Good price on a 16TB Drive. Inside should be a helium drive, shuckable for NAS use.
WDBWLG0160HBK-NESN
Fast data transfers
High-capacity add-on storage
Plug-and-play ready for Windows PCs
WD quality inside and out
2-year manufacturer's limited warranty
Contact WD Support for AU adapter if using as Desktop drive
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Nice! Thanks OP!
=> $28.67/TB (excl. shipping cost)
Seagate with exos x16 datacenter drive for usual price of $426. I dare say this is a better deal.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Seagate-Expansion-Desktop-External…
Not everyone wants the known noisy Exos drives. Yes they are good, but very loud.
How many dB we talking? driving and idling
Go look up the Seagate technical specifications for them. They are simply known to be louder than WD Reds, and some people think they are louder than the HGST drives too. If these WD's are helium-fileld then they are generally quiet.
The biggest complaint I have seen is the 'clicking' noise that the Exos seem to generate.
You should also be aware that the Seagates have also been reported to contain Ironwolf Pros, but I think that seems to be at the 12gb & 14gb sizes based on comments I have read here and over on r/DataHoarder. I don't think I have ever seen 16gb Seagates Externals reported as Ironwolfs but it is very possible/likely.
@Monsta-AU: Thanks for the feedback.
I have pulled the trigger on a 12TB Expansion last week at $274 hoping to get an EXOS inside, but we will see. Wouldn't be unhappy with an Ironwolf Pro either.
I need a 16 next so I will definitely take that into consideration. I will look at the documentation.
Thanks again
@TDLSU: EDIT: So I do not own any EXOS yet.. But according to the data sheets, they are a whole 10dB louder than WD. Coming in at 20-24dB idle and up to 34dB active (vs WD Red 24dB active and 22dB idle).
Basically double the noise volume (scaling) from my understanding, but still not even in usual active ranges of everyday life. Depends where you store them I guess.. I like white noise.
@TDLSU: Decibels is actually a logarithmic scale, and its a doubling of apparent volume for every ~3dB. See https://pulsarinstruments.com/en/post/understanding-decibels… if you need a citation.
10dB more is about 10x louder. So yes you will probably easily be able to distinguish the Exos activity against WD Reds activity. In fact, you will probably be very unlikely to be able to distinguish the Reds activity over the Exos idle.
If you need quieter storage, Reds (or whitelabelled He-filled WD CMR drives shucked from Easystores/MyBooks) are the better choice. Exos will be more reliable as an enterprise drive, but you probably want it in a rack remote to your location.
@Monsta-AU: Yep, I have 2x 4TB WD Reds and 2x 16TB Seagate Exos in Gen8 HP Microserver. The Exos did make a lot of noise (clicks and thumps) as widely reported on forums etc. My server is in a cabinet in my garage, so the noise doesnt bother me.
But it was be scary to have loud clicks/noises coming from the hard disks. I ran long Unraid pre-clear scans on the disks and didnt find any errors, and have been running them for a while now without any issues.
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EXOS drive inside, 16TB stable @ 425. Waiting for it to drop below 400
Noisy
You have one mate? How far away from you is it? How noisy we talking?
@joelhinch Care to comment please so I know if I should get another seagate or WD?
Bought 2 last year, when they dropped to $378.49 (sold and shipped from Amazon UK).
Do WD provide the AU plug for free or is there a charge? Would they do this for any drive as thinking of getting the 12gb wd_black drive for xbox
I bought it
Price dropped $~6
Title updated.
Price drop. Now $~30 cheaper
Thank you!
Might hold out for the 12TB though as those seem better value if you can get it for $290