Western Digital 4TB Red - Best for NAS AUD$234.60 Delivered from Amazon US

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First time using amazon but as I have a 28Degree card why not.

Estimated price (due to currency fluctuation) is AUD$234.60 delivered.

I have used these drives before without issue so let see if amazon can get it to me in 8 days

Extensively tested for compatibility with top NAS manufacturers.
Engineered for 24/7 operation and reliability.
WD NASWare technology enables seamless integration with balanced performance.
3 year limited warranty.
Package includes a hard drive only - no screws, cables, manuals included. Please purchase mounting hardware and cables separately if necessary.

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  [Deactivated] on 16/10/2013 - 19:45

  Goes without saying that red goes faster.

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    hollykryten on 16/10/2013 - 19:58

    Probably just as noisy as the Black drives.

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      jv on 16/10/2013 - 20:43

      +2

      No, they're a lot quieter, but not as quiet as the green drives…

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      scrimshaw on 16/10/2013 - 20:57

      +2

      Well the REDS are specc'ed to run 24/7 (longer MTBF) and the firmware is better optimised for RAID configs. That's why it has 3 year warranty instead of the usual 2yrs and is also a little more expensive. It's a good investment over a green if you're building a NAS or file server, but it's not something you'd get for a regular desktop.
      It's not that fast…

      WD also discourages people using Blacks in a RAID setup.

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        jv on 16/10/2013 - 21:26

        -1

        The Blacks run really hot too…

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        Claggs on 16/10/2013 - 21:55

        I've had several Black drives, and all of them run at very normal temps.

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  PissLUR on 16/10/2013 - 19:53

  +7

  http://ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=613198&Categ…

  $249 from ple.

  not worth of $15 savings.

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    chrhodes on 16/10/2013 - 19:58

    Ahh but +$13.44 shipping.

    I agree that there isn't much in it but I am using it as a test run.

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    masuta on 16/10/2013 - 19:59

    +2

    Infact if you can claim the GST back you are much better off getting the local stock at ~$249 inc GST

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    Nousernamehere on 16/10/2013 - 19:59

    Exactly right. If it was say $50 or so cheaper it'd be a good buy, but for $15 I really don't see the point.

    Chrhodes - there's plenty of stores all around the country selling it for close to that price, so most wouldn't have to pay for postage http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Western+digital…

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      chrhodes on 16/10/2013 - 20:04

      -3

      hay cheap is cheap. I don't get chance to get out and visit a store so have to pay the additional postage (average $10).

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        Nousernamehere on 16/10/2013 - 20:08

        So because it's cheap for you it's therefore a bargain? Even adding in postage for the PLE price, you're saving ~$25, so about 10%.

        So not a bargain, especially with hard drives.

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        davidl2 on 17/10/2013 - 00:35

        local warranty & supporting Australian jobs too

        keeping the money in Australia

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  chrhodes on 16/10/2013 - 20:01

  I ordered a few items so the savings was more and i didn't suffer from the "Shipping Shock" that you sometimes get from US stores

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  DeWalt on 16/10/2013 - 20:39

  If one did buy a WD hard drive from Amazon, what about warranty in Aus? Are there any caveats?

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    jv on 16/10/2013 - 20:44

    You'd need to send it back to Amazon…

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  Gomo on 16/10/2013 - 22:26

  +1

  $249 at Umart Milton, http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=129…