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ejolson Does Seagate still manufacture these old 8TB SMR drives or is this old new stock? Reply
MG1103 Sad. In the review you linked to from 2023 says it retailed for $99 at the time. Now it's $250 for a 5400 RPM drive that you gave a 2 out of 5 stars rating. Reply
GoldenBullet I think the used Market might be fine for hard drives, there's there's no shortage there. eBay or Kijiji or similar. I think on black Friday last year I got 24 or 26 tb for 350 cad, so not much more than the sale price of this 8tb. Reply
USAFRet GoldenBullet said: I think the used Market might be fine for hard drives, there's there's no shortage there. eBay or Kijiji or similar. I think on black Friday last year I got 24 or 26 tb for 350 cad, so not much more than the sale price of this 8tb. Used drives? I'll pass, unless they are down in the $5-$10 range, no. You have no warranty. Reply
fatalshot808 USAFRet said: Used drives? I'll pass, unless they are down in the $5-$10 range, no. You have no warranty. Come on, live a little. You have to live on the edge! Reply
Cmdr_Scotty Why on earth would I spend $250 on a single 5400 rpm drive when I could get almost three 7200 rpm 4tb SAS drives for the same price? Reply
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