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Halcyon:
I'm in the process of upgrading my NAS. The drives currently in use are Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB and they have been exceptionally reliable for over 9 years now.

I've been looking at the 8TB WD Ultrastar HC320 drives which I can get from my supplier for AUD$475.20. Amazon US have the same drives listed for AUD$289.50. I'm just wondering why the huge discount? Amazon have the 6TB models for $404. They are listed as "new" but can new mean refurbished? They do advertise the standard 5 year warranty on them as well.

Has anyone had any issues ordering drives from Amazon? I'm particularly mindful about drives shipping around the world from US to Australia.

If these are in fact brand new, genuine drives, there is a very significant cost saving, particularly as I'm buying 8 of them.

greenpossum:
People on the OzBargain forum do it all the time.

ChunkyPastaSauce:
Maybe they're not the same drives? There are 5 different HC320 8TB drives depending on interface and encryption option.  https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/data-center-drives/ultrastar-dc-hc300-series/data-sheet-part-numbers-ultrastar-dc-hc320.pdf

Halcyon:

--- Quote from: ChunkyPastaSauce on July 19, 2020, 01:35:16 am ---Maybe they're not the same drives? There are 5 different HC320 8TB drives depending on interface and encryption option.  https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/data-center-drives/ultrastar-dc-hc300-series/data-sheet-part-numbers-ultrastar-dc-hc320.pdf

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These ones are the base model non-self encrypting SATA drive but even so, they are are VERY cheap for 8TB Ultrastar drives. My supplier is a distributor so I'm already getting them at a discount.

Halcyon:
Bugger, they are limiting quantities to 1 only.  :--

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