HGST He8 Ultrastar 8TB HUH728080AL5200 $82

[Fritz]

That doesn't match my understanding of how SAS3 works.

I actually tried this and each drive synced at it's rated speed, 12G at 12G and 6G at 6G.

 

[funkywizard]

I actually tried this and each drive synced at it's rated speed, 12G at 12G and 6G at 6G.

Yup, that's what I would expect.

SAS3 expanders should all have databolt, which does store and forward switching -- meaning a slower device doesn't waste link bandwidth upstream to the hba or raid card.

 

[Sean Ho]

Yep you're right, I was thinking of a mixture of SAS2 and SAS1!

 

[funkywizard]

Yep you're right, I was thinking of a mixture of SAS2 and SAS1!

Yeah, that'll work poorly via an expander

 

[bitdeals_tech]

Anyone received their orders from bitdeals.tech? placed my order on Feb 26th. Still not shipped yet. Emailed them for status, unanswered. Should I be worried?

Hello @dv007 , can you let me know if you have received a response? If not send me a dm with your email address.
Thank you

 

[novegg4]

Anyone received their orders from bitdeals.tech? placed my order on Feb 26th. Still not shipped yet. Emailed them for status, unanswered. Should I be worried?

Have you received your drives from bitdeals - how long it took and what you ended up with POH, surface scanning, etc?

 

[FlorianZ]

Have you received your drives from bitdeals - how long it took and what you ended up with POH, surface scanning, etc?

They arrived a little over two weeks from ordering, and had around 27,000 POH. No SMART issues and badblocks did not report any errors either.

 

[novegg4]

They arrived a little over two weeks from ordering, and had around 27,000 POH. No SMART issues and badblocks did not report any errors either.

Thank you, it sounds like they've got the process improved (however, there are just few things "in stock" for ordering).

 

[novegg4]

They arrived a little over two weeks from ordering, and had around 27,000 POH. No SMART issues and badblocks did not report any errors either.

Spoke too soon.
Have just submitted an order and got nothing - no confirmation, no pending transactions and the website kept glitching.
PMd bitdeals_tech

 

[novegg4]

Spoke too soon.
Have just submitted an order and got nothing - no confirmation, no pending transactions and the website kept glitching.
PMd bitdeals_tech

Got contacted by Brandon to get the issues fixed.

 

[eduncan911]

Those are some good deals.

I've never had a SAS drive though so I don't know if it will work in my system(s).

Does the Supermicro "TQ" backplanes support SAS drives? I would be using the onboard SATA3 ports and 9211s HBAs to connect them.

 

[i386]

Does the Supermicro "TQ" backplanes support SAS drives?

Yes.

I would be using the onboard SATA3 ports

This won't work. Sas hbas/raid controllers can use sata devices, but not the other away around.

 

[eduncan911]

Yes.

This won't work. Sas hbas/raid controllers can use sata devices, but not the other away around.

Darn. Each 9211 HBA uses 11 watts at idle, and I'm downsizing by moving to the 10-onboard SATA ports for some systems.

Thanks for clarifying!

 

[dfi]

Not sure if anyone is interested but these drives are back in stock at $90.00

(HGST) 8TB 3.5" 7200RPM SAS3 12Gb/s 128M Internal Hard Drive HUH728080AL5200)

Manufacturer HGST Model Family Ultrastar He8 Model Number HUS728080AL5200 Capacity 8TB Form Factor 3.5" Interface SAS3 12Gbps Spindle Speed 7200 RPM Cache 128MB Bytes Per Sector 512e Max Speed 205 MB/s Our Warranty 30 Days DOA To view the full product specs click here. These drives have been...

bitdeals.tech

 

[novegg4]

Order placed on Apr 14 was marked up as shipped on May 3, but never picked up since then and shows as "USPS Awaiting Item".
Have asked Brandon for help to find out what is going on.

 

[Firebug24k]

Yeah, I'm at 3+ weeks and it hasn't even been marked as shipped yet. Bitdeals is cheap, but the slowest store I've ever dealt with.

 

[SPCRich]

Just bought 8 an hour ago w/free shipping.

that isn't answering the question...

j/k

 

[wildpig1234]

i am still looking for some 4TB or 8TB or 10TB sas for $10 or less per TB. much appreciated if anyone can help. Thanks.

 

[Bert]

i am still looking for some 4TB or 8TB or 10TB sas for $10 or less per TB. much appreciated if anyone can help. Thanks.

Whole bunch of peoplen are looking for such a deal. I think new price is $20/tb

 

[wildpig1234]

Whole bunch of peoplen are looking for such a deal. I think new price is $20/tb

Whats going on recently? ;(