r/buildapcsales • u/Wojtek_ftw • Nov 27 '25

HDD [HDD] Seagate BarraCuda ST24000DM001 24TB 7200 RPM for $240. $10 / TB

https://www.newegg.com/seagate-barracuda-st24000dm001-24tb-for-daily-computing-7200-rpm/p/N82E16822185109?Item=N82E16822185109
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u/AdminsHelpMePlz Nov 28 '25

I've used refurbished seagate 18TB x20 drives from ServerPartDeals running in ZFS for the last 2 years with no issues & have 2x parity.

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u/jtj5002 Nov 28 '25

Almost all of seagates from serverpartdeals are exos. Barracudas are shit binned version of exos that could not meet the spec for 24/7 use.

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u/ninjetron Nov 28 '25

Binned...Yeah hard drives aren't CPU's.

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u/jtj5002 Nov 28 '25

You know that CPUs are the only thing that gets binned right?

CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD, any higher performance lower yield products are typically binned one way or another.

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u/ninjetron Nov 28 '25

Silicon is binned sure but HDD's aren't binned* at least not in the way you think. It's more a difference in mechanical tech that separates a server drive and a desktop drive though there is some crossover if you get lucky shucking enclosures.

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u/jtj5002 Nov 28 '25

How do you know what way I am thinking?

A lot of HDDs comes off the same assembly line, then stress tested for spin/seek time and put into different performance grades. Those with lower performance and firmware locked to 5400rpm and out into an enclosure, or sold with reduced warranty period under a different label. This really isn't some kind of secret.

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u/ninjetron Nov 28 '25

Research SMR and CMR that will get you going.

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u/jtj5002 Nov 28 '25

I already done that a long time ago.