80-300TB isn't much, and 1400HRS is also not much.
Be glad it's not 20,000 Hours and 500TB
I still run those though, they last for petabytes
Be glad it's not 20,000 Hours and 500TB
It still kinda does as it's going to stress the sectors in the same manner as it did for hard drives, but dedicated ssd tools are much better for testing ssds.Does surface tests mean anything for SSDs?
Really excellent find. If I find I need to sell some of mine looks like there is a new price to beatStumbled across a listing for Sun branded drives that might be the same for $47.95 OBO, 30 available.
I submitted an offer for 8 @ $37.5 each and it was accepted, which I think is a steal if they are indeed HUSMM 400 GB drives and aren't locked down somehow.
Ebay link:
SUN 7094132 400GB SSD SAS DISK DRIVE - 7093645, HUSMM1640ASS200
I tried 37.50 for 10 and seller declinedReally excellent find. If I find I need to sell some of mine looks like there is a new price to beat
Thread title updated. OP updated with link to this deal and notes by @int0x2e.
Based on the part # it's SAS3 and they state SAS3, so I'd believe that vs. what a tray states.I'm curious about this. Drive Tray picture number 2 on the seller's listing says "SATA 400GB". I'm not aware of any HGST HUSMM1600 variant that is SATA. MFG sticker on the drive has the SAS LOGO on it though. IDK.
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How is it a bad deal? For SAS3, it's not bad. The only thing that's offputting is the SUN branding. It will likely not be easy or even possible to update FW on them. Not that it's a big deal but it's always a little irksome putting branded drives into different systems and getting annoying messages about unsupported configs or what have you.Tbh this is a pretty bad deal even at 35. I've gotten these for under 30 a piece on /r/homelabsales. Luckily the seller declined.
I mean I've gotten these for under 30 a piece on /r/homelabsales. SMM1640s too and self encrypting 201s even. Just gotta be patient.How is it a bad deal? For SAS3, it's not bad. The only thing that's offputting is the SUN branding. It will likely not be easy or even possible to update FW on them. Not that it's a big deal but it's always a little irksome putting branded drives into different systems and getting annoying messages about unsupported configs or what have you.
That doesn't make this deal a "pretty bad" one. It just means that you got an even better deal. A bad deal would be 100$+ per disk. But definitely not ~$40 per disk.I mean I've gotten these for under 30 a piece on /r/homelabsales.
Exactly.That doesn't make this deal a "pretty bad" one. It just means that you got an even better deal. A bad deal would be 100$+ per disk. But definitely not ~$40 per disk.
My impression is if I can constantly find the same item at lower prices anything higher is a bad deal for me. Unless you desperately need these drives there's absolutely no benefit in pouncing on this sale. Besides, on this forum, most people buy out of impulse. But I'd concede different people have different opinions of value.That doesn't make this deal a "pretty bad" one. It just means that you got an even better deal. A bad deal would be 100$+ per disk. But definitely not ~$40 per disk.
I mean I've gotten these for under 30 a piece on /r/homelabsales. SMM1640s too and self encrypting 201s even. Just gotta be patient.
Being patient to find a deal is one thing.My impression is if I can constantly find the same item at lower prices anything higher is a bad deal for me. Unless you desperately need these drives there's absolutely no benefit in pouncing on this sale. Besides, on this forum, most people buy out of impulse. But I'd concede different people have different opinions of value.
Well here's a recent example.Being patient to find a deal is one thing.
Constantly finding them is another.
Being able to buy in quantity at a "deal" price is a whole other issue, not everyone wants 1, or 3 drives and will wait a month or more to buy more.
At this point I'm unsure if you're buying these 1 or 2 every couple months or if you're buying them weekly by the dozen. Either-or it's a deal to most it appears
Don't get me wrong I've waited months to acquire enough of the same drive at a GREAT DEAL price so I get what you're saying, and I still think these are\were a deal at this price. Is the forum name "great deal" what's holding you up? $40 for SAS3 400GB to me is a great deal :/ though