[Best Buy] $285 Seagate Expansion 12 TB (STEB12000400)

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:03 pm

#1

Neo_ZX [OP]: Sr. Member; Nov 8, 2007; 645 posts; 366 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:03 pm

[Best Buy] $285 Seagate Expansion 12 TB (STEB12000400)

Deal Link:: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/se ... 0/15443209
Price:: $285
Savings:: 25% off
Expiry:: July 8, 2021
Retailer:: Best Buy

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Decent $/TB if you need one right now. No idea what drive is inside and quick search didn't come up with anything.

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:08 pm

#2

duhastvielgeweint: Jr. Member; Sep 22, 2019; 196 posts; 282 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:08 pm

$23.75 / TB

Possibly a Berracuda Pro CMR
https://www.reddit.com/r/bapcsalescanad ... _tomorrow/

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:20 pm

#3

Keith1411: Deal Addict; Jul 18, 2019; 2408 posts; 5958 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:20 pm

Better be quick because chia farmers are hoarding these like idiots with toilet paper last year.

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:22 pm

#4

crimsondr: Deal Addict; Nov 27, 2005; 3541 posts; 587 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:22 pm

Keith1411 wrote: ↑ Better be quick because chia farmers are hoarding these like idiots with toilet paper last year.

Chia farmers?

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:26 pm

#5

asianraver: Member; Dec 9, 2001; 404 posts; 170 upvotes; Scarborough

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:26 pm

If they are Barracuda's, then they wouldn't be ideal for NAS's?

the Ironwolf ones are better for NAS i believe.

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:27 pm

#6

IlIlIlIlIl: Newbie; Nov 25, 2019; 28 posts; 46 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:27 pm

crimsondr wrote: ↑ Chia farmers?

Chia coins
https://www.chia.net/

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:32 pm

#7

MikeB84225: Deal Addict; Oct 25, 2018; 1291 posts; 1400 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:32 pm

I've looked at Costco online but not sure what's what anymore, It won't see heavy use and just storage purposes.....what's ideal?

I am just looking for like 6-10tb to hold all our photos as our one HDD is a Wester Digital and it's getting up there in age so I want to copy everything over.

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:35 pm

#8

Dhanushan: Deal Expert; Jun 20, 2020; 17231 posts; 23348 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:35 pm

crimsondr wrote: ↑ Chia farmers?

IlIlIlIlIl wrote: ↑ Chia coins
https://www.chia.net/

Learn about Chia coin and how it's driving up storage prices.

Destiny is all

+4

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:44 pm

#9

DaSnipe: Deal Addict; Dec 8, 2008; 1262 posts; 337 upvotes; Montreal, QC

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:44 pm

duhastvielgeweint wrote: ↑ $23.75 / TB

Possibly a Berracuda Pro CMR
https://www.reddit.com/r/bapcsalescanad ... _tomorrow/

Not necessarily a Barracudo Pro, I had 2 of the 10tb expansions I got in January/Feb and there were IronWolf Pro's, some people got the EXOS drives, luck of the draw I think

+1

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:55 pm

#10

kr0zet: Deal Fanatic; Jan 16, 2011; 7205 posts; 9218 upvotes; The NORTH

Jul 2nd, 2021 1:55 pm

Dhanushan wrote: ↑ Learn about Chia coin and how it's driving up storage prices.

Thanks for the info.

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:06 pm

#11

nunoicx: Newbie; Dec 30, 2010; 92 posts; 112 upvotes; North York

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:06 pm

inside will be either exos or ironwolf pro

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:06 pm

#12

crutzulee: Sr. Member; Jul 23, 2011; 688 posts; 415 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:06 pm

MikeB84225 wrote: ↑ I've looked at Costco online but not sure what's what anymore, It won't see heavy use and just storage purposes.....what's ideal?

I am just looking for like 6-10tb to hold all our photos as our one HDD is a Wester Digital and it's getting up there in age so I want to copy everything over.

Wait for the 8tb Seagate drives to go on sale for around $150. They hit this price point at least 3 or 4 times a year.
I pick up one at a time at the first chance I get after cracking open a new one so I almost always have one laying around sealed and waiting to go when required.

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:16 pm

#13

asianraver: Member; Dec 9, 2001; 404 posts; 170 upvotes; Scarborough

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:16 pm

nunoicx wrote: ↑ inside will be either exos or ironwolf pro

why do you think so?

+1

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:19 pm

#14

deryowski: Newbie; May 30, 2021; 74 posts; 100 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:19 pm

This is a 1-year warranty drive, while WD Easystores and Elements are 2-year and MyBooks are 3-year warranty.

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:26 pm

#15

asianraver: Member; Dec 9, 2001; 404 posts; 170 upvotes; Scarborough

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:26 pm

nunoicx wrote: ↑ I shucked and got both

Looks like you might be right.

This guy found an Ironwolf Pro in his: https://blog.karssen.org/category/uncategorized/

+1

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:26 pm

#16

nunoicx: Newbie; Dec 30, 2010; 92 posts; 112 upvotes; North York

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:26 pm

asianraver wrote: ↑ why do you think so?

I shucked and got both

+4

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:34 pm

#17

kimchibap: Newbie; Jan 19, 2015; 36 posts; 22 upvotes; Etobicoke, ON

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:34 pm

Thanks OP!
Best deal I’ve seen since the recent Synology sales.
Bought two to hold until the return period is over in case there are any better deals.
Was waiting for the 14tb models to drop to 250-260 range but I guess Chia has other plans!

+1

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:48 pm

#18

Vasilyke: Sr. Member; Nov 22, 2015; 829 posts; 1105 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:48 pm

I have the 8TB version for my PLEX library but it got full. Looking to buy a 12TB-14TB soon. Is this a good deal or should I wait another couple of months?

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:57 pm

#19

Hawk25: Deal Addict; Dec 11, 2011; 1699 posts; 1914 upvotes; Pallet Town

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:57 pm

Vasilyke wrote: ↑ I have the 8TB version for my PLEX library but it got full. Looking to buy a 12TB-14TB soon. Is this a good deal or should I wait another couple of months?

Hard to say if miners will keep the demand above supply, but I'm taking the fact that Best Buy even has a sale (they hardly needed to for the past while) as a positive sign. I just bought 1 for my new NAS, but am holding out getting another drive for RAID.

+2

Jul 2nd, 2021 3:06 pm

#20

BiGD33nS: Deal Addict; Sep 27, 2006; 1418 posts; 419 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 3:06 pm

8tb Seagate expension drives IIRC are trash compared to 10tb+, my last 4 were SMR drives that has abysmal write performance. Yes they come up cheap with rebates frequently, but are only ideal for very low writes.

$285 Seagate Expansion 12 TB (STEB12000400)

[Best Buy] $285 Seagate Expansion 12 TB (STEB12000400)

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