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almost right, Whites will be either RED equivalent (NAS) or Ultrastar (server/enterprise) He drives (more than NAS-capable). So not less tech by any means
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Came here for the comments. Was not disappointed.
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red vs white?... guys guys, it's a black hard drive. lol.
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Most people hated that encryption crap, but to my understanding, it's not the drive itself that has the encryption, it's the daughter/interface board (I have a couple of these same ones in 4tb/5tb...
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I have 6 white label EMAZ drives (Black Friday sale) with 256MB cache and helium that disprove this statement.
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no cigar, EFZX Reds are 128MB cache and are Helium
EFAX Reds are 256MB cache
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This drive good for a nas?
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How can you tell a helium white from a non-helium white?
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Smart status shows a helium percent.
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I have a 7SGD5*** that is not useable as desired. On Windows 7, unshucked. Hooked up through USB 3. The drive slows down my computer considerably. Makes Windows very slow to load, cuases my internet...
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Just bought one from BB in 11590 area. Made in Thailand, S/N: 7SGR2***, CrystalDiskInfo indicates that it is a WD80EFAX.
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Yes I would grab these 8tbs to be honest even the 128mbs are great deals at this price point for the simple fact they are very reliable for our NASs. I have 8x8 for my Plex setup
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Why wouldn't you find out before opening it? Sigh
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EasyStores do not have encryption. MyBooks do. It will clearly say it on the packaging if it has it as it's a "selling point."
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Twice. BF and a week or so before Christmas.
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Not true. I've been checking the price for the past couple of weeks and it was sitting at $199.
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"External"
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How long will this be on sale, all week?
So from looking at the box you can get a better chance of getting a Red based on where it was made and looking at the serial, right?
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the other SKU did - not this item
a quick search for WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN says $140 ($135 coupon assisted @@eBay)
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Seems like people could pinpoint what was going to be in the box by certain factors (Serial range, made in country, etc), now it seems like its just a gamble, am I wrong? I'm going to buy one or two...
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I am running Plex, so my movie collection is starting to build up fast.
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Been using this attached to my nighthawk as a NAS device and its pretty incredible. Mixed with the ac2700 you can access it from anywhere on the web with the password and username. Makes it much...
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check the SKU on the receipt
6110900 => WDBCKA0080HBK-NEBB (not this item).
then check the retail box
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No you are not mistaken. Multiple ways you could do it. I am going to point out, as many other precautionary people will, RAID is not a substitute for a backup.
Imo for now you should go with two...
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One more question... Can you Raid two 8tb reds if they have different cache sizes? Or do I need 256 on both?
They only had one red in the store, and I bought that... Thinking about rolling the dice...
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thank you for the useful information, but you lost me at your last line.
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So you're doing 2 at a time per order max pay online, order 2 again for the next order pay online, so you experienced no cap for consecutive non stop orders?
I usually wait for the order to ship...
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I can send you a picture of my box and hdd if you want proof
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I have a ageing ,Intel core 2 duo Pc along corsair 450wat, will it work or need an adapter to get it running?
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The reserved space is probably a, Microsoft Reserved Partition (MSR), which is part of the GPT standard. It was probably put on there by Seagate. It's just reserved space for use by the OS, but...
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It should work as long as you are running Windows 7 or higher, since it is a GPT disk partition style.
As far as "adapter".. This is USB 3.0, but USB is backwards compatible so your USB 2.0 ports...
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List is not accurate. 7SGHD is not red, its white EMAZ..I purchased three different ones from two different stores and are all whites EMAZ . Why this list is wrong, well the exact serial#'s I pulled...
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Got 2 today from website.
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I tried that and had all kinds of problems. I think an 8tb drive is larger than that router can handle.
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if the DCM, starts w/L then it's 128MB
otherwise a utility like CrystalDiskInfo will tell you without having to do any disassembly.
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Got two that are showing reds on crystal disk, will open them later and update the serial posts. I'm gonna throw both in a synology (xpenology) would testing by the DSM be enough to test the drive,...
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First Time trying this, and got me a Red Drive!
I ordered one form BB web site and got it today in the mail. Getting ready to order another one, and try my luck again.
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