SeaFox
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I'm looking to buy drives for a new build right now.
I have a 20% off code for buying from Western Digital direct, and the code can be used on up to 5 items. So I've been comparing pricing on various sizes of drives between wd.com, NewEgg and Amazon.
Meanwhile, there is a Best Buy sale on a certain external 10TB WD drive, which people say can be easily taken apart to free the internal 3.5" disk within. The drive itself is the special part. It's referred to as a "WD White" for its white label, but it is generally considered a relabeled Red. One change is a certain pin on the SATA power connector is active due to an update made in the SATA spec, and some folks have problems with just connecting the drive direct to their system without using a SATA/Molex adapter (which isn't going to work if this is going into a backplane) or taping over this contact on the drive end so it's blocked, because their older power supply does not meet this spec.
The external drive is a much better $/TB ratio than buying actual Reds. Was curious what people thought to going this route to reduce build costs.
I have a 20% off code for buying from Western Digital direct, and the code can be used on up to 5 items. So I've been comparing pricing on various sizes of drives between wd.com, NewEgg and Amazon.
Meanwhile, there is a Best Buy sale on a certain external 10TB WD drive, which people say can be easily taken apart to free the internal 3.5" disk within. The drive itself is the special part. It's referred to as a "WD White" for its white label, but it is generally considered a relabeled Red. One change is a certain pin on the SATA power connector is active due to an update made in the SATA spec, and some folks have problems with just connecting the drive direct to their system without using a SATA/Molex adapter (which isn't going to work if this is going into a backplane) or taping over this contact on the drive end so it's blocked, because their older power supply does not meet this spec.
The external drive is a much better $/TB ratio than buying actual Reds. Was curious what people thought to going this route to reduce build costs.