Massive price drop on this crowd favourite HDDs the 20TB is $565.25 down from $697.65 .. over $130 off and massively cheaper than any local stores
16TB $429.97 — 3 in stock — insufficient quantity product removed from title (Mod)
14TB $395.81
I'm very noise conscious of my 4 8tb reds and they aren't 7200. I changed my DS918 fans to Noctua but the PSU fan on it overuns it regardless.
No way I'd be putting anything noisier in. I just wish I could isolate it better but it's in the perfect environment, cool room etc etc.
I'd highly doubt I'd care for the performance increase.
https://www.westerndigital.com/en-au/tools/documentRequestHa…
Anything louder than 20dBA is audible.
Cheers for that. Surprising that the larger capacity drives are quieter than the smaller ones.
WD or Seagate ?
IronWolf NAS Pro about the same price/TB for 18TB
https://www.amazon.com.au/Seagate-IronWolf-18TB-Internal-Dri…
personal opinion, based on previous experiences but I avoid Seagates at any cost. If they were given to me I would throw them out.
Yeah, I'm sure you'd throw away a 16tb Seagate drive….
or sell them instead of throwing them out
Add a $5 pens to reduce 20tb to $536.35
Deal of the day: BIC Round Stic Grip Xtra Comfort Ball Pen, Medium (1.2 mm), Purple, 12-Count https://amzn.asia/d/elXuc0G
How does this work do you need to use a code or is it automatic.
I added one now price still above $565
Have they improved packaging on these?
Best prices I have seen for mechanical hard drive is about $25/TB this sits at about $28/TB for anyone who was curious.
$24.789/TB if buying 2x16TB WD RED PRO in this deal.
Now just to find out which mechanical hard drive has the best $/TB/year(longevity)
I don't really care much about speeds but I do care a lot about how long a drive can last.
I would personally rather have a drive that runs at 10x speed for 25 years than a drive that runs at 1000x speed for 10 years.
Convenience and endurance/longevity to me is king over speeds.
16Tb in stock. Just bought two for $793.25
Eligible for redemption from WD?
Edit: Just checked WD promotion is only available if you buy from six resellers (Amazon AU is excluded, let alone Amazon US).
Can anyone comment on the noise that these create? I'm looking at expanding my 2-bay Synology but I'm worried they'll be a lot louder than the current 4GB drives.