Seagate BarraCuda ST8000DM004 3.5" 8TB 256MB 5400RPM HDD $195 + Postage (Free VIC/WA C&C) @ PLE Computers

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CrazyBargainCatcher on 01/12/2021 - 18:57 ple.com.au (360 clicks)
Last edited 08/12/2021 - 15:01 by 2 other users

Historical Low without ebay plus for this drive? Maybe. Great deal. Keep in mind it is the slower type of HDD SMR or CMR. I forgot.

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  [Deactivated] on 01/12/2021 - 19:15

  +4

  https://www.seagate.com/au/en/internal-hard-drives/cmr-smr-l…

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  Chkami58 on 01/12/2021 - 19:29

  So this is SMR?

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    Skitza on 01/12/2021 - 21:20

    +3

    Yes. Most people want CMR drives, not SMR.

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  mhecker on 01/12/2021 - 20:41

  $190 at PCByte: https://www.pcbyte.com.au/p/seagate-barracuda-3-5-8tb-sata-i…

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    CrazyBargainCatcher on 02/12/2021 - 09:16

    Fair, but if you have a local PLE, this would end up being cheaper.

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  bryanYan on 01/12/2021 - 20:52

  +2

  $196 shipped with ebay plus
  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/333607662673?epid=5035118948

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    jmadden91 on 02/12/2021 - 09:00

    $245-36.75=$208.25?

    What coupon are you using to get $196?

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      jaymzrsa on 02/12/2021 - 09:12

      +1

      PLBF20 gives you $196

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    CrazyBargainCatcher on 02/12/2021 - 09:16

    Please read the description

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  McOzbargainer on 02/12/2021 - 09:19

  Good for nas?

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    thedean on 02/12/2021 - 09:44

    +1

    No. Smr drives are not suitable for striped array.

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      gadgetguy on 02/12/2021 - 17:30

      Meh, been using 8 of these in my NAS for 4 years, 24/7.

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        thedean on 02/12/2021 - 17:34

        I don't think seagate barracudas of that high capacity were smr back then. In fact they didn't even start shipping them to aus until 2014.
        So it's likely your experience is anecdotal and not related.

        In any case, the issue is the rebuild times with smr drives. A parity rebuild is likely to fail or take weeks compared to CMR technology. Which means running any sort of raid is pointless because the redundancy doesn't work.

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          gadgetguy on 02/12/2021 - 17:39

          +1

          @thedean: It's the exact same model - they don't change storage technology and not change the model.

          Believe what you want but I bought them to populate my DS1817+ (2017 model).

          My "experience" is first hand. What is yours?

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            thedean on 02/12/2021 - 18:01

            @gadgetguy: Apologies, I misread 4 years for 8.
            They are fine until you need to do a resilver.

            https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/06/western-digitals-smr…

            https://www.servethehome.com/wd-red-smr-vs-cmr-tested-avoid-…