Many available (10+) but 12gbps SAS HGST 800GB drives - HGST 2 5" HUSMM8080ASS200 Ultrastar SSD800MM 800GB SAS 12 0Gbps SSD | eBay $459 ea.
IBM branded Optimus $449 OBO with 10+ avail: IBM SanDisk Optimus 800GB SSD Enterprise 2 5" SAS 6GB s TXA2D2 SDLKAC6M800G5CA1 619659117627 | eBay there's a thread on here on how to go from 520B to 512B
SanDisk LB800M (MLC drives) $310 ea - Lightning 800GB LB806M Server SSD 2 5 SAS Drive SDLB6HM 800G 619659074579 | eBay and Lightning LB806M 800 GB 6 Gbps 2 5" Internal Solid State Drive | eBay big honkin' dual port sas drives.
I also saw the 800GB Samsung SM1625 for $380 obo: Samsung SM1625 800GB Enterprise 2 5" SSD SAS 2 0 6GB s MZ6ER800HAGL 00003 SAS2 | eBay nice drive too
While maybe not as fast as a 850 Pro/ EVO they all are known for good reliability and if you did want to do active-active, they'll be able to. Also work better w/ SAS expanders. The HGST drives probably have faster sequential writes than many 400GB NVMe drives.
IBM branded Optimus $449 OBO with 10+ avail: IBM SanDisk Optimus 800GB SSD Enterprise 2 5" SAS 6GB s TXA2D2 SDLKAC6M800G5CA1 619659117627 | eBay there's a thread on here on how to go from 520B to 512B
SanDisk LB800M (MLC drives) $310 ea - Lightning 800GB LB806M Server SSD 2 5 SAS Drive SDLB6HM 800G 619659074579 | eBay and Lightning LB806M 800 GB 6 Gbps 2 5" Internal Solid State Drive | eBay big honkin' dual port sas drives.
I also saw the 800GB Samsung SM1625 for $380 obo: Samsung SM1625 800GB Enterprise 2 5" SSD SAS 2 0 6GB s MZ6ER800HAGL 00003 SAS2 | eBay nice drive too
While maybe not as fast as a 850 Pro/ EVO they all are known for good reliability and if you did want to do active-active, they'll be able to. Also work better w/ SAS expanders. The HGST drives probably have faster sequential writes than many 400GB NVMe drives.
