Redeem a BONUS $50 VISA Gift Card from Seagate if purchased before 30th September 2025 (T&C's Apply).
Seagate 24TB BarraCuda 3.5inch Hard Drive, SATA3 6Gb/s, 7200RPM, 512MB Cache, CMR
2 Year Warranty
$50 more than https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/922015
Available a Umart and others.
Pretty good deal for retail local drive after gift card.
That's a lot of Linux distros!
In all seriousness I'm not close to pricing on HDDs nowadays but is the deal this specific model, or the fact there's a $50 gift card from Seagate, etc…
Because they're CMR, its a good price in general.
Barracudas are alright as desktop drives, and this one is apparently CMR which is nice. $22 per terabyte is quite good for something brand new with full warranty
How does this comapre to EastDigital offerings?
Would be curious to know as well. Similar $/TB to East Digital offerings, but these are Barracuda (consumer) as opposed to EXOS (enterprise), so they are supposedly quieter but much less reliable. Anyone else able to chime in?
Correct, enterprise drives typically have much higher MTBF numbers, but they do tend to be slightly more noisy but honestly not a great deal of difference for most people.
I would probably lean towards an enterprise drive if you plan on running it in a NAS or a similar environment where airflow might not be great. Heat stress will kill these drives in the long term and a 2 year warranty is not great, comparatively most enterprise drives have 5 year warranties for a reason.
Still its a pretty good deal overall if you have the right environment that will keep these drives stress free.
Anyone have any thoughts deciding between this for
Seagate 24TB BarraCuda
Status: Brand New
Price: $499 with $50 vouncher + $10 delivery from ShoppingExpress
Warranty: 2 years
or
Seagate 28TB EXOS (ST28000NM000C)
Status: 0 used time,Factory Recertified
Price: $550 (Free Delivery)
Warranty: 3 years
https://east-digital.myshopify.com/products/st28000nm000c-se…
(There is also a Seagate 24TB EXO for $458 as well from east-digital)
My plan is it's going to be used in a USB exclosure as a offline backup drive so write once read not so often.
The warranty + better MTBR specs makes the 28TB look better but it is recertified so not sure which one will be more reliable out of these two.
@jman177: Brand spanking new consumer grade vs
Refurb enterprise grade
I guess in the 3 years the refurb would be "safer" beyond that… I'll need my crystal ball
Actually keen on people opinions/risk tolerance on this. I'm still using 4tb wd greens from 2013 as cold back ups lol
@krisspy: I think for NAS you have to go with Exos Recertified. Barracuda isn't design for NAS, even though it has the benefit of being new.
@krisspy: No, East digital drives have massive failure rates according to many previous threads here
@justtoreply: Really? They claim "3 years" warranty which is better than the "2 years" warranty for new.
@congo: Yes. 0-1 month and 12 month failures on east digital drives seem to be common but that's my impression so caveat emptor there. Check out headless' comment below as an example
@justtoreply: I bought 4 8tb recently, 2 immediate failures, returned them, got 2 new, 1 failed… now returning again at my cost in postage…
They're the same on paper, 2400 power on hours. The assumption is they're are both HAMR drives that haven't reached their full capacity rating for whatever reason and Seagate just sells them as new barracuda's or rectified EXOS.
I've had the 24tb barracuda for a few months now and have been happy with it, go with whatever suits your price per TB and warranty needs, but I wouldn't put much weight at all on the label seagate (Barracuda vs Recert EXOS) has slapped on them.
Barracuda and Recert EXOS would be very different?
EXOS would have Rotational Vibration Sensors & RAID Optimisation while Barracuda would not?
So for NAS, I would look at EXOS.
@congo: I replied to the wrong line, this is in comparison to the 24tb Barracuda ST24000DM001 and Recert EXOS ST24000NM000C you can compare their specs
https://www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en/content-fragm…
https://www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/en_au/content-fr…
@readerr0r: Thanks for this. The data sheets are very confusing, with Seagate marketing the Barracuda for "home server" use, but 2400 power on hours per year is only 100 days of 24x7 operation!
I found these discussions which seem to suggest that the 2400 power on hours statistic is an artefact of how the testing methodology of Seagate, rather than actually being reflective of the product.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16829473/redir
https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1lijljv/seagat…
@Meron35: I'd say the same too since its cut and pasted over so many capacities and sub brands, some are HAMR some aren't how can they all be exactly the same
Less likely to die
Seriously, follow the massive failure rate over the east digital threads
Do you have links to east digital threads?
Use search and add "option:titleonly" (without the quotes) after your search words
I'm not going through summarising for you sorry, too busy
I have a script for that:
ST24000NM000C Seagate Exos 24TB 3.5" SATA 7200R… | 24 | $459.00 AUD | $19.12
Seagate Barracuda Pro ST12000DM0007 12TB SATA … | 12 | $232.00 AUD | $19.33
ST26000NM000C Seagate Exos 26TB 3.5" SATA 7200R… | 26 | $505.00 AUD | $19.42
ST22000NM000C Seagate Exos 22TB 3.5" 512MB Inte… | 22 | $429.00 AUD | $19.5
ST28000NM000C Seagate Exos 28TB 3.5" SATA 7200R… | 28 | $551.00 AUD | $19.68
Seagate Exos 16TB ST16000NM001G 3.5 X16 256M E… | 16 | $338.00 AUD | $21.12
Seagate Exos 16TB ST16000NM000J 3.5 X18 256M E… | 16 | $352.00 AUD | $22.0
ST20000NE000 Seagate NAS Ironwolf Pro 20TB 3.5 … | 20 | $444.00 AUD | $22.2
WD Ultrastar 18TB WUH721818ALE6L4 SATA DC HC550… | 18 | $409.00 AUD | $22.72
Seagate Exos 14TB ST14000NM001G 3.5 X16 512e E… | 14 | $320.00 AUD | $22.86
ST20000NM007D Seagate Exos 20TB 3.5 X20 256M In… | 20 | $467.00 AUD | $23.35
ST18000NM003D Seagate Exos 18TB X20 512e 4Kn 3…. | 18 | $425.00 AUD | $23.61
Seagate Exos 18TB ST18000NM000J X18 512e 4Kn 3… | 18 | $425.00 AUD | $23.61
ST16000VN001 Seagate Ironwolf 16TB SATA 3.5 256… | 16 | $379.00 AUD | $23.69
Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB ST18000NE000 3.5 Inte… | 18 | $429.00 AUD | $23.83
Seagate Exos 14TB ST14000NM000J 3.5 X18 256M En… | 14 | $335.00 AUD | $23.93
ST12000NM001G Seagate Exos 12TB 3.5 X16 256M En… | 12 | $292.00 AUD | $24.33
Seagate ST12000NE0007 Ironwolf Pro 12TB 7200 RP… | 12 | $292.00 AUD | $24.33
Seagate Exos X18 ST12000NM000J 12TB 3.5 256M En… | 12 | $295.00 AUD | $24.58
Seagate 12TB ST12000NM0008 Exos X14 6Gb/s 256M… | 12 | $295.00 AUD | $24.58
ST8000VN004 Seagate Ironwolf NAS 8TB 3.5 256M E… | 8 | $200.00 AUD | $25.0
Seagate Enterprise 8TB ST8000NM0055 Capacity V5… | 8 | $200.00 AUD | $25.0
ST20000NM002D Seagate Exos 20TB 3.5 X20 256M En… | 20 | $504.00 AUD | $25.2
ST8000NM0075 Seagate Exos 7E8 8TB 3.5 256M Ente… | 8 | $203.00 AUD | $25.38
ST10000NM0086 Seagate Exos 10TB 3.5 X10 256M En… | 10 | $258.00 AUD | $25.8
ST10000VN0008 Seagate Ironwolf NAS 10TB 3.5 256… | 10 | $261.00 AUD | $26.1
ST10000NE0004 Seagate Ironwolf Pro NAS 10TB 3.5… | 10 | $266.00 AUD | $26.6
Seagate ST10000NM001G Exos X16 10TB Enterprise … | 10 | $266.00 AUD | $26.6
SEAGATE Exos 7E10 10TB ST10000NM018B Internal 3… | 10 | $272.00 AUD | $27.2
ST8000NM017B Seagate Exos 7E10 8TB 3.5 256M Ent… | 8 | $218.00 AUD | $27.25
Seagate ST8000VX004 8TB SATA 6.0GB/s 256MB Hard… | 8 | $221.00 AUD | $27.62
Seagate Exos 7E8 8TB 7.2K ST8000NM001A 12Gbps 3… | 8 | $222.00 AUD | $27.75
ST6000NM021A Seagate Exos 7E8 6TB 3.5 256M Ente… | 6 | $175.00 AUD | $29.17
Seagate Barracuda 6TB ST6000DM003 5400RPM 256M … | 6 | $184.00 AUD | $30.67
ST6000NE000 Seagate Ironwolf Pro NAS 6TB 3.5 SA… | 6 | $193.00 AUD | $32.17
ST4000NM000A Seagate Exos 7E8 4TB SATA 3.5" 7.2… | 4 | $145.00 AUD | $36.25
Seagate ST4000NE001 IronWolf Pro NAS 4TB 3.5'' … | 4 | $145.00 AUD | $36.25
Seagate ST4000LM024 Barracuda 4TB 2.5" SATA 540… | 4 | $152.00 AUD | $38.0
Seagate ST4000VN006 IronWolf 4TB 3.5" Internal … | 4 | $152.00 AUD | $38.0
Seagate Starfield Special Edition Game Drive 5T… | 5 | $228.00 AUD | $45.6
ST2000NM000A Seagate Exos 7E8 2TB SATA 3.5" Ent… | 2 | $113.00 AUD | $56.5
Seagate Exos 7E10 ST2000NM017B 2 TB SATA 6Gb/s… | 2 | $115.00 AUD | $57.5
Seagate ST1000NM000A Exos 7E8 1TB 3.5" SATA 2J… | 1 | $103.00 AUD | $103.0
is that based on 'best deal price'? can it also output where that sell price was from?
I think these prices are out of date now?
Once again, the BarraCuda series are only rated to be used 6.5 Hours a day. Potentially unsuitable if you are thinking of throwing this in a server or NAS.
Does this rating includes idle time?
I believe yes, it's power on time which includes everything.
Huh, that means you can't even put this in a pc that you use for work where it's constantly powered on. This feels pretty crap. 6.5 hr write time I can understand but power on time feels pretty crap.
@Knightchampion: Yep it's pretty lame. It seems that this drive is targeted towards 'cold storage' (i.e. unplugged when not in use). Technically the limit is 2400 hours per year.
I'm not really sure how strict Seagate are about this, but I'd hate to threaten my warranty on a $550 drive.
@tanksinatra: Power down when not/on idle, so not really designed as a system drive. But saving files videos may be ok.
Otherwise seems these drives are not fit for purpose.
Shopping Express is matching the older MSY deal at $499. Also eligible for the $50 VISA card. Shipping is coming out at around $12.50.
https://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/seagate-barracuda-24t…
that link is showing up as 549 for me, how do i get the 499 price?
They increased the price
I think you need to buy 2 to be eligible?
Seagate Exos X22 22TB is $770 with $70 gc?
Yeah the T&Cs say that, not mentioned anywhere else, which is really misleading
Barracuda? No Way Jozay
I recently had an Exos X20 20TB fail - luckily ServerpartDeals replaced it
how long did you have it before it failed?
9 months in a DAS with monthly use Was Seagate Recertified with a 12 month SPDeals warranty. Mind you 2x Seagate Exos 22tb Seagate Recertified from SPD have been running nicely with weekly use in a QNAP NAS
So is the Seagate Recertified drives good or bad?
@congo: As above good and bad 22tb exos recertified going strong, 20tb ironwolf pro recertified dead after 9 months I'd go for Exos recertified or Ultra star (2x20Tb Ultrastar recertified by WD in QNAP NAS going strong after 3 years)
@glyptothek: I recently had an Exos X20 20TB fail - MISTAK was an Ironwolf Pro 20TB Recertified which dies after 9 months, now replaced with an Exos 20TB Recertified by SperverPartDeals- luckily ServerpartDeals replaced it
How’s the reliability tho? Heard some horror stories around it.
Of brand new HDD's from reputable brands, Seagate barracuda would be at the bottom of the ranks for reliability.
I got one when it was $499 at MSY.
The T&Cs for the $50 gift card say
"An “Eligible Purchase” is the purchase of at least two (2) units of the same Eligible Product from
an Eligible Reseller"
Which is misleading because there is no mention of having buy 2 anywhere else.
I put a claim in after I got the drive anyway, we'll see if it gets approved
We were told a decade ago in 2015 that in the near future within the next decade we would have 1000TB optical laser plasma flux capacitor storage devices that will cost just $100 and be the size of a single average sized penis in girth and length. Here we are in 2025 and still paying nearly $600 for only 24TB with hard drives still being the size of over 3 average penises in girth.
…1000TB optical laser plasma flux capacitor storage devices…..
They're all being put inside the data centres to capture all OUR data
Don't think any of them vibrate though!
The mechanical drives all vibrates :-P
"hard drives still being the size of over 3 average penises in girth"
Speak for yourself! ;)
is that an IRL girth and length, or the internet size? or the average size of some people's wive's boyfriend's appendage on the internet?
it's more confusing than what counts as a gigabyte! Why can't they just use standard units of measure like how many Libraries of Congress from some country overseas can fit.
Looking for some ironwolf pro 16tb, best I can find is 36.18/tb but I’d nothing close to 2023 pricing of $23.75,
Why has Hard drive prices gone up? Because of AI Cloud?
4K HDR Linux Distro's
Didn't realise there was HDR !
My go-to enterprise-class drive lately has been the Toshiba MG-Series 16TB. They’re easy to source on Amazon, usually around $440 – roughly $27.50 per TB. They run quietly and, anecdotally (and according to what research I’ve seen), seem to be very reliable. You won’t beat this deal for $/TB – it’s an excellent price for a new, locally available drive – though enterprise-grade drives are arguably worth the extra.
I logged in to give this an upvote
Highly recommend looking at least deals for this to get more information… Specially in regards to returns.
Is also suggest waiting for a special if you're looking for more than one.
I've been checking the price if these daily for a month or two waiting to pull the trigger.
Spewing as they dipped a few days ago for a few hours which I missed
$412 is the lowest price these have hit according to the camels. I think I once snagged a “buy 2 and get x% off” deal, but honestly, if you need a drive right now (as is often the case), these are solid value almost all of the time.
They ship out of Amazon UK, and I’ve heard returns are reportedly very straightforward - no-cost and full refund. I haven’t had to test that myself (touch wood), but it’s reassuring to know.
I'm wary of Seagate after losing 2x Barrucuda drives in the past.
I've had better luck with WD NAS drives so far.
Were your 2x BarraCuda drives in a NAS?
BarraCuda was is not meant to be in a NAS
Wouldn't last a year as a cold storage drive let alone one in use. Never had a Barracuda last more than 1-2 years and I've had multiple.
When i was building my first home lab, with my hp microserver, (which would make it about 10 years old) i just grabbed 5x4tb barracudas. I may have lost the first one a few months ago… and that may have only been because i had it ziptied to the case. Im now using that drive in a test server while i wait for 16 tb drive sales. Hence the "may" as its not fully dead… d4op out of the array a couple of times so i replaced it…
just wonder if anyone has successfully claimed the $50 cashback?
submitted the claim but no confirmation email? :(
How many drives did you buy?
I submitted it a couple of weeks ago, only bought one, heard nothing back yet.
Buried in the T&C it mentions having to buy 2 items, the only place I've seen it mentioned
"An “Eligible Purchase” is the purchase of at least two (2) units of the same Eligible Product from
an Eligible Reseller"
I bought 2x 24TB HDDs, submitted 1 form (as the form asked for multiple serial numbers & also how many hard drive were purchased)
up till now I have heard nothing…and the claim date is expiring soon!
Do they have a contact email?
$22.916 per TB
$20.833 per TB with the $50 gift card