I just shucked the Costco seagate drive that is 149.99 and it has a exos 2X14 Mach 2 drive inside. Was hoping for a ironwolf
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Hey fun tip. For just a few pennies more per TB, Best Buy has a WD 18TB drive for $199. If you need a bit more storage and desk space is limited, this might be another option to consider.
Unfortunately they have been out of stock since Wednesday, but I do appreciate the tip. I was able to find a wd 14tb new being sold by another redditor for $140. My drive search has concluded
Has anyone shucked yet? What’s in the case?
There is a video on YouTube of someone shucking one. It was an Ironwolf Pro.
can you link it or point me to it, i want to make sure its the same, please and thank you.
https://youtu.be/NwSkGp1n3pw?si=jZOdnRfoN3vIiZo-
That’s the video I was referencing
However, in this other video the author got an ironwolf pro but mentioned in the comments they have also gotten Exos X18s before.
https://youtu.be/_mmnjS7l4Wg?si=nyHiQ70xzh5-6c-9
In the second video the box matches the box advertised from Costco
In this third video the author got an Exos, also same box advertised from Costco
Has anyone shucked yet? What’s in the case?
Did you register it and check the warranty period? If so, RMA the failed drive back to Seagate. They've gotten really good at replacing failed Exos drives within the warranty period. Of the 24 Exos drives I have spinning: 4 RMAs in the last 4 years. One failure was for a previously RMA'd drive.
Thanks for the info, my failed drive is a WD easystore out of warranty.
ugh, sorry to hear that.
Had a variety of seagate Exos x16, x18, and Ironwolf drives shucked from expansion desktop drives over the last few years. They’ve worked well enough for home lab and media server use. failure rate not bad enough to complain about.
Link?
Not yet on sale but this is the drive
https://www.costco.com/seagate-14tb-expansion-desktop-hard-drive.product.4000203297.html
That's the product but I've gone into the store and had them do some looking. Can not confirm this $149 deal for Phoenix area anyway. If you see it for that price, snag it! Grab 2.
I’m in Southern California and my mailer said online only