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Has anyone bought from here before? Looking to upgrade my NAS drives.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (8 children)

What’s the catch? Is there a catch?

[–] Grntrenchman 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

2nd catch, behind the power on time: PWDIS drives: if you're not using them somewhere with sata 3.2/3.3, you need to use an adapter for the power plug, or some tape, to block pins 1-3 (3.3v) as supplying it to these causes them to reset. Might be worth doing the taping anyway, if you're using an enclosure or cage (where you can't use the adapters)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They are also enterprise drives which consume slightly more power and more importantly generate more noise/clicking sounds on average when compared to a consumer drive. Depending on where you were planning to install them, it might not be the best option.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I have a similar one, different seller and possibly submodel, but also a refurb HGST 12T enterprise drive. It sounds like I left a soda on my desk most of the time, subtly popping and ticking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

They generate a LOT of noise. Not a dealbreaker for most but something to be aware of for sure.

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