Thought this was a good deal and inc. P&P and you can use paypal to. I would of thought these are the boxed versions and not the oem versions
Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Internal Hard Drive (WD30EZRX)
Product Description: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX - hard drive - 3 TB - SATA-600
Type: Hard drive - internal
Form Factor: 3.5" x 1/3H
Dimensions (WxDxH): 10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2.6 cm
Weight: 0.73 kg
Capacity: 3 TB
Interface Type: Serial ATA-600
Data Transfer Rate: 600 MBps
Buffer Size: 64 MB
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty
Top comments
dfunked to Matthaus
27 Dec 157#16
This should go without saying, but be sure to pop them in a PC and run WDIDLE3 on them before they go in a NAS
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be2st
27 Dec 15#1
Not sure why people vote cold for this.
icstm to be2st
27 Dec 15#37
Because of link through trade doubler?
Steve 2007
27 Dec 15#2
Nice find. thanks :smiley:
Ordered one, So hot from me
xela333
27 Dec 15#3
Great for storage, not as a primary drive. Heat from me
ra2000
27 Dec 15#4
Probably the reliability (8.79% 2015) - second worse only to Seagate on hardware failure analysis.
FinderOfDeals to ra2000
27 Dec 151#5
Mainly because noobs buy them for primary usage. They're not meant for that.
dfunked to ra2000
27 Dec 151#14
I'm assuming you're referring to the backblaze stats there?... For starters they are using Western Digital Red drives in massive enclosures, when they should only be used in enclosures with up to 8 bays max...
It's a ridiculous source for stats IMO. They're using consumer drives for datacentre use and are somehow surprised that they keep failing... People really need to stop wheeling out these "failure rates" every time a hard drive deal gets posted.
kavajaved
27 Dec 15#6
hot
fearghal324
27 Dec 15#7
Always forget green for my HP54L server
rugman
27 Dec 15#8
Thanks OP, more storage for the backup NAS, ordered. Run the WD Red in the 'always on one', but these greens run 24/7 fine too
fearghal324
27 Dec 15#9
£10 express £5 normal delivery to NI. Sure tell the unionist that were not part of the UK. Prob cheaper to order from their... .ie address lol
totalrecall1
27 Dec 15#10
Heat given! Cancelled my Amazon order as OOS and bought this instead. Don't forget the possible 2% quidco.
schnide
27 Dec 151#11
Noobs? Seriously?
How many other industries/sectors/hobbies have derogatory names for people who don't know as much as you and why do you think that is?
boogie
27 Dec 15#12
Ordered CHEERS OP
MERRY MUXMUX ALL! :smiley:
Matthaus
27 Dec 15#13
I was gutted I missed out on the Amazon deal, this makes up for it - fine for my NAS
Heat :smiley:
dfunked to Matthaus
27 Dec 157#16
This should go without saying, but be sure to pop them in a PC and run WDIDLE3 on them before they go in a NAS
Matthaus
27 Dec 15#15
£5 P&P on top for me though?
jsty3105
27 Dec 15#17
Sounds like a great option for me as a backup drive
costanza
27 Dec 15#18
got this drive from the amazon deal yesterday good price heat added :smiley:
Matthaus
27 Dec 15#19
Hmm I saw something about that on a thread elsewhere, what is that all about? Does it shut it off when not in use?
My 'NAS' actually runs Sever 2012 so I assume I can do it in situe
A drive failed in my old buffalo linkstatio running raid 1. Actually it's THIS device.
Would a couple of these drives be OK for an old buffalo NAS?
rugman
27 Dec 151#22
Still on at Amazon at this price, although out of stock at the moment, but can still place an order. I might double up just in case Debenhams don't come through
****! I checked last night and the option to order from amazon at that price had vanished! I wonder what sort of wait there will be though :/
PB2010 to rugman
27 Dec 15#36
Thanks for the heads up just ordered mine on Amazon!
bbbazman
27 Dec 15#23
Glad you did, I didn't know. After reading your note, I found THIS, which seems fairly straight forward.
Thanks.
Matthaus
27 Dec 15#25
The thing is, all of the posts I find are years old - is this really an issue on brand new drives? I have also read they wont warranty Greens if this has been run :/
slipd
27 Dec 15#26
WD are okay aren't they? I thought they were one of the most reliable :neutral_face:
If their not reliable, who does that leave these days? I know Seagrave aren't very popular...
dfunked
27 Dec 151#27
Haven't watched the full video but at 5 minutes it's probably overcomplicating things a bit. You can download wdidle3 from WD's site, but will have to faff about creating a bootable disc then. I tend to use something like hiren's boot CD which already has it included.
If you're putting them in any kind of array or using them in a NAS then it's definitely worth doing. If you're just using it as a single drive in a windows PC, then it's not all that necessary.
rugman
27 Dec 15#28
Dunno but Amazon normally come through on out of stock items, I can wait anyway, but it's sold out at Debenhams now, so I guess that's a good sign that they had limited stock, but have never ordered from this lot (it's a 3rd party 'buyitdirect' or something)
Matthaus
27 Dec 15#29
Yeah I noticed that as I placed the order too - there is some shocking 3rd party stories on amazon of drives with 15,000 hours of use!
Almost makes me want to cancel now and wait it out direct with Amazon. Last time I doubled up on an order of something I had 2x Moto 360 watches turn up as they both shipped at the same time so couldnt stop one hahaha
jimmyjimmyo
27 Dec 15#30
Ordered 5 from Amazon to replace 5x500gb drives in a NAS I have, hope they work if not I will just build a server
zebrum to jimmyjimmyo
27 Dec 15#32
hope you aren't using the Green drives in a RAID because Red drives have a feature for that.
aclofty
27 Dec 15#31
OOS now
jimmyjimmyo
27 Dec 15#33
to be honest the drives in there have been running since 2008 and never missed a beat and I have used raid on several boxes using several brands and not had an issue, not really convinced that for a home raid I need to spend the extra on reds
You do realise that the different colours are just different testing processes that the drives go through depending on intended usage, the only exception is if the physical speed is different. The reds get a 3 year warranty too.
Don't get too hung up on the colour, the differences are negligible
poundshopper to jrw
27 Dec 151#41
you can't even see the colour once it inside the pc so wot the hell I'm getting a mauve one
poundshopper
27 Dec 15#40
all gone
mikerj
27 Dec 15#42
All of them I suspect, but classing a HotUkDeals as an industry, sector or hobby is a bit weird.
Noob is no more derogatory than calling someone a "beginner", or "inexperienced".
Heat added for the deal, great price for a 3TB drive.
slipd
27 Dec 15#43
Bought on Amazon, I had some vouchers to use up. Not fussed when it comes, although Amazon are usually pretty good aren't they?
I'm only going to be using this as a backup drive, so nothing too heavy.
Thanks OP!
schnide
27 Dec 151#44
All of them? Like what? Examples of all these others then please.
And I'm talking about the PC/gaming sector, not HUKD.
Finally, "noobs" is widely regarded as a derogatory term. It's frequently used as an insult in competitive gaming, amongst other places.
bbbazman
27 Dec 15#45
Hmm,
Wish I hadn't stopped for lunch. Amazon's price has just hiked, before I bought too. Boo, hiss! :disappointed:
Ian2014
27 Dec 15#46
Cancelled mine - they claim to allow cancellation before dispatch at no charge (?). Waiting for confirmation.
But I had ordered 2 just in case of problems and paid by credit card. The credit company is also responsible if something goes wrong for orders > £100
Amazon price now increased so I'll wait for the next deal.
JonathanCassar
29 Dec 15#47
So ordered the other day, got an email @08:00 this morning saying dispatched and another @10am saying out of stock!
Really not impressed ...
Matthaus
29 Dec 15#48
I got this now..
We regret to inform you that part of your order is no longer available from our suppliers. Occasionally we will experience a time delay on product information, whereby a manufacturer will no longer have stock and will discontinue a product before we are able to update our systems.
Our Sales Team will be in touch shortly to discuss alternatives. Our expert team will, wherever possible, be able to offer you a similar product to your first choice.
Dkr1966
29 Dec 15#49
just got my out of stock, sorry email!
JonathanCassar
29 Dec 15#50
but did you get an order dispatched mail first?
Madafwo
29 Dec 15#51
Strongly suspect it was a mis-price, apparently the supplier was flooded during the dispatch process.
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Opening post
Thought this was a good deal and inc. P&P and you can use paypal to. I would of thought these are the boxed versions and not the oem versions
Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Internal Hard Drive (WD30EZRX)
Product Description: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX - hard drive - 3 TB - SATA-600
Type: Hard drive - internal
Form Factor: 3.5" x 1/3H
Dimensions (WxDxH): 10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2.6 cm
Weight: 0.73 kg
Capacity: 3 TB
Interface Type: Serial ATA-600
Data Transfer Rate: 600 MBps
Buffer Size: 64 MB
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty
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All comments (51)
Ordered one, So hot from me
It's a ridiculous source for stats IMO. They're using consumer drives for datacentre use and are somehow surprised that they keep failing... People really need to stop wheeling out these "failure rates" every time a hard drive deal gets posted.
How many other industries/sectors/hobbies have derogatory names for people who don't know as much as you and why do you think that is?
MERRY MUXMUX ALL!
:smiley:
Heat :smiley:
My 'NAS' actually runs Sever 2012 so I assume I can do it in situe
Would a couple of these drives be OK for an old buffalo NAS?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B004RORMF6/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=ho01f-21
Thanks.
If their not reliable, who does that leave these days? I know Seagrave aren't very popular...
If you're putting them in any kind of array or using them in a NAS then it's definitely worth doing. If you're just using it as a single drive in a windows PC, then it's not all that necessary.
Almost makes me want to cancel now and wait it out direct with Amazon. Last time I doubled up on an order of something I had 2x Moto 360 watches turn up as they both shipped at the same time so couldnt stop one hahaha
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.debenhamsplus.com
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.buyitdirect.co.uk
Don't get too hung up on the colour, the differences are negligible
Noob is no more derogatory than calling someone a "beginner", or "inexperienced".
Heat added for the deal, great price for a 3TB drive.
I'm only going to be using this as a backup drive, so nothing too heavy.
Thanks OP!
And I'm talking about the PC/gaming sector, not HUKD.
Finally, "noobs" is widely regarded as a derogatory term. It's frequently used as an insult in competitive gaming, amongst other places.
Wish I hadn't stopped for lunch. Amazon's price has just hiked, before I bought too. Boo, hiss! :disappointed:
But I had ordered 2 just in case of problems and paid by credit card. The credit company is also responsible if something goes wrong for orders > £100
Amazon price now increased so I'll wait for the next deal.
Really not impressed ...
We regret to inform you that part of your order is no longer available from our suppliers. Occasionally we will experience a time delay on product information, whereby a manufacturer will no longer have stock and will discontinue a product before we are able to update our systems.
Our Sales Team will be in touch shortly to discuss alternatives. Our expert team will, wherever possible, be able to offer you a similar product to your first choice.