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forum threadN3RD_01 posted Yesterday 01:10 AM

Western Digital 8TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5640 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EAAZ $137

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Western Digital 8TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5640 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD80EAAZ

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takenforgranite

Yesterday 01:18 AM

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takenforgraniteYesterday 01:18 AM

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Am I thinking of older tech or is 5640 RPM astoundingly slow?

HFF

Yesterday 01:29 AM

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HFFYesterday 01:29 AM

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Quote from takenforgranite

Am I thinking of older tech or is 5640 RPM astoundingly slow?

Def on the slow side but for 8tb it's okay

spochuck

Yesterday 01:32 AM

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spochuckYesterday 01:32 AM

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Quote from takenforgranite

Am I thinking of older tech or is 5640 RPM astoundingly slow?

It's not an SSD or NVME M.2 drive. Older 3.5" -- good for storage. Functional for PLEX server, but not ideal.

robsnyder22

Yesterday 01:32 AM

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robsnyder22Yesterday 01:32 AM

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Would be good for backups, ect, but of course a used enterprise drive is supposed to be better.

blake131

Yesterday 01:50 AM

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blake131Yesterday 01:50 AM

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Quote from takenforgranite

Am I thinking of older tech or is 5640 RPM astoundingly slow?

It is but for storage purposes this is fine. Definitely not boot OS drive. The 7200 rpm drives are a lot louder even if they are a little faster.

BluegrassPicker

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BluegrassPicker

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gjsneptune

Yesterday 03:00 AM

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gjsneptuneYesterday 03:00 AM

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Quote from takenforgranite

Am I thinking of older tech or is 5640 RPM astoundingly slow?

It's a common speed range for storage drives. Faster drives are usually 7200 at least.

EagerCaribou7814

Yesterday 03:15 AM

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EagerCaribou7814Yesterday 03:15 AM

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It's $161 now. $20/tb is insane. Get used enterprise drives. You can get them for less than $10/tb usually and they're going to be superior so long as smart data is looking good.

TalentedGalley1721

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TalentedGalley1721Yesterday 03:18 AM

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Good for a NAS? Or wait for another deal?

bieberwhole69

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bieberwhole69Yesterday 03:19 AM

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meh.. i get used hdd off ebay for $6/TB~ . if the data is important.. you're backing it up anyways.. been running plex server off these used ebay HDD for years w/o issues. and they're on 24/7

lupi

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lupiYesterday 03:26 AM

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The 10tb and 12tb are boosted to 7200rpm. No idea what that means for sound though.

FabulousBird8654

Yesterday 03:27 AM

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FabulousBird8654Yesterday 03:27 AM

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Imagine 8TB of data lost due to HDD failure

flangomango

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flangomangoYesterday 03:30 AM

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Quote from takenforgranite

Am I thinking of older tech or is 5640 RPM astoundingly slow?

Agreed, and how is 8 tb hdd for $136 slick?

EagerCaribou7814

Yesterday 04:08 AM

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EagerCaribou7814Yesterday 04:08 AM

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Quote from TalentedGalley1721

Good for a NAS? Or wait for another deal?

Buy used enterprise drives for a nas. This is overpriced and under performing.

TenderWealth2611

Yesterday 05:39 PM

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TenderWealth2611Yesterday 05:39 PM

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Quote from flangomango

Agreed, and how is 8 tb hdd for $136 slick?

Check the recent pricing for new hdd

Figure that as people try to fall back to avoid the costs of more modern storage, the demand for all other platforms is increasing. I went to buy a sata ssd for boot drive and something that would have cost me $40 a couple of months ago, now costs me $75

I wish I had caught this deal in time

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