Amazon WD 12TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive, USB 3.0 - WDBWLG0120HBK-NESN - $174.99

[Velcade]

Amazon has 12TB Element Externals for 174.99, they'll be in stock on March 14th.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X4V2M3B/

One day only, it matches the 24hr sale that NewEgg has going on right now.

 

[Tonson]

Can we use freenas with this WD

 

[Yorick]

A) Yes
B) Use CrystalDiskInfo to know what’s in there before you shuck
C) Burn in is almost mandatory. Do burn in. See scripts in resources

 

[mistermanko]

You cannot burn-in without opening the enclosure, right? So hypothetically, you loose warranty while - if unlucky - get a bunch of bad sectors reported by badblocks and are left with a 180$ paperweight you don't even want to use as a external USB-drive anymore.

 

[Yorick]

You cannot burn-in without opening the enclosure, right? So hypothetically, you loose warranty while - if unlucky - get a bunch of bad sectors reported by badblocks and are left with a 180$ paperweight you don't even want to use as a external USB-drive anymore.

This is why “be exceedingly careful while shucking”. It is possible, if not trivial, to open the enclosure without breaking any tabs. If the drive fails, return it to its enclosure and RMA it / return it to the store as defective.

The ethics of that move hold up. You are testing the drive. If it’s defective, it should be replaced. It’s not being abused, and you’d be returning it to the enclosure it came in.