HGST 8TB HUH728080ALE600/HUH728080ALE604 for $149.00/$179.99 Repectively

Anyone jumped on the HGST 8TB sale on newegg. The HUH728080ALE600 is being sold by Bluefish Worx as new (nothing indicating that is referb or used) for $149 + $5.99 shipping. The HUH728080ALE604 is being sold by goHardDrive and is listed as referb. I have never dealt with any of these sellers, but just ordered the HUH728080ALE600 from Bluefish Worx. Will see how it goes.
HUH728080ALE600: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAEHV7F44435
HUH728080ALE604: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD6WF9806

If someone can also provide some info about each drive, would be great. The only difference I could find is the HUH728080ALE604 supports secure erase base on the model decode info here:
http://forums.storagereview.com/ind...he8-8tb-drives/&do=findComment&comment=291031

not worth the risk or lack of return ability - wait for next 8tb easystore sale from bestbuy

vibe said:

not worth the risk or lack of return ability - wait for next 8tb easystore sale from bestbuy

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+1 only reason not to go for the easystore is if you really needed the 7.2k rpm instead of 5400, the WD white are pretty much equivalent.

Spartacus09 said:

+1 only reason not to go for the easystore is if you really needed the 7.2k rpm instead of 5400, the WD white are pretty much equivalent.

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aren't people still getting reds inside many of them which would be 7200rpm?

curious if the $150 sale last week resulted in reds, the stock has to be fresh at this point

What do you mean lack of return ability? They have a 3 year warranty do they not?

Skillz said:

What do you mean lack of return ability? They have a 3 year warranty do they not?

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I've had nothing but success with the 3GB version and I'm about to try the 4GB one next.
For cheap server storage with RAID redunancy, those 8GB's would be worth a try

vibe said:

aren't people still getting reds inside many of them which would be 7200rpm?

curious if the $150 sale last week resulted in reds, the stock has to be fresh at this point

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You're thinking of the WD red pro's those are 7200 rpm, the reds that occasionally come in these easystores are the 5400 rpm (WD80EFZX and WD80EFAX).
I think there were a few folks that got reds this go round, but it was very few. I imagine it varies what the factory is outputting and lately its primarily the whites.
Its been rumored for as long as I can remember they are newly manufactured drives, but had an issue and were fixed and placed in the enclosure.

Skillz said:

What do you mean lack of return ability? They have a 3 year warranty do they not?

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I think they were referring to ease of return-ability back to the seller if its not perfect (like the BB easystores are since they have physical stores).

Skillz said:

What do you mean lack of return ability? They have a 3 year warranty do they not?

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Yes, it states 3 year warranty, plus standard 30 day return to newegg. Even if the drive is DOA, I have no intention of returning to the seller. I have used Seagate's advance return countless times and find it way more efficient than dealing with resellers.