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Western Digital has WD Red Pro 20TB drives (normally $379.99 each) on sale for $599.98 for two. Is this a good deal, or should I wait for Black Friday? (www.westerndigital.com)

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[–] deeohohdeeohoh@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The 20TB easystores got down to $280 about 3 weeks ago... The only reason I didn't buy at that time was I'm hoping for a similar-in-comparison price drop for the 22TB.

[–] Freaky_Freddy@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The 20TB easystores got down to $280 about 3 weeks ago

I would rather buy a 20TB Red Pro with 5 years warranty for $300 dollars, than a 20TB easystore for $280 that loses its warranty when shucked

At some point penny pinching just isn't worth it

Also, i have a shucked 18TB easystore and its much louder than my 16TB red pros