Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed by $100 at Best Buy — now just $9.61 per TB

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Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed to $249 at Best Buy — now just $9.61 per TB.

Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed by $100 at Best Buy — now just $9.61 per TB : Read more

 

[SomeoneElse23]

The warranty is generally how long the manufacturer expects the device to last.

26TB is a lot of space to die after a year.

NTY

 

[ejolson]

So CMR or SMR?

 

[Misgar]

I don't know why I bother reading these special offers. The same 26TB drive is the equivalent of US $768.01 on my local Amazon web site. Even accounting for 20% sales tax, a difference of $512 means someone is making a very healthy profit.

So CMR or SMR?

I'd expect it to SMR, to squeeze out a couple more TB from, say, a 24TB CMR drive.

26TB is a lot of space to die after a year.

I, too, wouldn't put all my eggs in one 26TB basket. I'm happier with smaller drives in four RAID-Z2 servers. Spread the risk.

 

[TimmyDesign]

Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed to $249 at Best Buy — now just $9.61 per TB.

Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed by $100 at Best Buy — now just $9.61 per TB : Read more

The warranty is generally how long the manufacturer expects the device to last.

26TB is a lot of space to die after a year.

NTY

The warranty is generally how long the manufacturer expects the device to last.

26TB is a lot of space to die after a year.

NTY

My experience has been the warranty is generally how long they will guarantee the device will operate without issues. It has nothing to do with life expectancy of the product.

 

[Misgar]

My experience has been the warranty is generally how long they will guarantee the device will operate without issues.

I've read anecdotal stories of people shucking USB enclosures and finding Enterprise class drives inside, which may come with a longer warranty. Same drive, different warranty. Perhaps it's down to operating temperature?

All my Seagate and WD 3.5" Desktop USB3 drives get hot during long file transfers (typically +50°C) so I've abandoned them in favour of LTO tape, plus "standard" hard drives in well ventilated desktops and servers.