HGST UltraStar SS200 7.68TB SAS SSD under 1.5k

[anomaly]

Well, if you have 1,5k to burn in your bucket for a 8TB SAS SSD, this is actually a killer deal:

**NEW** HGST Ultrastar SS200 3.84TB SAS SSD 2.5" SXHLLL | eBay

HGST UltraStar SS200 7.68TB SAS SSD 2.5" 12GBPs TCG
Model# SXHLLL PN# 0TS1409
Capacity: 7.68TB (12Gb/s)

New sealed in its bag... There are other units from the same series in different capacities that have popped up.

8TB SAS3 SSD under 7k USD is a treat. The amount of VMs you could concurrently run and/or serve, with fantastic latency and raw IO speeds.... The price per GB is pretty solid.

I sent in an offer and was accepted. Seller seems quite helpful and communication thus far has been smooth. I was apprehensive in the beginning with the whole process.

If anyone has any heads up let me know, as we are still sorting out shipping! Hopefully this is not too good to be true...

 

[GladLock96]

I bought one as well. It arrived today, but my 12Gbps SAS controller doesn't arrive until Thursday so I can't test it until then.

 

[whitey]

Link now re-directs to a 3.84TB model for $990, too rick for my blood but have at it folks!

**NEW** HGST Ultrastar SS200 3.84TB SAS SSD 2.5" SXHLLL | eBay

 

[GladLock96]

I forgot to ask earlier. What's the best way to test a drive for authenticity?

 

[Evan]

1.5k is amazing price for 8tb if it’s not an engineering sample, 1k for 3.84tb is a realistic good price for eBay.

 

[bytebuilder]

Looks like it's over. Unless I'm overlooking something.

 

[anomaly]

I got the disk too. Let's see what happens. Considered snagging the 3.8TB too. The drives are most likely authentic, I would not consider that the problem.

 

[anomaly]

Link now re-directs to a 3.84TB model for $990, too rick for my blood but have at it folks!

**NEW** HGST Ultrastar SS200 3.84TB SAS SSD 2.5" SXHLLL | eBay

I also talked to this seller, he seemed eager to help. The photos of the sealed disks are similar for both sellers, and the photos are taken of the sold models. Maybe from the same source?

 

[anomaly]

Had this for a while already, on anew host with Proxmox and the latest kernel it is reporting speeds 400-500MB/s (SAS3 via expander direct to HBA, X11SPH m/b).

Anyone has any advice on what could be causing that?