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[Pre Order] Seagate 24TB BarraCuda 3.5" SATA3 Hard Drive (ST24000DM001) $531.95 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ mVIP/ NSW C&C) @ Mwave

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[Pre Order] Seagate 24TB BarraCuda 3.5" SATA3 Hard Drive (ST24000DM001) $531.95 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ mVIP/ NSW C&C) @ Mwave
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Pguyf on 05/08/2025 - 22:11 mwave.com.au (959 clicks)
Last edited 05/08/2025 - 22:21 by 2 other users

Surcharges: 0% bank transfer, BPAY, Afterpay, 1% for credit/debit card & Zip.

$22.16 per TB

CMR

I thought I'd share after seeing hard drive posts at >$30/TB

As far as I'm aware, this is the cheapest of the Australian retailers. Seems simpler for warranty than dealing with international purchases or shucked drives.

Seagate lists the warranty as 2 years with a couple of restrictions. 2400 hours/year power-on time limit, and 120TB/year write limit. Not rated for 24/7 use.

I have one shucked from an external drive, be warned they're quite loud compared to drives I've used in the past.

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Comments

  • Jaduqimon on 05/08/2025 - 22:12
    +54

    Pre-order @ MWAVE Interest free unsecured loan.

    • justtoreply on 05/08/2025 - 22:22
      +18

      Yeah I'm all for giving mwave a chance but a pre-order without an ETA through them is a dumb idea

      • Bruceflix on 06/08/2025 - 01:03
        +4

        I think that is what every order through them is. This time they are being honest.

    • Bedgrub on 06/08/2025 - 07:09
      +2

      At $500 a pop this is exactly what they’re doing

    • bekirk on 06/08/2025 - 08:18

      If you wana wait 8 weeks for postage ye

    • kungfuman on 06/08/2025 - 09:13

      24gb in my PC so many steam games i can fit :D

  • MasterScythe on 05/08/2025 - 22:16
    +1

    Ooo cmr too.

  • frkino on 05/08/2025 - 22:29

    this pre-order has no ETA though :/

    also, the price per TB is comparatively low,
    yet still, a BarraCuda at this price ?

  • Chris McMahon on 05/08/2025 - 22:37
    +17

    This Mwave?

    • Mild October on 05/08/2025 - 22:47
      +3

      I see why they need a interest free unsecured loan from consumers now.

      • insane on 05/08/2025 - 23:12

        To be fair you are now dealing with Digidirect who are not toooo bad in the photography world. CNA be shitty with presekking stuff they dont have though.

    • bagadibagadu on 06/08/2025 - 13:16

      Different parent company. New parent company digidirect have been sending 5090 order even refunding 5090 order that old parent company esel havent completed since January. I still wouldnt order something with no eta but it look like that the new owner is trying to help customer more than old owner.

      • insane on 06/08/2025 - 14:52
        -1

        I havent heard of anyone getting 5090 orders refunded or fulfilled.

      • Grazz989 on 06/08/2025 - 16:26

        When did they get bought out?

  • MrZ on 05/08/2025 - 22:46

    24TB! Wow I can't even imagine the weight of this thing.

    • wizza13 on 05/08/2025 - 22:47
      +45

      Imagine when you fill it up!

      • McFly on 06/08/2025 - 00:07
        +4

        This is heavy.

        • justtoreply on 06/08/2025 - 00:21
          +1

          Lots of pictures of your brother?

          • McFly on 06/08/2025 - 00:25
            +2

            @justtoreply: Certainly none of my mom from the alternate timeline. Well, she's not really my mom…

          • bjt on 07/08/2025 - 13:00

            @justtoreply: Definetly many a winding turn noise wize.

        • MiniMoo on 06/08/2025 - 06:34
          +3

          There's that word again - "heavy".

      • MrZ on 06/08/2025 - 04:00

        Must be a very fast drive due to the density of the platters?

  • akaNorman on 05/08/2025 - 23:36

    Pretty good pricing for Aus stock, would still buy recert 28tb Exos though

  • Wiadro on 05/08/2025 - 23:44
    +2

    Nice for all my tv shows

  • garetz on 05/08/2025 - 23:49
    +7

    This is a good price, but buying from mwave is incredibly risky.

    • dione on 05/08/2025 - 23:57

      how so? its because the selling of business?

      • Hydralyte on 06/08/2025 - 16:44
        +3

        the company is probably in debt. Unless you buy it and take it in your hands straight away, just get it elsewhere.

  • FuRyZ on 05/08/2025 - 23:59
    +5

    I would be too worried given their financial difficulties. Might be worth it if you pay using PayPal or some other means where you can easily reverse the transaction.

    There are similarly priced refurbished 24TB Exos drives available from Amazon. While they are used, they are Exos, which are a big step above Barracudas.

    https://www.amazon.com.au/Seagate-internal-server-ST24000NM0…

    • Retarded Lunatic on 06/08/2025 - 08:39
      +1

      whats the warranty on the amazon drives…

      • FuRyZ on 06/08/2025 - 16:36
        +1

        Factory recertified drives typically have the balance of their original warranties remaining if you warrantied a drive yourself.

        I think it is 6 or 12months if you purchase a recertified drive from a retailer.

        As mentioned, Amazon warranties can be complicated when you purchase from one of the other geo regions.

        But this is Ozbargain after all, we will jump through some crazy hoops to save a buck.

    • vrsac on 06/08/2025 - 10:06

      The image says "Factory Recertified" - I guess this means as good as new, not 2nd Hand. Right?

      Also, the seller is "Amazon Germany", meaning there is some protection in case things go wrong. This is Australian Amazon site, so, Amazon Australia would deal with it in case it's required. I'd rather buy this then from "Mwave"

  • Chris McMahon on 06/08/2025 - 00:41
    +20

    Just FYI:

    The hour limit works out to ~6.5 hours per day. If you leave you PC on 24/7 the drives will be out of warranty in just 200 days.
    And if you use them for backup you can only write ~330GB / day.

    These drives have the worst warranty conditions I've seen for a mechanical drive.

    • AustriaBargain on 06/08/2025 - 01:08
      -7

      The drive won't be spinning all day, unless you are seeding off it.

      • dontpanic on 06/08/2025 - 03:03
        +9

        It's a 2400hrs power-on limit, not spinning limit.

        So depending on how exactly it's measured, it could see your drive out of warranty after 100 days.

        I'll take the higher rated WD any day, even if it's a little pricier.

        • AustriaBargain on 06/08/2025 - 03:28
          -1

          Is it actually a restriction on warranty? Those figures are just listed on the Reliability/Data Integrity section of the data sheet. If they just see that it's been powered on just a couple of times per year, but left power on without reading or writing data for 99% of the time, then it may not effect the warranty at all. It's reasonable to expect the drive to last more than two years anyway.

          • Headless on 06/08/2025 - 07:34
            +3

            @AustriaBargain: knowing the supplier they will most likely find the easiest way to void providing warranty

          • Dyl on 06/08/2025 - 21:24
            +1

            @AustriaBargain:

            This limited warranty does not cover any problem that is caused by (a) commercial use, accident, abuse, or neglect; (b) use contrary to the instructions, user manual, or specifications

    • MrZ on 06/08/2025 - 04:02
      +3

      Not really an issue, as they can't bypass ACL. If your drive fails within a reasonable amount of time you should be fine.

      • Plantain on 06/08/2025 - 05:24
        +1

        I don't see how you can claim it is unreasonable when they explicitly tell you what to expect.

        • WheelieGoodTime on 06/08/2025 - 07:44
          +8

          ACL doesn't care what the store or manufacturer tell you; they enforce minimum requirements.

          • moar bargains on 06/08/2025 - 12:44
            +3

            @WheelieGoodTime: … as long as it's worth your time to take the retailer/manufacturer to court over it when they just fob you off. That's always been my biggest issue with these ACL warranty assurances.

            • WheelieGoodTime on 06/08/2025 - 14:53
              +2

              @moar bargains: That's true. In the past when I've had issues with warranty I've had luck with asking something along the lines of "isn't this covered by Australian Consumer Law?" That's usually a turning point in the conversation. Obviously won't always work, and that's where you're right, it might be too much to pus it further…

        • Matt86 on 06/08/2025 - 10:39

          It is unreasonable, nobody would purchase a drive with the expectation that it'd die after a year of usage.

          Granted this drive isn't for 24/7 usage - but I don't know if ACL would go that far.

          I'd honestly just spend a bit more and get a drive that's rated to your usage and has the warranty behind it.

        • Whiplash on 06/08/2025 - 23:11

          the point is to force local distributors not to shill crap that will fail early.

      • Grazz989 on 06/08/2025 - 16:31
        +2

        ACL is only worth as much as you're willing to chase them all the way to the courts.

        I've had a beyond nightmare experience with mwave, and it wasn't until ACAT gave a judgement in my favour that they begrudgingly were willing to do anything at all. Before then they silently deleted my account to try and stop me getting the purchase history and all that to take to ACAT. And even afterwards they tried one last effort to gaslight me by pretending the ruling held me to an obligation too (it didn't).

        Wouldn't ever, ever trust them. Given the time and effort it takes, I'd just assume any warranty of theirs is utterly worthless.

      • Dyl on 06/08/2025 - 21:17

        The argument becomes 'is it reasonable to use a consumer drive in a server 24/7 and expect it to last' though.

        It's still fit for consumer use, even if it won't last 24/7 powered on in a server. Risky relying on ACL for this; they've stated almost directly it's not a server / enterprise drive.

        Their terms are that dodgy I legitimately would rather risk it with the refurb 3 year guarantees on enterprise drives…

        • Whiplash on 06/08/2025 - 23:13

          is it reasonable to leave it in my home computer thats on 24/7 serving Linux ISO torrents…. It's not a commecial setting.

    • tm32 on 06/08/2025 - 07:25
      +1

      Its probably bad enough to be in the shonky consumer awards.

    • Dyl on 06/08/2025 - 21:11

      Drives auto power down when inactive (not just stop spinning) if power settings are correct.

      I don't have exact statistics, but my unraid setup the drives are basically only spinning when it does a parity check or I write/read from them, the relevant drives power off almost immediately after.

      If that's how it's calculated (as it's literally powering off the drive, it's hard not to be), then the 6.5 hour limit won't be as restrictive; the year limit remains the limit for most.

      The fact it's low is concerning though; means you should expect earlier drive failures. I'd be expecting high failure rates on these and wouldn't use them outside a RAID array. They're likely not the kind that will last 5-10 years.

      Overall I honestly would prefer the enterprise grade refurbs with 3 years seller guarantees over this though tbh, they'll likely have lower mid-life failure rates given those specs.

      • Whiplash on 06/08/2025 - 23:13

        The MBA firmware is so that it doesn't encroach on the IronWolfs…. which are fairly awesome drives.

  • Kaboda on 06/08/2025 - 06:07
    +1

    I've preordered through Scorptec for $554.49
    This was before I saw this post.

    The email I got below about the ETA says
    Seagate ST24000DM001 Seagate 24TB BarraCuda 3.5inch Hard… 04-08-2025

  • blindferret on 06/08/2025 - 06:42
    +2

    The link has this listed as: "Seagate ST24000DM001 24TB BarraCuda 3.5" SATA3 7200PM Laptop Hard Drive"

    I didn't realise that you can put a 3.5" HDD into a laptop.

    • shiny1 on 06/08/2025 - 06:58

      The "Tiny 4K Laptop Club" can fit it.

      • Tacooo on 06/08/2025 - 11:34

        Is that 4K as in 4 kilograms?

        • shiny1 on 17/08/2025 - 15:07

          It was meant to be an adult TV joke.

  • leftspeaker2000 on 06/08/2025 - 07:32

    This disc would be really loud, right?

    • colcha on 07/08/2025 - 13:03

      Nope. I have one in my desktop and I can't hear it even though I am less than 0.5m from it.

  • motion2082 on 06/08/2025 - 08:31
    +5

    Barracuda no thanks, might as well light your cash on fire and have an evil corp party

  • Retarded Lunatic on 06/08/2025 - 08:46
    +6

    rubbish drives with limited warranty who would buy such a big drive if your going to be told that you cant use it 24/7….thats the reason why you buy such a huge drive.
    Also not in stock… yeah ok.

    if anything id buy these and at least id get 2 years warranty no questions asked also cheaper and bigger;

    https://serverpartdeals.com/products/seagate-exos-st28000nm0…

    $597.00
    Price per TB: $21.32

    • aragornelessar on 06/08/2025 - 10:20
      +7

      Didn't neg you but shipping a single drive to Sydney suburbs was $109 for the cheapest. Easily turns that $21.32 to over $25.

    • sudodik on 06/08/2025 - 11:50

      The seller seems to be based in the US, so US$21.32 per TB is equal to about AU$32 per TB, unless I am missing something.

      • Retarded Lunatic on 06/08/2025 - 21:01

        just ordered works out to be $700 delivered which is $25.10 per tb Still pretty cheap for a 28tb drive with 2 year warranty.

    • tanksinatra on 09/08/2025 - 21:15
      +1

      I agree. Who buys a 24TB internal drive that cant be on for more than 100 days a year… it makes no sense.

  • Spaldo on 06/08/2025 - 09:07
    +5

    Yeah, as many have said. No way I would be pre-ordering anything from a company that has gone bust

  • rinzlertaken on 06/08/2025 - 09:20

    Seems cheap here $433 - https://ebay.us/m/pGzUWe

    • Retarded Lunatic on 06/08/2025 - 09:29
      +3

      $433aud + freight + import duties + usd rate from bank…. and i couldnt see any warranty…

      actually found it - For international buyers, items shipped internationally do not qualify for manufacturer warranties.

      so no warranty

      • dione on 06/08/2025 - 14:13
        -1

        Incorrect
        Seagate actually have their own international warranty but it varies between product

        • Retarded Lunatic on 06/08/2025 - 20:57

          if you buy it from seagate reeseller yeah id agreed with you but this is ebay- goodluck with that

  • Dyl on 06/08/2025 - 21:32

    https://east-digital.myshopify.com/products/st22000nm000c-se…

    Better option imo, $476 for an enterprise grade refurb with 3 year seller guarantee. The terms of Seagates consumer warranty are that bad I honestly wouldn't bother with this drive.

    • Retarded Lunatic on 07/08/2025 - 08:14
      -2

      lol 3 year warranty from the seller… hahahahaha yeah ok no thanks - exactly like a handshake deal @ $21.63tb

      • Dyl on 07/08/2025 - 08:56

        Given Seagates warranty terms, you only have a handshake deal on consumer law with the seller on this deal in reality.

        • Retarded Lunatic on 07/08/2025 - 14:55
          -1

          LOL yeah ok ahhahaha - we not talking consumer law we talking manufacture warranty difference there - your seller aint offering a manufacture warranty just their own

  • MelBorn on 07/08/2025 - 18:01

    what's the search term to find drives like these, found it randomly searching for seagate hard drive

    is it best to search for ironwolf and exos?

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