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This might not impact the pricing as much, but it does impact the availability.
All that said, if we don't see a deal by end of year, that is quite a while for a dry spell and I stand by that will continue to be the way for the foreseeable future. If we are lucky we might see a 20 TB on SPD with a 3-5 year warranty near the $200-225 mark, and I am personally holding my breath, but I can't hold out much longer. Hopefully deals like this one will still be around after the holidays when I realize I won't find anything better.
As others have mentioned, these are rated for limited hours per year, so may not be suitable for NAS, although the official Seagate page lists NAS as use case. Probably better to spend $1 or $2 more per TB get recertified EXOS from SPD or GHD instead.
It's a fairly new product, I am not aware of any formal third party longevity testing on these yet.
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