Even for re-certified, they are too cheap which is why I will check them out when they arrive and report back
Could very well be the case. Good to point that out.
Warning! This "deal" reeks of being some sort of scam! I will report back my findings when they arrive, but if you jump on this, do so under your own risk!
First off, the drives are being sold as new for an extremely low price. They are listed as coming from China, but are being sold for...
This seller instantly accepted my offer for 1 of these at $350 so may even accept lower. Be advised that while the drive I received was essentially 100% write health (less than 30TB written while rated for 24PB) and about 4 months of power on hours, it did have 23 UDMA CRC errors that the seller...
I keep seeing you bump this, and every time I think to myself, "man I want one of those SSDs." But I just can't justify that price and don't want to insult you with the max amount I could afford to drop on one right now :(
FYI, the prices on several of these have dropped even further. The recertified HGST 12 TB's dropped to $155 each and I think several of the other ones listed in the original post have dropped price as well
Thanks for the response. I did see those when I was searching but thought they were limited to 3 Gbps SATA. Is that not the case with the updated firmware? I figured that would be a hardware limitation.
As for updating them, as mentioned, I have the lsi 9211-8i card (have yet to check firmware...
Hey guys,
I'm in the process of upgrading my server (mostly runs PLEX & additional related services). I just picked up an LSI 9211 8i HBA which is running the 8 drives I currently have perfectly. I have it all in a coolermaster trooper case and don't plan to replace it (so no backplane with...
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