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18TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive Expired

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Western Digital has 18TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD181KFGX) on sale for $299.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member rubi4732 for finding this deal.

Update: Estimated Availability : 1 - 2 Weeks. A free 64GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.2 Flash Drive can also be added to cart

Features:
  • Ideal for creative pros, medium to large businesses, and commercial/enterprise NAS systems
  • For RAID-optimized NAS systems with an unlimited number of bays
  • Rated for 550TB/year workloads1 and up to 2.5M hours MTBF
  • Transfer Rate: up to 272MB/s

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Western Digital has the 18 TB Red Pro Series drives, 7200 RPM, 512 MB Cache, on sale for $299.99.

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Really hoping for another 2 for $550 deal on these. The golds @ 18TB are also on sale at a comparable price.

https://slickdeals.net/f/17460222-18tb-wd-gold-enterprise-class-internal-hard-drive-300?src=SiteSearch
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Yes, but I wouldn't try it unless you have a clean room. Exposed platters don't like dust.
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Shucking is removing a drive from an external hard drive's enclosure. This isn't an external drive, it's an internal drive, so this is meant for putting right into a PC tower or a NAS/DAS etc.
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Mr.Fate
05-01-2024 at 12:03 PM.
05-01-2024 at 12:03 PM.
Really hoping for another 2 for $550 deal on these. The golds @ 18TB are also on sale at a comparable price.

https://slickdeals.net/f/17460222-18tb-wd-gold-enterprise-class-internal-hard-drive-300?src=SiteSearch
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05-01-2024 at 01:37 PM.
05-01-2024 at 01:37 PM.
Quote from Mr.Fate :
Really hoping for another 2 for $550 deal on these. The golds @ 18TB are also on sale at a comparable price.

https://slickdeals.net/f/17460222-18tb-wd-gold-enterprise-class-internal-hard-drive-300?src=SiteSearch
Yep, that's the deal to hold out for, I think the red has better performance than the gold but I could be wrong. The key is that ~$15 per terabyte rule of thumb so the ideal price would be $270 for an 18TB drive but that seems rare.
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05-01-2024 at 03:04 PM.
05-01-2024 at 03:04 PM.
Are these shuckable?
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05-01-2024 at 03:07 PM.
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Quote from mdl22 :
Are these shuckable?
Yes, but I wouldn't try it unless you have a clean room. Exposed platters don't like dust.
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05-01-2024 at 03:46 PM.
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Quote from mdl22 :
Are these shuckable?
What the shuck??
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05-01-2024 at 05:12 PM.
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Quote from mdl22 :
Are these shuckable?
Shucking is removing a drive from an external hard drive's enclosure. This isn't an external drive, it's an internal drive, so this is meant for putting right into a PC tower or a NAS/DAS etc.
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05-01-2024 at 05:23 PM.
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Quote from mdl22 :
Are these shuckable?

Sure, get a hammer and screwdriver and shuck till you can't shuck anymore.😀
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05-01-2024 at 08:21 PM.

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05-01-2024 at 08:21 PM.
Amazing! !8T is far more storage than we had in our entire data center that cost many millions of $$$ back in 1978. And this is on one device. Memories...
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05-01-2024 at 08:38 PM.
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Quote from Mr.Fate :
Really hoping for another 2 for $550 deal on these. The golds @ 18TB are also on sale at a comparable price.

https://slickdeals.net/f/17460222-18tb-wd-gold-enterprise-class-internal-hard-drive-300?src=SiteSearch

I'm hoping for the same. Last BF was $500 less AMZN card 5% for 2x16Tb. So I figure +10% for +4Tb would be awesome today, especially if you expect capacity constraint in the near term.
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05-02-2024 at 12:03 AM.
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Are these shuckable?

She shuck on my EasyStore till I NAS
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05-02-2024 at 03:25 AM.
05-02-2024 at 03:25 AM.
Just a heads up, WD's RMA process changed a bit. It used to be far more consumer friendly, but now you have to pay a non-refundable $25 "advanced replacement fee" + shipping + credit hold to get a drive first. That's important if you need the new drive to move data off your old drive before sending in. They used to just do a credit hold. And half the time they won't waive the fee or shipping.

I've always been team WD, so I don't know how that compares, but it's something to keep in mind. 3 of my 8 red drives recently got CRC read errors in my server at the 2 year mark. All were the same "batch" (purchased together). Not sure WD quality is what it used to be.

Definitely wait for a better deal though.
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05-02-2024 at 03:29 AM.
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These or used 16TB Exos for $145 each?
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more money than last years deal:which I shucked. Glad I got it before...
18TB WD Easystore Desktop Hard Drive 7200rpm@BB $250
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