Marc G Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Seagate 8TB Expansion STEB8000100 I just paid $199 from B&H and it's pre-clearing as I type (and as I go through my day, then sleep, then enjoy my Saturday and then... sorry, i digress) but this is obviously even better. 2 Quote Link to comment
BRiT Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 This is the archival drive model, right? Quote Link to comment
Harro Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 13 minutes ago, BRiT said: This is the archival drive model, right? Yes it has the 8TB archive drive in it. Just bought 6 at 189 and thought that was a great price. Now at 179, thinking I may need a few more. Quote Link to comment
c3 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 What model/version are you finding inside? Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I think this is the cheapest storage we've ever seen. I too have bought several of these external case versions and they have all precleared perfectly. This type of rapid price reductions tend to preceed models being phased out. We'll see. 4 minutes ago, c3 said: What model/version are you finding inside? ST8000AS0002 1 Quote Link to comment
Harro Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 9 minutes ago, bjp999 said: I think this is the cheapest storage we've ever seen. I too have bought several of these external case versions and they have all precleared perfectly. This type of rapid price reductions tend to preceed models being phased out. We'll see. ST8000AS0002 I have no problem with phasing them out at long as I can get my share first at this price. Quote Link to comment
keland44 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 nice thanks I just picked up three Quote Link to comment
DoeBoye Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) SHIPS TO CANADA!! Looks like this ships North of the border as well. According to Amazon, it's roughly CDN$285 INCLUDING tax, import, shipping. That works out to around CDN$250 before tax, which is pretty darn cheap... Are we sure this doesn't have one of those new fangled usb-controller onboard drives inside? Thanks for the heads up! [EDIT] After posting that, just for kicks, I checked amazon.ca, and they have it for $260... For an extra $10, might be worth buying from them and avoiding the cross border stuff... Edited March 31, 2017 by DoeBoye Quote Link to comment
aptalca Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 How are these as parity drives? Are they too slow to cause bottlenecks for writes? Quote Link to comment
tr0910 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) There was a very long and involved thread when they were first released and the drives even in parity service on unRaid were quite good. We just need to be certain that there hasn't been any new information that invalidates this. I will be grabbing a few for testing... Goodby 3tb drives.... B&H is still at 189? Amazon collects 9% tax from me. Let's see if B&H matches... Edited March 31, 2017 by tr0910 Quote Link to comment
Harro Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 19 minutes ago, aptalca said: How are these as parity drives? Are they too slow to cause bottlenecks for writes? Here is a drive test I did 1 Quote Link to comment
aptalca Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Here is a drive test I did Excellent. Thanks Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 6 hours ago, tr0910 said: B&H is still at 189? Amazon collects 9% tax from me. Let's see if B&H matches... Any luck? Quote Link to comment
tr0910 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 The Sabbath had already started. I couldn't reach them. They take these things seriously. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 On 4/1/2017 at 0:25 AM, tr0910 said: The Sabbath had already started. I couldn't reach them. They take these things seriously. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk Well - B&H credited back the difference between my purchase price and the current price. I asked about matching the Amazon price, but the Amazon price was already back up to $189! Quote Link to comment
tr0910 Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 By chat or email?Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
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