Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB Enterprise NAS Internal HDD $523.05 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

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ameel on 02/11/2022 - 20:52 amazon.com.au (1045 clicks)
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Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB Enterprise NAS Internal HDD Hard Drive – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage, Rescue Services - FFP (ST18000NTZ01)

Comes with "Peace of Mind with Data Recovery: Complimentary 3 year Rescue Data Recovery Services for a hassle-free, zero-cost data recovery experience", although I am not sure how that works in practice

Cheapest I have seen for a while.

Good deal for storing those Linux isos.

Had limited stock earlier today, but looks like plenty stock available now.

Recommend buying max 2 at a time since shipping is free (for REASONS).

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  scuderiarmani on 02/11/2022 - 21:11

  Needing to replace one of my backup external drives. WD Mybook Duo. Unfortunately the connectors seem to be failing, drives are OK though.

  Likely just gonna shuck them and sell. Was a local model too.

  Given I only ever use the backup drive maybe 4-6 times a year… Does anyone think I'm better off installing internally in a PC, but simply unplugging to avoid unnecessary wear and tear…. Or using another external?

  Ive only had drives fail with connectors before, both portable and powered. Had some bad sectors once too on some drives in a NAS that I set to turn off every night too…. Don't do that anymore.

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    scuderiarmani on 02/11/2022 - 21:15

    Or should I just disable in BIOS?

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    justtoreply on 02/11/2022 - 23:06

    +1

    I run both external and in a caddy for the same reason of avoiding spin ups on drives i rarely use. Tho I'm not convinced its necessary. More likely to die of helium loss with how little i use most of my drives.

    Using bios is going to be irritating comparatively

    You could also pass Molex power out via a pci bracket then back in the same way. If you use a Molex extension cable you'll physically be able to unplug every drive running on that Molex cable without opening your case.

    Lastly, years ago i remember seeing a 12v Molex switch on a remote control. You could use the remote to enable or disable the Molex. Think ebay cheapie. I never tried one.

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    jong on 03/11/2022 - 01:55

    +1

    It's not really a backup if both copies of the data are in the same place. If you have a flood/fire/lightning strike/burglary, then both copies could end up toast.

    If you have a portable drive, you can take it somewhere else and leave it there.

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      scuderiarmani on 03/11/2022 - 07:49

      +1

      Yes yes I'm well aware of that.

      But 99.99% of it is just a Plex server. I'm not researching a cure for cancer.

      The things that really matter are backed up additionally.

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  itsme56 on 02/11/2022 - 21:24

  Great deal on a great drive considering the exchange rate. Hopefully Black Friday is even better.

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  snoopydoop on 02/11/2022 - 22:07

  Only 1 in stock apparently

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    ameel on 02/11/2022 - 22:11

    +1

    I've noticed stock levels doing down and up throughout the day. It looks like you can add the one and then change to 10 at checkout before proceeding.

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  choory on 02/11/2022 - 22:48

  -3

  Wow 18TB in one HDD. Sum of all my 2.5"HDDs is around 20TB… After a flood of OTT services I stopped buy HDD.

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  Empharand on 03/11/2022 - 01:56

  +1

  Are they noisy drives?

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    pn09 on 03/11/2022 - 07:56

    +1

    They are quite noisy. I have a 16TB IronWolf Pro and it is noticably louder than the 2x EXOS drives I also have.

    Just my experience - as limited as it is. :-)

    I knew it would be nosy before I got it, and it's not an issue for me - but when I wanted to add more storage I went with the EXOS because of the noise as I would still rather not have it than live with it.

    Also depends on your type of usage, where the drive will be (e.g. close to you, in a NAS far far away, etc.)

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  NoComment on 03/11/2022 - 13:49

  Good timing. Going to build a new RAID 10 and want high capacity drives as I don't want to be running 5+ year old HDDs in 24 drive JBODs like before.