Store all the things for less with this $10-per-terabyte deal on Seagate's 24TB BarraCuda hard drive

[Admin]

Seagate's 24TB BarraCuda Compute HDD is $10 per Terabyte in this Newegg Deal

Store all the things for less with this $10-per-terabyte deal on Seagate's 24TB BarraCuda hard drive : Read more

 

[SomeoneElse23]

As the manufacturer's warranty is how long they expect the drive to last, I don't think it's a good idea to get anywhere this much space without a 5 year warranty.

 

[lmcnabney]

As the manufacturer's warranty is how long they expect the drive to last, I don't think it's a good idea to get anywhere this much space without a 5 year warranty.

Why does size matter for backup planning? Bigger drives just mean more backup capacity is required. Doesn't matter if it is warranted for 90 days or 5 years.

(edit) also, a 24TB drive for $250 is not less than $10 per TB as the headline suggests.

 

[SomeoneElse23]

Why does size matter for backup planning? Bigger drives just mean more backup capacity is required. Doesn't matter if it is warranted for 90 days or 5 years.

(edit) also, a 24TB drive for $250 is not less than $10 per TB as the headline suggests.

A backup is no good if the drive doesn't work.

 

[USAFRet]

A backup is no good if the drive doesn't work.

A drive not working is the whole reason behind a backup.
Have more than one copy.

When a drive dies, replace.
If still under warranty, free replacement.

 

[Notton]

It's a helium drive and word on the street is helium drives are a lot more reliable than air filled.
That said, it's around 1TB/h on spinning rust, if you do the fast method of backing up the entire partition without error correction.