Can you elaborate a bit more on the "click of death"? Is it easy to hear it or do we have to run some sort of stress test to get the clicking sound?
[DEAD] WD reds 4/8TB $90/$200 via shucking - update, 8TB reds now $180, 4TB deal looks dead.
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Click of death - Wikipedia
Basically it means you've got a dead drive, if not a catastrophically failed one, if you're hearing it.
I have an unfortunate need for one LEBJRCK (128mb cache) 8TB Easystore. It has to be this model as the drive circuit board is specific. I had a short circuit situation on an array and my drives are not spinning up.
If someone has one of these drives for sale new in box, I'd like to buy it from you or trade a new in box MGBJRCK (256mb cache) for it.
If someone has one of these drives for sale new in box, I'd like to buy it from you or trade a new in box MGBJRCK (256mb cache) for it.
You can send them using another email forwarder.Anyone have any experience with using Borderlinx to order from BestBuy? Looks like their concierge service doesn't allow it.... Been waiting for these to drop, only to find out I'll probably won't be able to order them(I'm from Belgium BTW)
Purchased eight 8TB Thailands today in San Diego. Don't have much reason to not want the Chinese model but I like consistency.
First store in San Diego had 7 Thailands and 10 Chinas. The sales guy was very helpful (some of the Thailands were in the back). He rung me up for the seven but when he called a manager over to do the bestbuy.com price match the manager only allowed 2 to be sold.
Second store very helpful guy again, got 3 Thailands from the back and said he was told that was the limit.
Third store again helpful, got 3 Thailands from the back and I paid at the front register. I didn't ask what the limit was here since I only needed 3.
Time for some shucking and testing!
First store in San Diego had 7 Thailands and 10 Chinas. The sales guy was very helpful (some of the Thailands were in the back). He rung me up for the seven but when he called a manager over to do the bestbuy.com price match the manager only allowed 2 to be sold.
Second store very helpful guy again, got 3 Thailands from the back and said he was told that was the limit.
Third store again helpful, got 3 Thailands from the back and I paid at the front register. I didn't ask what the limit was here since I only needed 3.
Time for some shucking and testing!
You would want the China ones over the Thai ones?
Thailand ones are 256MB cache, China are 126MB cache.
He's referring to that last sentence: first test then shuck, not the other way around.
Isn't there import tax to consider? Thanks for the breakdown btw, very useful!
Ahh good catch. I need to get a bit more coffee in me
I tested all mine and am starting to shuck. These are much easier to shuck than the 2.5" 4TB ones were.
Yes you are correct. It was €70 extra. A week after fedex delivered it(took 2 days from nevada to NL) I got a letter saying I need to pay €70
. So add another €70 to that total.Thanks for the confirmation. Its still good value but not quite enough to make me pull the trigger, which is probably a good thingYes you are correct. It was €70 extra. A week after fedex delivered it(took 2 days from nevada to NL) I got a letter saying I need to pay €70