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beats me. i called them out on their make believe fairytale bs policies. if it's not in writing they can pound sand
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You have ZERO basis for this belief, unless you work for WD, in which case you'd lose your job for saying that. Is it not much more likely they just slap a generic label on the exact same drive...
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Got 2 256mb reds.
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On Page 5 of this thread, Cannondale85 confirmed that his 7SGL was a White label drive.
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Went past Best Buy today, as luck would have it. Normally it's not near anything else I go to. Got a Thailand model with the Red serial # prefix (7SGG). Haven't shucked it yet, but all signs...
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I just went to the store. They had like 10 on the shelf, and i found two GG models - hopefully still reds.
Combine this with the 25 off 250 amex deal and you're gold
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White labels are notoriously known for wonky connectivity.
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Got 2 with 256MB cache red disk inside. Thanks op.
DCM: MGBJRCK
S/N: 7SGJ
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Nope.
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a couple months later and i've decided to build a NAS. expecting a QNAP TS-453b (8gb model) to come in the mail today.
I have not opened any of the 12 HDDs i purchased over the past couple...
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Just picked one up from best buy serial is showing 7SGLP91C. I wonder if this is red. Anyone got this one and can comment?
I haven't opened it yet
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The lesson is to BACKUP YOUR FILES.
Not spread out your files onto multiple smaller drives to only lose some. :lmao::lmao::lmao:
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OP should add my post about the serial number trick and compile the data. That is the most reliable method to confirming 256MB Reds
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thanks
lol yea that'd be helpful. the OP doesnt mention this method. which was why i was confused. is it dumb to use these as a main desktop drive? what do you do if you get a white? after testing...
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Are Reds good as Desktop's Secondary drive (Non-Raid) use?
I want to consolidate all my hard drives to one, "move" all "My Documents" and other User folders to it and may be even replacing the...
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So now instead of a 2-3% chance of losing all your data each year, you now have a 8-11.5% chance of losing 1/4 of your data each year. I don't think this is going to work out as well as you had...
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But what do you actually know about these drives?
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30MB/s on 2.0, pretty useless for anything except backup. My old XPS I use for my tv only has 2.0 as it's an older sandy bridge, I didn't put in a USB 3.0 card because I didn't want to obstruct the...
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I didn't add them up. It's basic probability. I just rounded to the nearest half a percent. My numbers are correct.
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I think white are fine but you lose out on the molex issue and potential resale value in the future given the non-Red labeling.
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Went to the local store just now, one on the shelf was GG, others in locked cage are GL. Bought one of each. Can anyone confirm the GL's are whites?
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I'll wait for black friday.
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the poster stated this was $160 2 weeks ago. it was not, hence my "nope" comment. you reply with quoting the July thread for the $160 price. are you having difficulty reading today chief?
I am...
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Nope. The last time I saw was SEP. It was short though. But It was long on AUG.
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No dude. Give it up
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Yes it was. And It means you missed $159.99. How poor you are.
But so many people missed this deal on AUG.
Here comes ignored, cursed and missed deal on slickdeals. You think slickdeals has all of...
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Picked up a 7SGJ just now and it's a 256MB Red.
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Have u opened it? Hopefully red ?
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That's untrue. Many are still Reds.
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What do you mean " For less than half?" Can you clarify it for your fellow Sders? Thank you!!!
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Friend works for WD and got 23 of these drives for $80 each
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I see now, like an employee discount. Good deal, a little jealous!!!
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Think Black Friday will have a better deal?
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That's kind of small. I have 500gb ones and those are from like 2008. If you aren't using it for a portable I'd suggest just getting the 4TB version of this drive, but wait for a sale, they were on...
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It sounds like it's hooked up over USB 2, or you have something else limiting the transfer rate (driver?). Even if the drive was bad and incredibly slow, it would be quite a coincidence for the read...
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make sure you're using in a USB 3.0 port and the drive is recognized
3TB for 69.99, 4TB for 99.99 - 3TB portable WD for 87
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seagates version is $169. on amazon right now... seagates 8tb -- yes i know its not the same drive... but its 8tb and cheaper.
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