1x 8TB Seagate Archive Drive - $177.35 shipped


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jbuszkie =>  Another thought ... have you modified the nr_requests parameter since you last booted?    Since you recently upgraded to v6, you may have noticed that parity checks take somewhat longer, but this can be mitigated by changing nr_requests AND by disabling GUI updates.    Have you done both of these?

 

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Yes.  The GUI will then only update when you do it manually by clicking on "Refresh" or by changing to a different tab.

 

This made a BIG difference when I upgraded my old C2SEA system to v6.  Initially parity checks took more than 30% longer than with v5.  After disabling page updates that dropped to a bit over 10%.    Once the nr_requests change was suggested and I did that, the speed is back to v5 levels.

 

 

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Only time will tell just how reliable these drives are, but the experiences noted to date have been pretty good.

 

I have two of them, but not in any of my servers.  I DO plan to use them for my next server, but simply haven't needed the additional space yet.    Others who are using them have all reported good results -- I've not seen any reports of failures.

 

And they do NOT have "... low ... read/write speed ..."  ==> with their 1.33GB/platter density it's actually quite the opposite ... performance is quite good for a drive that rotates at a relatively low speed.    The only issue is if you were using them in a manner that caused the persistent cache to get full ... THEN the write speed slows to a dramatic crawl.    You can read a good bit about these drives here:  http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=39526.0

 

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I'd never heard of Jet.Com before....my Drive showed up today in a NewEgg Box... I guess for the price, I don't really care!

 

Did you get a Newegg packing slip? If so, does it say anything different from a regular Newegg order?

 

Packing List has "Jet" at the Top, but there is a "NewEgg SO#"  and "NewEgg Item Number" (22-178-748) in the body of the List...

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Jet is just a consolidator => they drop ship products from a number of vendors ... they have agreements with these vendors r.e. pricing and quantities -- so you never actually know who's going to fulfill an order you make with them.  You might get a drive from Newegg this time, and some non-name distributor the next.

 

Note that hard drive warranties aren't dependent on who you purchased your drive from -- in fact you don't need a receipt for the drive at all.    The warranty is based solely on the serial number.    The ONLY time you need a receipt is if you have a drive you purchased new from some vendor's NOS ("new, old stock") -- the manufacturer will honor the stated warranty length if you can prove that you purchased it later than the serial number would normally imply.

 

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Note that hard drive warranties aren't dependent on who you purchased your drive from -- in fact you don't need a receipt for the drive at all.    The warranty is based solely on the serial number.    The ONLY time you need a receipt is if you have a drive you purchased new from some vendor's NOS ("new, old stock") -- the manufacturer will honor the stated warranty length if you can prove that you purchased it later than the serial number would normally imply.

 

Good to know, thanks.

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I'm almost finished building a new UnRAID setup with 3 of these drives (1 parity + 2 data). Just thought I'd share my numbers.

 

My preclear time was just over 60 hours for the 3 drives. This was with the flast post-read flag set, although I may have messed that up.

 

I'm almost finished with building my parity as well now. I'm about 11 hours in and 75% finished. The total time when finished should be about 15.5 hours total, which honestly isn't too bad in my mind considering the parity drive is 8TB.

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My second drive from them was a dud!  Wasn't recognized! :-(

So back it goes.  Jet wouldn't send me another. I think they figured I got the 20% off deal twice!  but I had a 15% off code from them and the drive was a little more.. so instead of $177...  I paid $195. Still a good deal, I think.

 

Hopefully this one is better!

 

Jim

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My second drive from them was a dud!  Wasn't recognized! :-(

So back it goes.  Jet wouldn't send me another. I think they figured I got the 20% off deal twice!  but I had a 15% off code from them and the drive was a little more.. so instead of $177...  I paid $195. Still a good deal, I think.

 

Hopefully this one is better!

 

Jim

 

Please let us know how the return process works with Jet. Do they cover shipping to you and back to them?

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zero issues with the return process.  I even clicked the waive free return but the sent me a label anyway..  I did talk to them on the phone.

The label does say bill sender...  So I don't know if they will bill me?  I don't know how they could?

It seems like I could have done it online too pretty easy..

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zero issues with the return process.  I even clicked the waive free return but the sent me a label anyway..  I did talk to them on the phone.

The label does say bill sender...  So I don't know if they will bill me?  I don't know how they could?

It seems like I could have done it online too pretty easy..

 

Oh good, I'm glad to hear that. Do you think they would've sent you a replacement if they didn't think you used the 1-time coupon twice?

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