Cheap (refurb) 8TB drives.
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@jervis Task Manager -> Performance -> Open Resource Monitor. Goto disk and expand the areas.
How big a plot are you trying to do ?
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@haitch right now, it's only 5Tb left. I have done plotting little by little my 12TB using CPUs :( yeah, the struggle
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@jervis a 5TB plot will take hours - just verify that it's using disk and be ptient.
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@haitch I will check the disk next time i write plots. :) thanks.
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Does anybody who bought these have any updates on how they are performing? Would you recommend them?
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@bcu1 They're slow to plot - suspect they're SMR drives - but fine for mining.
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for those living in Switzerland (are there any?) cheapest TB`s right now are:
http://www.microspot.ch/msp/de/harddisks-laufwerke/festplatten-extern/seagate-expansion-desktop-steb5000200-festplatte-000098854515.- Coupon is BON-08-2016
Bought a bunch. May be an error on there side. We`ll see!Sorry for highjacking your thread!
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@nixxda guess somebody has been using my link!-) now they are "normal" price again. I've got mine, hope you got yours!
If you want to know how not to plot them see my other posts.......
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@nixxda I bought two of the exact same hard drives but from Amazon. Plotting them as we speak... :)
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$178 for a 8TB hard drive is a great deal was that USD?
When I go to the page the drive is listed as a Marshal 8TB drive? Does Marshal = Toshiba? Also the price is $210 for me.
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@weaveR The price went up since this was posted. They are Toshiba drives, and Marshal Co is selling them.
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@weaveR Yeah, price went up, but still good deal. Marshal drive's are refurbished Toshibas.
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@haitch There are some refurbed 6TB Marshals here: Refurb Toshiba 8TB for $154 shipped. These are 7200RPM drives instead of the 5400 RPM 8TB Drives. And just to reiterate, the 8TB refurb drives I've got have been rock solid.
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newegg ebay had a $179 8TB seagate external drives, brand new! about a month ago, I grabbed 2. You can just take the drive out of the enclosure if you want to install it as internal. So watch ebay closely, they will often repeat these deals.
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@kokojie With the luck I've had with Seagates, I'm not buying any more. Of the 8 I had in a NAS, three are still functional, all the others just died.
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Not a referb drive but still a good deal 2 year warrenty on a 6TB WD drive for US $129.99 + postage only one left get in quick!
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how much electricity would be needed to run 6 of those is it a lot?
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