I don't think I've personally seen this any cheaper. Hope it helps someone. Comes with 2 x 8TB WD RED Drives
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K1LLER_HORNET
10 Feb 175#1
Looks like a good way to get some cheap 8TB Reds.
K1LLER_HORNET to Tarek4u
10 Feb 174#32
Red are for always on NAS (5900rpm) with a 3 year warranty.
Red Pro are faster Red's (7200rpm) with a 5 year warranty.
Blue are for general desktop storage (5400rpm).
Green are more energy efficient drives for desktop storage with more aggressive head parking (5400rpm I believe).
Black are performance orientated desktop drives (7200rpm) with 5 year warranty.
Purple are tuned for surveillance systems that need to record multiple video streams simultaneously.
Yellow are raid orientated drives.
That's all I know off hand but I'm sure there's more colours :stuck_out_tongue:
topss to Nth
10 Feb 173#15
They will work like any other drive if removed from the enclosure (would need a format etc). But if you have stored data on them prior to removal, you wont be able to access the data because it's encrypted.
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K1LLER_HORNET
10 Feb 175#1
Looks like a good way to get some cheap 8TB Reds.
Hassann to K1LLER_HORNET
10 Feb 171#2
That's what I was thinking
SUMMONER
10 Feb 171#3
bargain!
cburns
10 Feb 17#4
There's reds in them beds... :sunglasses:
gabesdad
10 Feb 17#5
Are these the hardware encrypted drives as one of the Amazon reviewers mentions though?
gangstarrrr to gabesdad
10 Feb 17#6
If you use them in the enclosure, yes. If you take them out first, no.
SpartanDavie
10 Feb 17#7
Is this suitable to run Plex?
bilal101 to SpartanDavie
10 Feb 17#8
Commentid like to know that too
hero9989 to SpartanDavie
10 Feb 17#27
It's a hard drive, It doesn't run anything.
You can store your video files on it then plug it into a computer that runs Plex if that's what you mean.
By itself this is just a storage device. Like a giant flash drive.
topss
10 Feb 17#9
Got this a few months back for what I remember was a few quid cheaper, but still a great price. Removed the drives to use elsewhere.
One thing to note if you're intending on using this as is: There is a lot of discussion around the encryption on the unit and what happens if the actual case fails but the drives are ok. Seems you will also lose access to any data because there doesn't seem to be a way to retrieve the encrypted data without the actual case. You cant just pop the drives into a PC, so best to have a back up of whatever is on them. Not too sure if dropping the drive into a new case (same model case) would help.
dannykerner1990
10 Feb 172#10
I hate companies using this tactic of encrypted hard drives to stop you just strip it down after the warranty expires
plewis00 to dannykerner1990
10 Feb 171#16
I imagine it's a security countermeasure rather than something designed to frustrate users.
EMM386
10 Feb 171#11
I got 6 enclosures (12 drives) when WD briefly had them in stock stacking multiple codes to get me £377
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Red Pro are faster Red's (7200rpm) with a 5 year warranty.
Blue are for general desktop storage (5400rpm).
Green are more energy efficient drives for desktop storage with more aggressive head parking (5400rpm I believe).
Black are performance orientated desktop drives (7200rpm) with 5 year warranty.
Purple are tuned for surveillance systems that need to record multiple video streams simultaneously.
Yellow are raid orientated drives.
That's all I know off hand but I'm sure there's more colours :stuck_out_tongue:
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You can store your video files on it then plug it into a computer that runs Plex if that's what you mean.
By itself this is just a storage device. Like a giant flash drive.
One thing to note if you're intending on using this as is: There is a lot of discussion around the encryption on the unit and what happens if the actual case fails but the drives are ok. Seems you will also lose access to any data because there doesn't seem to be a way to retrieve the encrypted data without the actual case. You cant just pop the drives into a PC, so best to have a back up of whatever is on them. Not too sure if dropping the drive into a new case (same model case) would help.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/western-digital-book-duo-16tb-430-possible-further-10-off-10-off-377-wd-online-store-2494709
Can't fault amazon's service and WD so rarely have these in stock
Sold 5 of the empty enclosures for £30-40 on eBay