Seagate Exos X18 16TB 3.5" Hard Drive $499 + Delivery (Was $689) @ Mwave

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starkeed on 27/02/2023 - 11:34 mwave.com.au (177 clicks)
Last edited 27/02/2023 - 16:46 by 1 other user

Been hunting around for a new HDD, just came across this on MWave.

Looks like a decent deal so I thought I would drop it on here

Looks like it was previously this cheap in October at another supplier
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/731236

Better deals have been found at

$436.95 delivered here with 3 years Australian warranty. Shipped from Australia.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/144924571043?epid=7041520582&has…

Another seller with for $449.95 delivered also with 3 years Australian warranty. Shipped from Australia.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/295487858212?hash=item44cc72e624…

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  BarneyKB on 27/02/2023 - 11:47

  +1

  $31.19 / TB

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    XeKayeM on 27/02/2023 - 13:58

    +1

    Ouch

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    Scrobo on 27/02/2023 - 15:33

    WD 18TB on Amazon at the moment for $478, or 18TB IronWolf Pro for $497 https://www.amazon.com.au/Seagate-IronWolf-Enterprise-Intern…

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  bestbarginever on 27/02/2023 - 11:50

  New model 2x18 imminent. Probably clearing stock

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    ShrewdBargin on 27/02/2023 - 13:11

    Got a link on the source :O

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      bestbarginever on 23/03/2023 - 02:07

      Here https://nbg.seagate.com/seagate-gadget-frenzy. Scroll down to Exos and you will find the SKU 2x18 mentioned

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    Helios504 on 27/02/2023 - 15:53

    Someone may be able to confirm.

    But my understanding is that the 2x16 / 2x18 drives have dual actuators / drive heads. So apparently the drive shows up as 2 logical drives to the OS. You can technically RAID0 them to just get one drive, but part of me thinks that's a bad idea.

    Happy to be corrected.

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  Mario g on 27/02/2023 - 12:25

  +1

  standard price not a bargain….

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  hollykryten on 27/02/2023 - 14:28

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  This is quite a bad price on this so called deal here.

  $436.95 delivered here with 3 years Australian warranty. Shipped from Australia.

  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/144924571043?epid=7041520582&has…

  Another seller with for $449.95 delivered also with 3 years Australian warranty. Shipped from Australia.

  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/295487858212?hash=item44cc72e624…

  As you can see both prices is cheaper than $499.

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    Scrobo on 27/02/2023 - 15:35

    Warranty on the MWave site says 5 years.

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    FuRyZ on 27/02/2023 - 16:30

    Retail warranty is 5 years on Exos drives. I would question if these are Australian retail drives or if they are grey imports. A quick way of checking would be via the drive serial numbers.

    The description of the second listing mentions OEM stock. These are usually drives that were sold direct to a system builder, so you cannot claim warranty through Seagate. You are at the mercy of the Ebay Seller, who can disappear at any time.

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      hollykryten on 27/02/2023 - 17:00

      I was just bringing up some cheaper options.

      Yes, but the drives at Mwave are also OEM stock, most likely Australian OEM stock as opposed to grey import stock. Becase Exos drives are only ever found as enterprise OEM. I'm just saying.

      But i suppose you're right. Any of these ebay sellers could go bankrupt and shut up shop any of these days even but they've been around since say 2007.

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        FuRyZ on 27/02/2023 - 18:46

        I do not believe the drives from Mwave would be classified as 'OEM'.

        I know I have Exos 'retail' sourced drives that do come up in Seagate's warranty checker on their website. I have other drives I know are OEM, and if you check their serial numbers, the website tells you to speak to your system builder for warranty requests. This would be the case if the drive was from a Dell SAN for example, it was never meant to be sold direct to public.

        I always works on the assumption that a hard drive will fail during its life, especially given my drives endure a 24/7 life in my home server. I am normally inclined to source the drives from a retailer where I know I can claim the full warranty direct from Seagate.