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2x Seagate Ironwolf Pro 16TB 3.5" CMR NAS Hard Drives - $922.27 Delivered ($461.14ea) @ Amazon US via AU

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2x Seagate Ironwolf Pro 16TB 3.5" CMR NAS Hard Drives - $922.27 Delivered ($461.14ea) @ Amazon US via AUAffiliate
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jonathonsunshine on 03/07/2022 - 16:45 amazon.com.au (1061 clicks)
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EDIT: The Discount has decreased to 6% so I've updated all the costs through this deal.

So the singlular price is $490 which I believe is a historic low in itself but currently if you buy 2, you get 6% off.

If you're buying a 16TB drive in the first place, then maybe there is actually a good chance that you DO want more than one.

*Edit: The discount DOES work if you try to buy three or more but I got slammed with a $207 import fee deposit.

When I Tried to Order 3
Items: $1,471.71
Delivery: $0.00
Import Fees Deposit: $208.77
Total: $1,680.48
Promotion(s) Applied: -$88.30
Order Total: $1,592.18

When I ordered just 2
Items: $981.14
Delivery: $0.00
Total: $981.14
Promotion(s) Applied: -$58.87
Order Total: $922.27

I wonder if unRaid ever goes on sale…

Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6GB/S 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for Raid Network Attached Storage, Data Recovery Rescue Service (ST16000NE000)

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  • Namidairo on 03/07/2022 - 16:51
    +2

    I wonder if unRaid ever goes on sale…

    There's literally a sale on right now?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/707915

    Although I'd rather TrueNAS just because I think that USB licensing for the OS of your storage server is insanity, even if you can generate new USB licenses.

    • jonathonsunshine on 03/07/2022 - 16:57

      I'm interested in unRaid because it allows you to have individual drives plus a separate parity drive.

      I'm not an expert but my vague understanding is that TrueNAS only supports standard RAID. I might be thinking of FreeNAS though. I know a fair few people who are using unRaid though and it seems well documented. Now that I have a bunch of 16TB HDD on the way, I will have to do some real research though.

      • Namidairo on 03/07/2022 - 17:10

        I'm not an expert but my vague understanding is that TrueNAS only supports standard RAID. I might be thinking of FreeNAS though.

        Yeah I don't think ZFS does distinct parity drives. It'll stripe it across the drives.

        I know a fair few people who are using unRaid though and it seems well documented.

        Likewise. You are paying for a product and support, so one would hope that it is.

        Now that I have a bunch of 16TB HDD on the way, I will have to do some real research though.

        I think unraids use of btrfs would be more flexible in the addition of drives, if you buying a couple here and adding a couple later etc.

        Either way, encrypted offsite backup for the important bits, which is fairly easy to setup on either.

    • jonathonsunshine on 03/07/2022 - 17:19
      +1

      Also, I need a license for the first time, not an upgrade. I'm thinking Basic won't cut it (6 drives) but if I ever need more than 12 drives (PLUS Version) then I need to rethink my life….

    • solidussnake on 03/07/2022 - 17:23

      That's to upgrade it to pro..

      • Namidairo on 03/07/2022 - 17:45

        I think buying Basic then upgrading with the code might be about 15USD cheaper than buying Pro outright? I wonder if there are any restrictions around that.

        shrug

        • Trance N Dance on 03/07/2022 - 21:36

          No restrictions from what I can tell in the promo. And yes it'll be cheaper to buy the basic and then upgrade with this promo.

    • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2022 - 17:41

      As someone currently running TrueNAS with a seperate xcp-ng set up. Unraid is way way simpler and easier to just set up for a small home all in one server. I switched more because i wanted to learn more and get closer to enterprise experience but for your average user who just wants plex, nextcloud, reverse proxy etc unriad is a very solid option.

      • Aarent on 03/07/2022 - 19:55

        This is correct, TBH, i was sick of my unraid's instability, it kept locking up. I never used unraid anymore than to run those types of services, while having my data mapped to it via shares from a synology NAS.

        i'm glad truenas SCALE finally came out, i wanted a solid zfs alternative with docker. My main data is on that now and still shared to the unraid box. I'm hoping to fix stability issues in my unraid setup with ecc ram i ordered.

  • Watanabe1995 on 03/07/2022 - 17:09
    +1

    16TB $912.46?

    • jonathonsunshine on 03/07/2022 - 17:10

      Two 16TB HDD's for $912.46

      • Master Bates on 03/07/2022 - 17:11

        Title could be clearer, put ‘2x’ at the front rather than the word ‘two’.

        • jonathonsunshine on 03/07/2022 - 17:13

          Mod's have already doctored the title so I'm not about to go changing it now. My original title was Seagate Ironwolf Pro 16TB 3.5" CMR NAS Hard Drive $456.23 (for 2 or More)

          • Master Bates on 03/07/2022 - 17:13
            +10

            @jonathonsunshine: Well, note to the mods, your edit is clear as mud

            • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2022 - 17:43
              -3

              @Master Bates: I've speaking english for a while now, and it was perfectly clear to me.

              • Master Bates on 03/07/2022 - 18:06
                +6

                @[Deactivated]: Good for you fella.

                I’m not having a go at the OP, I’m just trying to help. Watanabe1995 was struggling and my proposal would make it clearer.

                This is what I would have written:

                2x Seagate Ironwolf Pro 16TB 3.5" CMR NAS Hard Drives for $912.46 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

                • [Deactivated] on 04/07/2022 - 00:22
                  -2

                  @Master Bates: Good for you fella.

                  • Master Bates on 04/07/2022 - 00:31
                    +2

                    @[Deactivated]: Whilst school is in session, your sentence would make more sense if you wrote it as follows:

                    I've been speaking English for a while now, and it was perfectly clear to me.

  • Daabido on 03/07/2022 - 17:11
    +8

    One step closer to caching the internet.

    Not really a deal. Apple will sell you 1TB for a little less ;-)

  • Beyond on 03/07/2022 - 17:25

    Tempting… But HDD storage is growing and I imagine 20TB and 30TBs will be more mainstream.

  • NotADuck on 03/07/2022 - 17:37

    I got a x18 16TB drive for $550 a week ago and it"@ AU stock which I'd say is a better deal, especially if you only want the one.

    • buzurk on 03/07/2022 - 17:49

      Where from, Im in the market, looking for well priced local stock!!

      If i was to order these and want to avoid the import stuff do you order 2 at a time (looking for 6, so 3 orders)

      • NotADuck on 03/07/2022 - 17:55

        Device deal, only took a few days to arrive and runs great. Super fast for a mechanical drive which is great because I'm using it to store footage. It's pretty much their top end drives above the Iron Wolf.

      • jonathonsunshine on 03/07/2022 - 18:02

        I'm not sure how it works. I'd be concerned that if customs sees your three deliveries come in at the same time, they might nail you.

        • Tacooo on 03/07/2022 - 18:36

          You're assuming that the same customs agent sees all packages, remembers the names from all of them, and also gives a shit.

          • jonathonsunshine on 03/07/2022 - 18:46

            @Tacooo: And we're both assuming Amazon won't just put all three deliveries in one box ¯I_(ツ)_/¯

      • hamwhisperer on 03/07/2022 - 18:05
        +1

        I just ordered 8x16TB Refurbs from Amazon, total price, should be about $345 each, to my door.
        They do have warranty.

        I did have to split to 3 at a time to try and avoid the stupid import stuff, we'll see how it pans out.

  • macmanluke on 03/07/2022 - 18:13

    Tempting but knowing amazon they will come loose in a box banging around on each other

    • hamwhisperer on 03/07/2022 - 18:13

      This is an absoloute concern, yes, Iv'e heard some real horror stories, we'll see what happens.

    • jonathonsunshine on 03/07/2022 - 18:13

      :O

      • hamwhisperer on 03/07/2022 - 18:21

        Yeah it varies a lot, sometimes they throw the hard drives in a cardboard box with the bare minimum of protection and they keeeeeep on doing it.

        We'll see how it goes.

    • schquid on 03/07/2022 - 18:53
      +2

      Going by my last few orders from Amazon… yup. They'll throw them in an oversized box (min 2x the volume required) and drape a piece of that brown paper filler stuff over the top before, shoddily, taping it shut.

      • hamwhisperer on 03/07/2022 - 21:49

        Sounds like a smart thing to do with 2600 dollars of hard drives :(

    • bdl on 03/07/2022 - 21:03

      and then you'll have a baby HD in 9 months time

    • jonathonsunshine on 14/07/2022 - 13:56

      HDD came in special double walled cardboard box, like eggs in an egg carton, inside another egg carton so that was all good.

      On the downside, I have a terrible feeling that DragonFly, on the Australian leg of their journey dropped them on to my drive way from over the top of our 5 foot fence…

  • vrsac on 03/07/2022 - 18:22

    Does anyone know what the warranty is for the drive when purchased via Amazon? If purchased in Australia, this drive comes with a 5 year warranty.

    • psyphon11 on 03/07/2022 - 18:29
      +1

      If you check segates warranty page their official wording is that the warranty resides in the country you purchase from. Because you are importing via the amazon site, it is technically a purchase from the US. YMMV though.

      • Tacooo on 03/07/2022 - 18:39
        +1

        Don't think that's right. You're purchasing from Amazon AU via an AU domain. Regardless of where it's being sourced from, you're still purchasing it within Australia, from an Australian site, paying in Australian dollars.

        • vrsac on 03/07/2022 - 18:54
          +1

          Have you confirmed this with Seagate? I wonder if Amazon invoice would show Australia on the invoice for this deal? I wouldn't mind having a full 5 year warranty. It's a lot of money to spend for a device not knowing if it's covered with a warranty.

          edit: checked my past orders with Amazon. I bought WD Elements via Amazon UK. Invoice shows that it was purchased from:
          UK to AU Global Store
          1 Principal Place, Worship Street
          London, EC2A 2FA
          GB

          I'm guessing that Invoice for this deal would show that it was purchased from Amazon US.

        • pkjames on 03/07/2022 - 19:02
          +1

          Good luck arguing

        • psyphon11 on 03/07/2022 - 19:15

          The invoice you get issued is from the US even though it shows AUD. Seagate will honor the warranty, but you will have to ship back to amazon US if there is a fault. I have completed this process before.

          • Tacooo on 03/07/2022 - 19:21

            @psyphon11: If you gotta ship it to Amazon then they'd be paying shipping right?

            • psyphon11 on 03/07/2022 - 19:50

              @Tacooo: It was when I did it a few years ago. You just have to make sure you follow the manufacture warranty claim process. Once they advise to send it in, then you contact amazon support. It can take anywhere from a few weeks to a month or two.

          • vrsac on 03/07/2022 - 20:07

            @psyphon11: would Amazon do this with free shipping in say 4 years in case drive fails? Now, that would be unreal!

            • psyphon11 on 03/07/2022 - 20:43

              @vrsac: That would be at amazons discretion. I would say within the 2 year window is ok as that's within our consumer rights. I wouldn't bet on anything longer than that.

        • killingtime on 04/07/2022 - 11:42
          -1

          Will you go to small claims over a hard drive to prove all this?

  • javawoo on 03/07/2022 - 21:28

    Is this only for NAS? or you can use in normal PC?

    • vrsac on 03/07/2022 - 22:00

      you can use it in a PC of course. However, it's been designed with a NAS in mind (e.g. less susceptible to vibration).

      • javawoo on 04/07/2022 - 02:02
        -1

        less susceptible to vibration? then it means no problem to be used in PC and even better?

        • vrsac on 04/07/2022 - 10:29

          yes. Also, much longer MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) than desktop drives, meaning should last much longer.

          • stephendt on 04/07/2022 - 12:08

            @vrsac: You say that but backblaze have proven that there is a pretty minor difference, if any.

            • Nom on 04/07/2022 - 14:39

              @stephendt: It's irrelevant anyway - all drives fail eventually. You need exactly the same backup strategy no matter whether your MTBFs are extremely short or extremely long.

  • vorno on 04/07/2022 - 17:26

    The 12TB drives have a similar deal, buy 2 and save 6%. I’m very tempted but maybe will hold off

    $376.10 each
    $752.20 sub total
    $45.13 disc
    ——————
    $707.07 total
    ($29.46/TB)

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