[Staples] Warm - Seagate Barracuda 4TB 3.5" SMR Hard Drive $86.99

Jul 31st, 2021 5:49 pm

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launch [OP]: Member; Jun 15, 2020; 354 posts; 796 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2021 5:49 pm

[Staples] Warm - Seagate Barracuda 4TB 3.5" SMR Hard Drive $86.99

Deal Link:: https://www.staples.ca/products/2925978 ... t4000dm004
Price:: $86.99
Savings:: $25.47 off
Expiry:: August 24, 2021
Retailer:: Staples

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$86.99 at Staples. Currently $112.46 at Amazon so $25.47 cheaper.

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Jul 31st, 2021 5:55 pm

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dingus: Member; Jun 18, 2005; 364 posts; 1361 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2021 5:55 pm

I have triples of the Barracuda.

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Jul 31st, 2021 6:04 pm

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Benjermain: Newbie; Nov 23, 2017; 76 posts; 73 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2021 6:04 pm

Just FYI, this was cheaper last week with the $10 Staples coupon

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Jul 31st, 2021 6:58 pm

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S1: Member; Apr 13, 2010; 361 posts; 766 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2021 6:58 pm

Who is buying 4 TB SMR internal drives in 2021? This is both too small and a mediocre price per GB, for an inferior product.

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Jul 31st, 2021 7:28 pm

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Okthankyou: Member; May 7, 2012; 230 posts; 175 upvotes; MARKHAM

Jul 31st, 2021 7:28 pm

Why is it inferior and what's wrong with SMR?

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Jul 31st, 2021 7:36 pm

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NerdyRFDUser: Newbie; Jun 15, 2021; 53 posts; 101 upvotes

Jul 31st, 2021 7:36 pm

CMR vs SMR is irrelevant to most people. That being said, SMR drives should be cheaper per GB as that's the main appeal of the technology. This deal is not good.

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Jul 31st, 2021 7:45 pm

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sswilson: Deal Addict; Sep 19, 2017; 1710 posts; 1706 upvotes; Moncton

Jul 31st, 2021 7:45 pm

NerdyRFDUser wrote: ↑ CMR vs SMR is irrelevant to most people. That being said, SMR drives should be cheaper per GB as that's the main appeal of the technology. This deal is not good.

This....

If it's not significantly less expensive than a CMR drive, it's a deal for the manufacturer, not the end user.

Only suitable for straight up archive storage where you're going to write once and then stick to reads from that point on.

Koodo 8GB UL T&T @ $45 (ported in from Public Mobile)

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Jul 31st, 2021 8:04 pm

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ConnorsCompShow: Jr. Member; Aug 28, 2019; 115 posts; 328 upvotes; Winnipeg

Jul 31st, 2021 8:04 pm

SMR is straight up inappropriate on a 4TB drive at the 3.5" form factor, and even 6 is pushing it.

"They don't think it be like it is, but it do" -Oscar Gamble (1949-2018)

Jul 31st, 2021 9:32 pm

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cheaper_than_cheap: Deal Addict; Dec 20, 2007; 3940 posts; 4860 upvotes; Prince George

Jul 31st, 2021 9:32 pm

Bunch of elitists in here. SMR is fine if your use case doesn't involve a lot of random access writes. Price/TB is pretty good for 2021 with the overall high drive prices everywhere.

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Aug 1st, 2021 7:42 am

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FrancisBacon: Deal Addict; May 12, 2014; 3407 posts; 3765 upvotes; Montreal

Aug 1st, 2021 7:42 am

cheaper_than_cheap wrote: ↑ Bunch of elitists in here. SMR is fine if your use case doesn't involve a lot of random access writes. Price/TB is pretty good for 2021 with the overall high drive prices everywhere.

SMR is not fine if you're copying over a large amount of data (eg backing up) or using in a NAS.

Yes, the price is ok by the horrible standard of 2021.

Aug 1st, 2021 8:04 am

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marioBross2: Jr. Member; Aug 12, 2014; 149 posts; 56 upvotes; Ferland-Et-Boilleau,…

Aug 1st, 2021 8:04 am

If this is not a good deal, is there any good deal right now for at least 4tb (Nas certified if possible).

I'm updating the family file server.

Aug 1st, 2021 1:49 pm

#12

Okthankyou: Member; May 7, 2012; 230 posts; 175 upvotes; MARKHAM

Aug 1st, 2021 1:49 pm

I ordered one on July 31 for in-store pick up but received a cancelation email on Aug 1.

Aug 19th, 2021 2:06 pm

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wildhuman: Member; Oct 6, 2005; 430 posts; 188 upvotes; Montreal

Aug 19th, 2021 2:06 pm

This is good for desktop, I guess. Some stores can pick up.

Here is similar Red NAS disk: canada-computers-wd-red-plus-4tb-nas-de ... x-2484260/

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Aug 19th, 2021 2:35 pm

#14

thegame99: Sr. Member; Jul 21, 2021; 700 posts; 2843 upvotes

Aug 19th, 2021 2:35 pm

Great price. Thanks OP

Aug 19th, 2021 2:39 pm

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wildhuman: Member; Oct 6, 2005; 430 posts; 188 upvotes; Montreal

Aug 19th, 2021 2:39 pm

thegame99 wrote: ↑ Great price. Thanks OP

Here is another I posted link: canada-computers-wd-red-plus-4tb-nas-de ... x-2484260/

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Aug 19th, 2021 2:46 pm

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a_dee: Deal Addict; Oct 5, 2004; 1603 posts; 1412 upvotes; Vancouver

Aug 19th, 2021 2:46 pm

SMR - watch out if that's important.
https://www.truenas.com/community/resou ... rives.141/

Aug 19th, 2021 2:57 pm

#17

DragOnT: Deal Addict; Apr 2, 2008; 2629 posts; 2078 upvotes; GTA

Aug 19th, 2021 2:57 pm

Some information from Seagate if any one cares:

Seagate issued this statement on April 21: “Seagate confirms that we do not utilize Shingled Magnetic Recording technology (SMR) in any IronWolf or IronWolf Pro drives – our NAS solutions family. Seagate does not market the BarraCuda family of products as being suitable for NAS applications, and does not recommend using BarraCuda drives for NAS applications. Seagate always recommends to use the right drive for the right application.”

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