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socratesman
post Nov 27 2016, 01:21 PM

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Hdd price won't be dropping for a while now. Thanks to ringgit weakening against dollar. Grrrrr
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post Jul 12 2021, 07:50 AM

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QUOTE(hjh87 @ Jul 10 2021, 09:44 PM)
Anyone using WD Black which have noise when shutting down?

Searching through net and there is similar case happen at the year of 2016.
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Mine, WD4003FZEX, does not hv such sounds. Bought in 2016.
But recently started developing bad sectors lol.
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post Jul 23 2021, 07:10 AM

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QUOTE(incognitroll @ Jul 23 2021, 06:20 AM)
hi all, just want to share my recent purchase here. for those who don't mind smr disk and warranty, i just got my 2nd seagate 8tb from amazon jp for RM631.57 shipped + import fees
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U bought from amazon JP , is it cause the deals there better than amazon US ?
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post Aug 17 2025, 01:08 PM

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Interesting read about HDD counterfeiting operation. Raid just outside KL. SMART data were erased(reset), hdd cleaned and repackaged as new. Then sold at below market price on e-commerce platforms.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Fraud-with-Sea...a-10535171.html


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post Aug 20 2025, 02:46 PM

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Seagate good, got Farm data to fallback on. But how about WD, Toshiba? sweat.gif

 

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