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Western Digital Red Pro 22TB 3.5" NAS Internal Hard Drive - WD221KFGX $608.18 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

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Pretty decent deal so I bought one maybe someone else would be interested: Specs posted to fill If you don't like it meh so what but thought I would post one deal.

Digital storage capacity 22 TB
Hard disk interface Serial ATA-600
Connectivity technology SATA
Brand Western Digital
Special feature Data recovery service
Hard disk form factor 3.5 Inches
Hard disk description Mechanical Hard Disk
Compatible devices NAS Server
Installation type Internal Hard Drive
Colour Red

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  • +2

    $27.3 per TB. Not bad for a large drive.

    • +4

      Hard disk form factor 3.5 Inches

      Doesn't sound that large to me?

      • +13

        3.5" is plenty. Besides, it's all about how you use it

        • +6

          Its dense 😉

        • +4

          3.5” is about doubt the size of my drive

          • +2

            @Skramit: Works better if you mount sideways.

        • +6

          is storing pron the correct usage asking for a friend

          • +4

            @abctoz: You'll need more than just the one drive.

            • +2

              @Munki: I’ll just have to wait for the 69tb version then

      • +5

        Anyone remember Quantum Bigfoot 5.25" drives? If we still had huge drives like that today maybe they could increase capacity?

      • -2

        Must be made in ASIA somewhere

    • It is a good price especially for the largest drive available right now.

  • +16

    Paying ~$15/TB in that insane deal last month ruined all HDD deals for me :(

    • +2
      • +6

        (profanity)! I missed out.

    • Yes, I got the 16TB from that, running nicely in my NAS now.

      • i will never forgive myself for only buying one 16 and not two

    • +1

      One of mine was DoA. Reckon I need to have both replaced to be safe?

    • Same. Nabbed 2 x 20TB for $630. I can't fathom the idea of paying $600+ for a single 22TB.

    • Completely agreed. So happy I nabbed 12x 20TB :)

      • Holy! You got 12 of them?! … I was contemplating up to 8, but certainly didn't have the $4K to drop on them.

        • +1

          glances at 55x 16TB drives

      • I only got 6 x 20TB, wish I had gotten 6 more.

    • I saw that and was very tempted but I didn't have the capital to pay for it at the time (had just brought a Sonos ARC in the recent Good Guys sale) amazing price but couldn't add an extra $300+ to it

    • Looks like Seagate dropped prices (temporarily) to match the Ironwolf sales [Seagate Launches 22TB HDD, Listed for $18 (USD) Per TB]

      Edit: Seagate has announced it's created 5TB platters, so, with 10 of those inside a 3.5" drive, we'll be at 50TB shortly, and aim for 100TB by 2025.

      Is also looking ato 30TB HAMR drives soon this year too : https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/04/21/seagate-30tb-hamr/

  • Still waiting for my two 8TBs to die.

  • i have a mix of 8 & 4TB's in my plex sever….never bit the bullet on anything bigger coz worried of failure - i mean a 1TB is just as likely as a 22TB to fail, given time?

    its getting insane how large these platters add up to now….what a time to be alive!

    • === START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
      Model Family: Western Digital Red
      Device Model: WDC WD20EFRX-68EUZN0

      Power_On_Hours 0x0032 004 004 000 Old_age Always -
      70694

      70694 is ~8 yrs

      I'm not even scared.

      • +7

        Did your illiterate parents never explain about paragraphing?

        • +1

          yes - the wall of text is a highly detailed answer built with bricks of technobabble and computer speak that few of us really, truly understand.

          yes - indeed it is a highly detailed answer …to a question no one asked.

          and yes - i do find myself keen to hear more about his illiterate parents goatfarm though…

      • That is a lot of text.
        Look at Tailscale for a (Free) VPN option, a lot better than site-to-site IMO.

      • +6

        I suggest using ChatGPT to translate:

        I possess a QNAP device with five bays, each housing a 4TB NAS drive. These drives are set up in a RAID 5 configuration to store my media. The NAS is equipped with a 10-gigabit network card that connects to a managed switch (MikroTik) with a 10-gigabit capability. The switch, in turn, is linked to a server I personally assembled. The server boasts 18 cores, 36 threads, 64GB of RAM, and is outfitted with six 2TB SSDs. Operating on a hypervisor (Proxmox), the server runs several virtual machines, including Plex, True NAS, a VPN host, and an ad block/DNS filter. The Plex virtual machine has a folder mounted from the QNAP NAS, while the True NAS utilizes the six SSDs in a RAID 0 configuration.

        To facilitate high-speed file transfers, all three of my PCs are connected to the network via 10-gigabit connections, with PCIe Gen 4 NVMe drives. Consequently, I can copy files from my PCs to the True NAS's SSD RAID at a rate of 1 gigabyte per second. Admittedly, this setup is somewhat excessive, but I find it immensely enjoyable to experiment with.

        For VPN functionality, I employ WireGuard, and I have the WireGuard client installed on my phone, enabling me to access my Plex server via Telstra's 5G network. The latency is tolerable, although my next challenge involves establishing a site-to-site VPN connection with my parents' residence. This would allow me to remotely access their PC, back up my NAS to their NAS, and oversee their IP camera security system. The distance between us is approximately 1,000 km, and the thought of wasting my precious vacation time to resolve technical issues for my tech-illiterate parents is quite frustrating.

        • +1

          Sure, but can it tell me why I'd care?

    • But 2x22tb is going to have a lot less failures than 8x4tb.

      Also. Age is a factor.

      • yes but every time one 4/8tb dies its only a fraction of the cost to replace - or a fraction of the data lost….its a head scratcher, no doubt!

        • +2

          The 2x22 would be a mirror. Absolutely wouldn't be running without redundancy!

          But yeah 22tb is expensive. The 12tbs are pretty decent.

  • Polak?
    Pozdrawiam

    • Dzięki

      • I ja się zatem dołączam do tych pozdrowień

  • The 20TB is a little cheaper per TB at $542.43 https://www.amazon.com.au/Western-Digital-20TB-Internal-Driv…
    and the 18TB is cheaper per TB than the 20TB at $460.24 + $20 shipping, but both of these get an extra 5% off if you buy 2 which brings the price down more. You can get 2 of the 18TB and stay under the $1000 GST cap. The 16TB is cheaper too.

    • for me its more capacity per port with low price per gb (the two together) at this price I'm satisfied in current climate

  • Anyone's orders coming in as a crazy long ETA? ORdered few days ago and the ETA is not for another 2 months.. are they making my HDD by hand

    • got mine a week ago

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