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WD Red 4TB WD40EFRX NAS Hard Drive $144.83 AUD + Shipping (Free with Prime) @ Amazon Global via Amazon Au

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WD Red 4TB WD40EFRX NAS Hard Drive $144.83 AUD + Shipping (Free with Prime) @ Amazon Global via Amazon AuAffiliate
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katzensprung on 29/05/2019 - 12:06 amazon.com.au (1286 clicks)
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Specifically designed for use in NAS systems with up to 8 bays
Supports up to 180 TB/yr workload rate*
Workload Rate is defined as the amount of user data transferred to or from the hard drive
NASware firmware for compatibility

Amazon Prime required for free International Shipping

URL changed from Amazon AU to Amazon USA Lightning deal for better prices. (credit to Urbancartel)

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  • urbancartel on 29/05/2019 - 12:09

    $144 delivered for Prime members if you choose Amazon US

    • scrimshaw on 29/05/2019 - 12:16
      +1

      Good spotting, thanks, URL changed.

      • orange123 on 29/05/2019 - 12:17

        Does the same warranty still apply?

        • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 12:25
          +1

          should be international 3 years

        • et tu brute on 30/05/2019 - 10:41

          WD's warranty support is global for these products. Fast and efficient in my experience. A major reason why I no longer use Seagate products.

          This is a good price for these drives although they are an older model than the WD40EFAX edition (larger cache).

  • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 12:19
    +1

    Always the way after already buying 2 of these on weekend for $160 each

    • annimali8559499 on 29/05/2019 - 13:02
      +1

      Get a Latitude 28 Degrees card, so you can always claim the lower price :)

  • bayc0n on 29/05/2019 - 12:50

    are the WD red drives considered better than blues for everyday use (storing videos, photos, games, etc)? Or should they only be used in a NAS setup?

    • scrimshaw on 29/05/2019 - 12:54
      +5

      You can use NAS drive in a normal PC. I use Reds in my main desktop for quite a while now, only recently upgraded to some Toshiba enterprise drives which are much faster (7200RPM) but they are also a lot louder.

      There's a very detailed explanation here that you should read if you want to understand the WD 'Rainbow'
      https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Understanding-the…

      But the main difference is in their firmware, noise levels and num. years of warranty. actually Blues and Reds (non-Pro) have 3 years.

  • cyrax83 on 29/05/2019 - 13:01
    +8

    10TB's worth of salt here

    • Oxxy on 29/05/2019 - 13:23
      +2

      My 2 x 10TBs arrived today, but i stupidly didnt make it three. I needed three, but had to split it over two cards.

      Second transaction got cancelled, so i got a $30 credit

      Have 20 TB for $230 AUD…..

      So now, wanting a third for parity, see deals like this, and like you - that silly price mistake from Amazon is unrealistically my new 'benchmark' lol

      I was indeed very lucky

      <3 ozbargain.

      • nfr on 29/05/2019 - 13:27
        +16

        Shut up!

        • Oxxy on 29/05/2019 - 14:02

          I maybe deserved that, even up voted this comment myself :)

      • sushimaster on 29/05/2019 - 13:45

        u got 2 from the last deal wtf?? i though all of them got cancelled

        • Oxxy on 29/05/2019 - 14:03
          +1

          Apparently some folks that were quick had them ship before amazon could stop it. I was very, very lucky (for once!).

      • astrotrain on 29/05/2019 - 14:33
        +1

        i was thinking to myself oh i might use my $30 voucher on this and then i read your post and the painful memories came flooding back :/

      • et tu brute on 30/05/2019 - 10:48

        Are we allowed to say "Lucky Bastard"on OzB?

        Yeh for you… I just missed out by that much… (I don't think Amazon will repeat that mistake again real soon, but I guess a few folk here will use that price as a 'bench mark' as you say).

        I was looking for 2x 10TB RED units to keep on the shelf as redundancy for my NAS boxes…

        Cheers :)

  • Caped Baldy on 29/05/2019 - 13:01

    Is there a recommended drive for storing media on a PC? Or am I better off shucking a 10TB drive?

    • nfr on 29/05/2019 - 13:08

      Yes, but 4TB is too small for me.

    • vash12 on 29/05/2019 - 13:24

      Shucked 2x10tb few weeks ago. No regrets

      • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 15:47

        you need 3 to really do anything NAS wise, unless you just going to do a single mirror

        • F-22 on 29/05/2019 - 18:08

          Nothing wrong with raid 1.

          • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 18:37

            @F-22: No real benefit either especially if you going that size storage drives

            • F-22 on 29/05/2019 - 18:58
              +1

              @asa79: The benefit is a copy of your data on another drive.

              • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 19:06

                @F-22: But mirror is for performance over storage

                • F-22 on 29/05/2019 - 20:56
                  +1

                  @asa79: No raid 0 is for performance, raid 1 is for redundancy.

    • Shwayne on 29/05/2019 - 13:33
      +1

      Blue, Red, Green etc. would be fine.

      Red is not the most cost effective, it's the most useful if you need the disk that's the least likely to fail without warning, and it's very quiet.

    • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 15:46

      10TB at umart pricing is $455 and that is about $45.50 per TB
      This works out to be $36.21 per TB

  • pooran on 29/05/2019 - 13:09
    +1

    Plus Shopback?

  • edwardcr on 29/05/2019 - 13:11

    I was about to buy 8 of these drives for my new media PC from UMart for $164 each.

    Buying using this deal would effectively mean a free HD - 8 for the price of 7!

    I understand that the WD drives have an international warranty, however, what's the story with Amazon if a drive is DOA?

    Does Amazon cover the initial replacement, or do you have to deal with WD right from the start?

    So much easier when it's a 5 minute drive to UMart!

    • nfr on 29/05/2019 - 13:25

      You deal with Amazon AU, which is easy to deal with in my experience.

      • edwardcr on 29/05/2019 - 13:32

        Thanks for that!

    • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 15:48

      limited to 2 per customer

  • [Deactivated] on 29/05/2019 - 13:18
    +4

    After the 10tb deal, i think we're all a little desensitised to these now :D

    • nfr on 29/05/2019 - 13:26
      +1

      Same, that deal will always be in my heart

      • BillyG687 on 29/05/2019 - 13:31

        Me too unfortunately. I now check the listings for if another price drop happens.

    • roh008 on 29/05/2019 - 13:37

      ok make me cry - what did I miss?

      • [Deactivated] on 29/05/2019 - 13:44

        Look in the top deals section. Basically it was a very cheap 10tb drive. We got 30 dollar vouchers per order though (I ended up getting a new pc chair for 20 bucks)

      • scrimshaw on 29/05/2019 - 13:48
        +1

        most people missed that one, instead a $30 Amazon voucher was dispensed as an apology.

        You shouldn't expect 10 Terabyte HDD for less than $200 dollars though, it's a pricing anomaly which is very rare.

        • [Deactivated] on 29/05/2019 - 13:50

          I'd be willing to pay 200. That's the deal I'm personally looking for.

  • yolow on 29/05/2019 - 13:35

    If you have Amazon US prime does it work with Amazon AU to get delivery?

  • [Deactivated] on 29/05/2019 - 13:41

    At least our standards are high now. I think i'd be ok with a 10tb for 200 deal.

  • scuderiarmani on 29/05/2019 - 13:51

    'Specifically designed for use in NAS systems with up to 8 bays'

    uh why?

    • BillyG687 on 29/05/2019 - 14:44
      +2

      What are you unsure about? If you have more than 8 bays, you the Red Pro would probably be better suited as I believe it has hardware sensors to manage vibrations better when there are lots of disks in an array.

      • scuderiarmani on 29/05/2019 - 14:48

        Fair enough, just seemed a strange thing on a quick look

        • skittlebrau on 29/05/2019 - 16:35
          +1

          It's not that the regular Reds wouldn't work if put in arrays larger than 8 disks, but their potential lifespan may be reduced. For the guys with large 24x disk arrays at home (hello /r/datahoarder members) then you'd be wanting to use Red Pro.

          • Goldfire on 29/05/2019 - 17:45

            @skittlebrau:

            hello /r/datahoarder members

            Sup

            Yea, there isn't any really limiting you to putting in >8 drives. That said, I am running 15 Red (non-Pro) drives in my server, no issues there for their current lifespan. Most of them are beyond their warranty period too.

      • et tu brute on 30/05/2019 - 10:51

        Correct :)

  • joeventus on 29/05/2019 - 13:54

    Good deal
    thanks OP

  • joeventus on 29/05/2019 - 13:55

    camelcamelcamel.com shows this is a great price since Dec last year too.

  • hapt on 29/05/2019 - 14:03

    Thanks OP. Got 2 to fill up my remaining 2 bays.

  • Itchy n Scratchy on 29/05/2019 - 14:33
    -1

    Bought 1 with my $30 credit. Came to $114.83.

  • YellowKnight on 29/05/2019 - 15:13

    If I have a Nvidia Shield can I just buy a Synology DS418j ti stick these in and I'll be able to watch my media? Or should I go for a better NAS. Need value for money.

    • Ryanek on 29/05/2019 - 15:35

      Your NAS should work fine as a non-transcoding Plex server.

      • YellowKnight on 29/05/2019 - 15:50

        Wouldn't it be the Nvidia Shield that does the transcoding?

    • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 15:41

      as long as all your drives are the same

      • YellowKnight on 29/05/2019 - 15:51

        Do you mean same brand? I didn't think the capacity made a difference.

        • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 15:52

          for most NAS systems, they should be the same make and model.

          Unless you go for something like unraid, then you can add in any type and size as long as they are smaller or equal to your parity drive

          • YellowKnight on 29/05/2019 - 15:55

            @asa79: Same make and model but not necessarily the same capacity? Is the DS418j good enough for basic backup?

            • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 15:58

              @YellowKnight: Same everything, is best for a single raid environment

        • asa79 on 29/05/2019 - 15:54

          You will need to do a hybrid setup https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/comments/4ux6cd/synology_h…

  • SeeKayDee on 29/05/2019 - 15:23

    The "180 TB/yr workload rate" figure for these drives seems low, especially when they are touted as NAS drives. Anyone running these in a raid/zfs setup and is doing weekly parity checks/scrubs would be easily be exceeding that rate on checks alone, let alone actual data reads/writes.

  • Homr on 29/05/2019 - 16:37

    WTB 8TB for sub $250

  • downforce on 29/05/2019 - 16:50
    +2

    Word of warning, Amazon don't really package HDD correctly when shipping!

    That came DOA, but luckily returns are simple and easy!

    • daitro on 29/05/2019 - 22:30

      Damn, reminds me of how my IronWolf Pro 14TB from ShoppingExpress were packaged.

  • VerticallyIntegrated on 29/05/2019 - 23:13

    Any deals on WD Black?

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