Lowest price according to 3x camels. You can get 6% off buying 2 units.
WD Red Plus are CMR drives.
The 12TB here is also a good price and lowest on 3x camels but there's only limited stock available. (Limited stock item removed from title - Mod)
UPDATE: Plenty of stock now.
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Single 10TB - $27.70
Double 10TB - $26.00
12 TB - $27.25
Didn't HDDs went below $25/TB some time back?
Yeah, too rich for my blood
I don't need any at the moment either, not at this price
I doubt HDD prices are likely to go down, unlike housing.
Imagine these corrupted.. taking a long time to recover
Thats why you run them in some kind of RAID array or software raid via TrueNas etc
Data transfer rate 215 Megabits Per Second
Is that.. accurate?
For a HDD? Yes.
Megabytes it is. Will be the max speed also.
What is the warranty like on these being an Amazon import?
No warranty from western Digital.
Thanks.
I had also seen this deal yesterday, but was not sure about warranty. WD page mentions that disk needs to go to repair centre in the region it was initially shipped. So i was skeptical about warranty here.
I just had a WD red die after 1.5 yrs and the warranty was out of region :(.
From Amazon Q&A:
Question:
Does the 5 year warranty apply when bought in australia from amazon us? - 16tb red pro
Answer:
I am in Australia, i contacted WD directly about the Warranty. They requested the serials from me to make sure i had not been sent OEM drives. and then confirmed the 5 year warranty would be honoured by WD Australia even though supplied from US via Amazon. If you get supplied OEM drives, your out of luck.
By Steve on 31 May 2022
So does that mean that the smart play is to order them, then check if they're OEM, and return them if they are? Amazon are pretty good at returns, if you say you were expecting a retail drive but instead got an OEM one without a warranty, they'd probably accept the refund (and provide return shipping), right?
@[Deactivated]: If only rights on paper meant anything though mate.
I had a dodgy laptop and according to my rights, the manufacturer has to pay shipping if there's a legitimate fault (there was). Well, they refused to. I contacted ACCC and all they did was send me a boilerplate, probably automated response.
Now what? Take them to court? Waste hours trying to bug my local MP?
What are you going to do if you get a drive that's OEM and WD says screw you, and Amazon says 'the return period is over, deal with the manufacturer for warranty claims' - and before you say it's I know they're also not supposed to do that, but how do you fight them if they do?
And, even if you could put in enough hours to guarantee the right outcome, how do you factor those potential hours into the overall cost vs. just buying something that won't give you hassle?
@Grazz989: That would be because the ACCC does not resolve individual complaints, as they clearly state repeatedly all over their site and probably in the form letter they sent you. You want consumer affairs, in your state.
@[Deactivated]: Completely missed the point, but good on you for point scoring mate.
Even if I contacted Fair Trading or the equivalent on other states (no, that wasn't mentioned in the boilerplate), and if they decided to take the case seriously, and if they sided with you, and if they can go after Amazon AU rather than WD (they can't go after WD USA, who sold it) … Would it be worth it vs. buying a locally sold product from a company that will simply take a broken drive back 2 years after you bought it and sort you out?
@Grazz989: Yet again, you're wrong. Consumer law puts this on Amazon, not the manufacturer. Amazon isn't going to take the hit, because they do have operations here. People have posted here time and time again about swift resolutions once they engage the correct government agency.
Just take the L dude.
@[Deactivated]: I literally JUST said "they can go after Amazon AU rather than WD".
You systematically refuse to acknowledge that the correct outcome isn't guaranteed, and that there is time and effort involved achieving it - and therefore it's usually better to avoid setting yourself up for that fight in the first place.
@Grazz989: It's not a fight, if you get the right department.
If you went to them spouting off with completely incorrect information, it's no surprise they took you for a ride.
Being a Plus drive, it only has a 3 year warranty vs 5 years for the Pro.
The Amazon listing does show it comes with a 3 year warranty. When mine arrive I will be checking this immediately with WD, and their reply will determine whether i keep them or return them.
Oh, and the Manufacturer in the specs state it's "Western Digital AU".
Any good for a plex server on windows?
The plex server on windows is not a good idea. Terrible performance.
Thought that might be the case. I’ve only just started thinking of making it, so still assessing my options re OS and HDD/SSD options. Only thing is I’d like to be able to sail the high seas on the same machine so I thought i might be stuck with windows
It works fine on Windows. I have one running on a Windows VM, been using it like that for years. just try it and see 👍
If you are a windows user the easiest transition will probably be unraid. Very minor learning curve that can be easily solved by following spaceinvaderone YouTube videos and full server functionality/performance.
Plex server is terrific on my Windows 10 system. Hardware transcoding works perfectly.
Where the ironwolf sales at
256$ for 8TB is the best i could find on ebay.
This black friday sucks, not many good deals
Never many good deals on black friday. Can easily find better deals throughout the year 😁
Anyone know if an N40L will complain about these?
I doubt it.. I have WD 14TBs in my N36L
No issues, i just installed 4x them today. Confilguring TrueNas scale now
One thing to watch out for is noise.
Check the spec sheet for 10TB vs 12TB
12TB is 14dBA quieter at idle and 9dbA at seek than the 10TB version.
https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library…
I bought two 10TB's in this deal earlier today before I saw this post. Perfect timing.
Been using the WB Red Plus for years in NAS's without issue. Granted, it is for home use with minimal usage.
Price comes up as 331 for me
10TB sold out, 12TB is still available and actually a bit cheaper now $320.67
Does everyone essentially advise to stay away from Amazon drives due to warranty concerns?
This item is probably not eligible for WD redemption or is it?
Edit: Just checked WD promotion is only available if you buy from six resellers (Amazon AU is excluded, let alone Amazon US)
great, thanks.
used for price matching my HDDs bought in Feb.