New WD 4 TB Black hard drive

"Char Jackson" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:49:23 +1100, "Rod Speed"
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On Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:17:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

New WD 4 TB Black hard drive:

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Desktop-...dp/B00A2IM76K/

Sweet! Now I need a reason to buy one
of these bad boys! Not cheap at $303
though.

Sadly, it doesn't look like HDD prices will *ever* come back down to
where
they were pre-flood.

They already have with the $/TB of the cheapest drives.

When I built my media server a few years ago, I populated it with 15
Samsung
2TB drives. The first 4 were $110 each, the next 4 were $90 each, and the
last 7 were $65 each ($70 with a $5 promo).

Can I get decent 4TB drives for less than about $30/terabyte now? Where?

You aint comparing like with like. Those arent the cheapest $/GB drives.

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Char Jackson said:

On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:49:23 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:



"Char Jackson" wrote in message
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On Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:17:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

New WD 4 TB Black hard drive:

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Desktop-...dp/B00A2IM76K/

Sweet! Now I need a reason to buy one
of these bad boys! Not cheap at $303
though.

Sadly, it doesn't look like HDD prices will *ever* come back down to where
they were pre-flood.

They already have with the $/TB of the cheapest drives.

When I built my media server a few years ago, I populated it with 15 Samsung
2TB drives. The first 4 were $110 each, the next 4 were $90 each, and the
last 7 were $65 each ($70 with a $5 promo).

Can I get decent 4TB drives for less than about $30/terabyte now? Where?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16822148844R gets
you $35/TB, which is reasonably close. If you watch for sales, you'll do
better.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822178338 gives
you a 4TB at $47.50 which beats your first 4 and almost matches the next
4, which is reasonable for the upper end of the capacity spectrum. These
drives will come down as time goes on too, but you always pay a $/GB
premium on the upper end.

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On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:46:19 -0700, DevilsPGD
wrote:

In the last episode of ,
Char Jackson said:

On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:49:23 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:



"Char Jackson" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:17:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

New WD 4 TB Black hard drive:

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Desktop-...dp/B00A2IM76K/

Sweet! Now I need a reason to buy one
of these bad boys! Not cheap at $303
though.

Sadly, it doesn't look like HDD prices will *ever* come back down to where
they were pre-flood.

They already have with the $/TB of the cheapest drives.

When I built my media server a few years ago, I populated it with 15 Samsung
2TB drives. The first 4 were $110 each, the next 4 were $90 each, and the
last 7 were $65 each ($70 with a $5 promo).

Can I get decent 4TB drives for less than about $30/terabyte now? Where?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16822148844R gets
you $35/TB, which is reasonably close. If you watch for sales, you'll do
better.

That one is only 3TB, and it's open box, and it's out of stock, and it's
discontinued.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822178338 gives
you a 4TB at $47.50 which beats your first 4 and almost matches the next
4, which is reasonable for the upper end of the capacity spectrum. These
drives will come down as time goes on too, but you always pay a $/GB
premium on the upper end.

That one, and the earlier comments about external drives being cheaper, got
me looking. I found this one,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178111
which is a 4TB Seagate for $150. Unfortunately, the reviews indicate that
different drives are being delivered in this enclosure. Some report 5900 RPM
while others report 7200 RPM. For me, slower rotational speed and cooler
running would be preferable, but it seems there's a gamble involved.

On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:19:22 -0700, miso wrote:

Can I get decent 4TB drives for less than about $30/terabyte now? Where?


Actually the usb 4TB drives are close to that price. I've seen them for
$150 at Frys. Why the internal drives cost more is the question. No
case, no dongle power supply, no usb interface, yet they cost more?

I'm guessing it might be the same reason that wireless routers cost less
than access points.

DevilsPGD,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822178338 gives
you a 4TB at $47.50

Current promo has the following at $179.....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?
Item=N82E16822178338&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL032913&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL032913-_-
EMC-032913-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22178338-L04D

....good until 4/4/2013

That one, and the earlier comments about external drives being cheaper, got
me looking. I found this one,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178111
which is a 4TB Seagate for $150. Unfortunately, the reviews indicate that
different drives are being delivered in this enclosure. Some report 5900 RPM
while others report 7200 RPM. For me, slower rotational speed and cooler
running would be preferable, but it seems there's a gamble involved.


I have a Seagate 4TB drive about two years old. I recall it having a
terrible review with complaints about overheating. I never had that
problem, but then again, I pealed off the clear plastic Seagate attached
to both side of the drive. ;-)

miso wrote:

I have a Seagate 4TB drive about two years old.

Did 4TB drives exist two years ago? I was under the impression that
they were more recent than that.

Is there a web page that lists the dates that each size of drive
first became available to the general public?
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On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:22:27 -0500, a1pcfixer wrote:

DevilsPGD,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822178338 gives
you a 4TB at $47.50

Current promo has the following at $179.....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-22178338-L04D

...good until 4/4/2013


You posted the same link as above:

His: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822178338
Yours: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822178338

Char,

You posted the same link as above:

No, mine is current AND valid, his is not.

On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:20:05 -0500, a1pcfixer wrote:

Char,

You posted the same link as above:

No, mine is current AND valid, his is not.

Not to belabor the point, but you posted a link to the exact same item.
Compare the URLs and you'll see.