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nope, there's regular posts on r/datahoarder about people receiving swapped drives (usually 250-500GB drives) from the 12TBs
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They can be used in larger, more seamless backup systems but no, they don't speed up the day to day operations.
I'd submit that not having regular, seamless backup systems leads to inconsistent...
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Thanks! So the solution is to test them before shucking, right?
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well, depends on how much you value your time, most people would argue that the elements are a much safer bet. anyway, i'm shipping these drives overseas so by the time i get to test them they're...
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Good point, I would be screwed in that case. Still in process of sorting years worth of crap and getting it to fit on one of the drives . It's a nightmare..
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What's the ratio of sd, hd, uhd(4k) content people are storing if video?
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I shucked one of these a couple months back and it always makes a buzzing sound. The last drive I shucked, a 5TB 7200rpm Toshiba didnt do this. Anyone know of a fix? Other than that, it works fine,...
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I haven't tried handbrake. But wouldn't that hurt quality? I've got 6 of these 12TB drives in my qnap in RAID6, so 48TB. And while I am still ripping movies, I only have about 15TB used so far. That...
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I am wondering the same... I have an active birthday coupon now and can't but anything with it. :mad: Everything is excluded!
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My ASROCK x570 Phantom Gaming 4 did require the 3.3v mod
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You can get it at Google Shopping with the $10 off code to bring it down to $169.99,
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assuming they're similar to the 8TB/10TB, yes--they will likely require the 3.3V pin modification if your motherboard won't recognize the drive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W3-uOl4ruc&t=1m49s
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actually people seem to have pretty good luck with Synology/QNAP devices not needing the 3.3v mod as long as they're relatively newer (for reference as to what "newer" means, the spec that caused the...
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Same here. I want the 14tb, but not sure when/if it will go on sale. Tempted to buy this, then return it if the 14tb goes on sale. Anyone know what happens if I return an item purchased with Best Buy...
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This drive hits the $0.015/GB sweet spot. If you have been waiting for the 12TB shuckable drives to go on sale, you wonβt get much better than this.
Other $0.015/GB price breakdowns for...
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I have 12 of these in my synology. They are great
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I haven't seen 10GB hard drives since the 90s. Did you get it from a garage sale?
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I've always had a question - does shucking these drives require the pin mod if I'm just putting them into one of those External Hard Drive Bays? I have one that holds 2 drives. It's not a NAS bay. I...
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This is tempting, but I'm holding out for the 14tb to come back down to $200.
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Ah, good point. Didn't realize these were reds. I've got no need for the extra speed except for the initial data mirroring. Doesn't matter to me if it takes a couple days to complete.
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Stay strong, Iβm doing the same. Seems like the 10TB and 12TB are in sale rotation now, only a matter of time before the 14TB goes back on sale. Hoping within the next few days/weeks.
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I went with the tape as it was a nondestructive fix, only costs me a few bucks, and may come in handy for something else in the future. Also read certain cheaper Molex adapters are a fire hazard.
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Donβt be sissies, pick this up. Great deal!
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Thanks for the info, now to figure out a another way...
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Because I have a limited amount of connectors on my motherboard (also bays in my case) and also drives cost money to spin. I figure if the price per GB is the same, it's best to get the fewest...
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I am a photographer. This is my annual data, the new amount added per year (not cumulative):
2020 - 22 tb (projected)
2019 - 16 tb
2018 - 10 tb
2017 - 05 tb
The cloud is not a reasonable...
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Same here for 3 different QNAP NAS units, 2 of which are low end 2 bay units.
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I've shucked one so far with no need to do the 3.3v mod. I think the mod also depends on the motherboard. I'll be shucking two more in the next week.
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Good deal I'm trying to pass up as I don't need the space right now and know they will only get cheaper as time moves on. The 3.3 mod isn't a big deal. Just a small piece electrical tape over a...
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I don't know if any nas boxes require the mod, my synology does not. Plug and play
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My gigabyte motherboard didn't require any 3.3 mods.
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Not sure I want to know what this means.
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DVDs would probably run about 3-5GB each
Blu-rays would run about 20-30GB each
UHDs run about 40-60GB each
These are averages based on what I've seen, but there are exceptions. For example, I just...
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WD has announced 18/20TB drives. I hope we see 10-12c/GB prices soon.
This is now a very good option for people to upgrade storage in their existing servers and have backups. Save for new drive,...
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Handbrake
H265 MKV 1080 for Bluray 2-3GB
H265 MKV 720 for DVD 600 MB
I have not tried UHD
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Yep dead. Ffs I forgot about it and missed it by minutes. Oh well, hereβs hoping the 14tb drives go on sale next.
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Except SMR also raises questions about its long-term retention/archival characteristics. Data integrity may not be sufficient for some cold storage use cases. Better than NAND and generic burned...
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Whites. Which best we can tell seem to be identical to reds
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