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Seagate 16TB HDD Exos X16 7200 RPM 512e/4kn SATA 6GB/s 256MB $635.08 (Free Delivery with Prime) @ Amazon US via Amazon AU

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LCannix on 19/01/2020 - 22:15 amazon.com.au (879 clicks)
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EDIT: Amazon AU just lowered their prices to be in-line with amazon US. Since prime works here, it works out about $5 cheaper. Especially if you use shopback and there's also the ability to use amazon au gift cards (but not promotional credit).

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It does work out cheaper than the other deal through amazon AU, I just bought two of these bad boys. If you're buying more than one be sure to order separately or you'll end up spending more due to import fees on-top of GST.

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  • jv on 19/01/2020 - 22:18
    +3

    How many Linux ISOs will one of these hold?

    • boxycelery on 19/01/2020 - 22:33
      +10

      Depends on the distro, Tiny Core? About a million.

      • Cannix on 19/01/2020 - 22:54
        +3

        Not sure if you get the reference. People often joke about "linux iso's" when referring to pirated material. It's a long running joke that people buy all these huge hard-drives to store Linux ISO's.

        • Viospeed on 20/01/2020 - 11:53
          +12

          I believe he was counter trolling with sarcasm.

    • AussieGargain on 19/01/2020 - 22:37
      +4

      One of these will hold jv load of Linux ISOs .

    • Mechz on 19/01/2020 - 22:43

      16000 of them if they're 1gb each and you don't accout for the 'conversion rate loss' which will give you a usable space of less than 15tb for this '16tb'drive.

    • Cannix on 19/01/2020 - 22:53
      +9

      Enough for a little while, those 4k Linux ISO's take up a lot of space!

      • boomramada on 20/01/2020 - 00:10
        -2

        Why you need to backup the internet? Your 4K will be obsolete by 8K in few years.

        • Vinodra on 20/01/2020 - 00:18
          +4

          What does this have to do with… anything? So because 8k media will be avaliable in the future, you shouldnt use 4k?

          • jv on 20/01/2020 - 01:11
            +3

            @Vinodra:

            So because 8k media will be available in the future, you shouldnt use 4k?

            I remember the same argument when DVDs starting replacing VHS tapes…

          • boomramada on 20/01/2020 - 08:39

            @Vinodra: What I'm saying that you don't need to download the movie then backup and catalogue your collection.
            Just watch the fricken movie and delete it.

        • Cannix on 20/01/2020 - 00:24
          +4

          You're making a lot of assumptions there. First of all, a lot of content that was produced at 4k will not get new 8k re-releases. There's a lot of content still stuck on other low-definition sources on DVD's, VHS or 1080p Blu-Rays. You're very mistaken if you think everything will get 8k re-releases. So no, it won't become obsolete because it will still be the best quality available for most content for the forseeable future. Yes, new shows will adopt 8k, but old content will not. Besides, this has nothing to do with anything related to buying a big hard-drive.

          • boomramada on 20/01/2020 - 08:53
            -5

            @Cannix: So who you saving for? your kids? by then it be outdated for 16K contents.
            -Movies get outdated
            -Special effects get out dated
            -Quality get crappy.

            Just try to watch Titanic in 2020? Not the digitally remastered version.

            • theonewithin on 20/01/2020 - 13:56
              +4

              @boomramada: @boomramada

              You clearly have NFI how film works…

              Have you not wondered how they re-release all these old movies at 4K?

              Why does it look so good?

              Because that old 35mm film has a higher quality than 4K!

              Nothing to do with being "digitally remastered".

              A good example is Star Trek Next Gen Vs voyager.

              NG was recorded to film.

              Voyager was recorded to tape.

              NG is available in 4k. Voyager is not.

              • [Deactivated] on 20/01/2020 - 14:36

                @theonewithin: Have you ever wondered why in so many modern movies it makes zero difference? It's because modern CGI is all rendered in 1080p, and it's all blurry anyway. So all the biggest blockbusters where it's actually a spectacle and that you'd want to see it in 8k all your effects are done in a res 4x smaller anyway.

                On the other hand you watch a restoration of say, Barry Lyndon and you'll notice a difference.

            • havebeerbelywillsumo on 20/01/2020 - 14:20

              @boomramada: ………….and no idea re movies in general

              "movies get outdated" sheesh, a lot do yes, but far far from all.

              You do know there are movies older than 1995 don't you? Just wondering.

          • Shaun Prawn on 21/01/2020 - 16:23

            @Cannix: Pretty sure everything that was filmed on actual film can be rescanned at whatever resolution possible. Film does not have a resolution as such, no individual pixels like digitally recorded content.

            • Cannix on 24/01/2020 - 19:14
              +1

              @Shaun Prawn: Depends on the film used. 35mm can be put on a 4k blu-ray, but 8k is a stretch. 18mm barely even benefits from 1080p compared to 720p, some encoders will downscale their encodes of movies that used 18mm because it looks comparable. I've done comparisons myself with vapoursynth on BDMV's of movies that use 18mm film and the difference is almost impossible to see even when zooming in.

    • umexcuseme on 20/01/2020 - 01:10

      Where we're going, we won't need Linux ISOs.

  • nfr on 19/01/2020 - 22:37
    +1

    Custom duty if 2?

    • [Deactivated] on 19/01/2020 - 22:47

      Odd there customs duty on electrical? I think it's just gst

    • CacheHunter on 19/01/2020 - 22:52

      Low value GST if <$1k, customs duty equal to GST for o/s purchases >$1k. Same amount, but could be some paperwork to collect >$1k parcel?
      Presumably you could use separate orders if it matters.

      • Cannix on 19/01/2020 - 23:23

        It's cheaper to buy them separately as well if you're buying more than one, roughly $70 cheaper for two. And in some ways it's safer in terms of you can only lose one parcel. But then you're also more likely to lose one.

  • Stinge Master on 19/01/2020 - 22:40
    +5

    16TB? Calm down

    • P.Sherman on 20/01/2020 - 19:51
      +1

      /r/DataHoarder flex

  • Whisper Quiet on 19/01/2020 - 22:54
    +1

    A few reviews of this being OEM drives so won't be able to register this for warranty with Seagate. Since its from Amazon US it should be fine. I've had them refund me on a power supply after 3 years when it's failed. Including reimbursing me money for shipping it back.

    • Cannix on 19/01/2020 - 22:55
      +1

      You can change seller to Amazon US official, the price is only a few cents more than Sabre PC, but the shipping takes a lot longer. I was on the fence but went with SabrePC personally.

  • Cannix on 19/01/2020 - 23:04

    Warning if you're buying two there is an import fee of around $80 on-top of the GST. I just got around that by making two seperate orders, one through SabrePC and another through Amazon US. You could probably just do two seperate orders from the same seller as well. Anyway, it worked out to $1318 instead of $1387. You spend a bit more on having to post two items but its still far cheaper than buying two.

    • justtoreply on 19/01/2020 - 23:10

      Wtf is an import fee (Since its not gst).

      • Cannix on 19/01/2020 - 23:20
        +1

        I'm assuming it's because you're importing goods worth over $1000. You can see comparison here. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/485204327800242177/66… https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/485204327800242177/66… So yeah, order separately if you want more than 1.

        • justtoreply on 19/01/2020 - 23:25

          Well then it's just gst which i thought they charged on all purchases anyway?

          That trick will work on their marketplace, frankly two orders from the same seller probably would too, but Australian law says you are still liable, it used to be the aggregate of overseas purchases within 30 days to be < $1k iirc. Not sure what it is now.

          Likelihood of being assessed may be low. Anyway, thought you should know.

          • Cannix on 19/01/2020 - 23:57
            +1

            @justtoreply: Look at the images, both have GST, but only the order with two has the import fee.

  • congo on 20/01/2020 - 00:57

    Is it $573 AUD or $652.30 AUD?
    Edit: It is $445 USD after GST.

    It would be better to buy from Amazon.com.au and get some cashback?

  • Damonator84 on 20/01/2020 - 01:44

    If you have AU Prime, how can you use that via US site?

    • Hybroid on 20/01/2020 - 01:45

      You can't. While your login account can be used on both, Prime status doesn't transfer over.

      • Damonator84 on 20/01/2020 - 01:48

        :( Ah another $40 i may as well purchase via the AU site.

        • Whisper Quiet on 20/01/2020 - 12:50

          If you got Shopback it might work out better overall buying from Amazon AU. Think it's $20 cashback. If you don't mind waiting for around 3 months…

  • Click_It on 20/01/2020 - 13:03
    -1

    Not a fan of Seagate, time and time again when I give them another go their drives fail.

    That said, these might be the only Seagate's I would buy. Enterprise grade might have the added reliability. Awesome price and 5 year warranty seals the deal.

  • Omarko on 20/01/2020 - 14:14

    bummer, only have few of the 8TB version in stock … at that price is a steal, works out to be $250 per drive …

    • jongyrocka on 20/01/2020 - 17:48

      are you sure? I think it works out to be $310/Drive..not sure where I went wrong, but I can't get around paying the GST

  • congo on 20/01/2020 - 14:47

    $635 on Amazon.com.au

    • Whisper Quiet on 20/01/2020 - 15:36

      Showing $639.93 for me

    • Cannix on 20/01/2020 - 19:26
      -1

      That's without delivery. It does allow for prime now though.. says $639.93 now as well. + $14.31 Delivery. So, 654 delivered, or 646,92 if you include prime monthly sign up. Seems like the price on au page went down overnight, maybe they realized people were ordering from US site and adjusted prices accordingly. I've edited the OP, to indicate that the other deal is now cheaper.

      • Whisper Quiet on 21/01/2020 - 07:51
        -1

        I assumed everybody has prime. Basically the best deal for subscription service at $5 per month.

        • Cannix on 24/01/2020 - 19:06

          It's $7 a month. But, amazon tend not to have good prices on a lot of things on the au store. And i don't think it's fair not to factor the prime cost into it.

        • Cannix on 25/01/2020 - 21:19

          I just realized moderators and admins edited my post back to AU. Idk why, when there was already another post for the au store. Now it's like i stole the other deal post :/

  • Shwayne on 20/01/2020 - 15:56

    What's the odds of an unrecoverable read error before reading the entire volume once?

    • Cluster on 20/01/2020 - 16:58
      +1

      10e15 read errors per bits read, or one read error every 125Tb. So after reading the drive just over 8 times over you can expect an error. In real world use you're likely to see errors much less often.

  • DeviousDan on 23/01/2020 - 10:06

    Why are these so cheap? They are going for $1100 on most hardware shops.

    • Whisper Quiet on 24/01/2020 - 14:02

      It depends on American prices which have dropped at the moment for this model. So it's just converted to AU dollars. I expect it to go back up again in a few weeks.

    • congo on 30/01/2020 - 17:56

      Ozzie tax…

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