Western Digital 18TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD181KRYZ
30/1 update: small price increase to $621.89.
Stumbled across this while comparing to the WD Red Pro and it seems comparable to previous deals for those who want the advantages of gold.
The 'Buy 2, save 5%' is a trap for anything over $500 as it means you exceed the import duty threshold at checkout and in the case of 18TB Gold add $189.40 to the total.
A few data points to compare with.
Buy 2 | Model | Price AUD | AUD/TB |
---|---|---|---|
X | 16TB Red Pro | 841.55 | 26.30 |
16TB Red Pro | 442.92 | 27.68 | |
18TB Red Pro | 553.65 | 30.76 | |
18TB Gold | 615.39 | 34.19 | |
16TB Gold | 616.93 | 38.56 |
Personally i'm waiting for the Red Pro to go below 500 and then pull the trigger on the buy 2 and save.
Also from my experience the the Gold can be a bit noisy and wouldn't recommend for living spaces.
Whats the reliability of shipping quality from US to AUS, if i buy 2 drives are they gping to ship them loose (like most amazon packets) or do they pack them properly with bubble wrap?