low priced HDD models

edited February 2022 in Requests

Hello everyone , I'm looking for some cheap HDDs at least 12 TB per HDD sata is preferable but sas is also good. I want to make them a storage node as big as possible , so I'm waiting for some model recommendations.

for working on p440ar / P420 raid controller

I'm generally interested in refurbished ones, I'm waiting for some model recommendations.

Regards ,
Calin

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  • havochavoc OGContent Writer

    Have a look at the datahoarder subreddit...they're constantly looking at this question

  • cybertechcybertech OGBenchmark King

    @cociu should have many

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    I bench YABS 24/7/365 unless it's a leap year.

  • @cybertech said:
    @cociu should have many

    They have warnings.

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  • Stay away from refurbs jeez.

  • @willie said:
    Stay away from refurbs jeez.

    But why? It's gonna be only some customer data on it
    Nothing of personal value

  • Go quickly grab some from cociu's dc. You might as well have that customer database copy you wanted.

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  • WD shucks for SATA: https://shucks.top/
    Used SAS, lower capacity but cheaper per TB: https://bitdeals.tech/

    Thanked by (1)retrotech
  • The new Toshiba "enterprise capacity" drives are incredibly cheap and (i bought a couple) they work very well

  • havochavoc OGContent Writer

    @willie said:
    Stay away from refurbs jeez.

    If you're gonna RAID it anyway then it might not be a bad play?

  • @seanho said:
    WD shucks for SATA: https://shucks.top/
    Used SAS, lower capacity but cheaper per TB: https://bitdeals.tech/

    If you shuck, don't forget to scan for errors before removing the case!

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  • @havoc said:

    @willie said:
    Stay away from refurbs jeez.

    If you're gonna RAID it anyway then it might not be a bad play?

    If you buy refurbs, buy them in batches and expect a 30-60% failure rate, so buy 2x more than you need immediately, and be prepared for failures out of the gate-1 yr after purchase. It's a gamble for sure but if you have solid backups elsewhere and are OK with downtime during restoration, it's a reasonable option to keep the prices cheap.

    Cheap dedis are my drug, and I'm too far gone to turn back.

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