cclarry Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 $229.99 at Newegg https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-4tb-black-sn850x-nvme/p/N82E16820250244?Item=N82E16820250244 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 I wouldn't buy Western Digital RED or BLACK series as they have been known to cripple the drives to only last 3 years in the chips on the drives! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, El Diablo said: I wouldn't buy Western Digital RED or BLACK series as they have been known to cripple the drives to only last 3 years in the chips on the drives! The Red and Blue are the lower line...the Black has a 5 year warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, cclarry said: The Red and Blue are the lower line...the Black has a 5 year warranty I wonder if I mistaken BLUE for BLACK.. either way, they have been found in my articles across the internet to cripple drives to only last 3 years... I thought I was pretty sure it was RED and BLACK, but maybe it was RED and BLUE... they was talking about the Enterprise versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 If you are speaking about this article (or many like it), it's related to NAS drives in a Synology NAS Case, and it's a warning. There still seems to be discussion about if it is WD or Synology issue, but in any case, not an ideal situation. The drive is not crippled, just a warning (not defending WD, just clarifying) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/clearly-predatory-western-digital-sparks-panic-anger-for-age-shaming-hdds/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 41 minutes ago, El Diablo said: I wouldn't buy Western Digital RED or BLACK series as they have been known to cripple the drives to only last 3 years in the chips on the drives! Not sure how they do that. I know both them an Seagate have been sued before. I buy WD almost exclusively since their RMA is hassle free. Their HDDs are great. I still have Blue and Black drives that I now use with a drive dock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAGinz Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, kitekrazy said: Not sure how they do that. I know both them an Seagate have been sued before. I buy WD almost exclusively since their RMA is hassle free. Their HDDs are great. I still have Blue and Black drives that I now use with a drive dock. Great price. If this were a true single-sided model (with no additional bump on the second side) , and you guys weren’t scaring me with this other stuff, I’d grab it in a minute for my Lenovo laptop. Unfortunately there are reports out there that you really have to jam it in to single sided slots. Edited November 23, 2023 by LAGinz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallstonefan Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 I actually ordered one of these earlier this week for the main drive in a new computer. Heaven help me I'm building a completely new rig for my DAW. 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Make sure your system supports 4TB chips! I found out mind did not after buying one on a previous sale. Thankfully New Egg refunded my purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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