Are they original / how did you buy them / how much did they cost? I tried buying Seagate 3 times the last 4 years and every time it was shoddily repackaged with fake stickers and such
I’ve been exclusively using Seagate EXOS drives for my Plex server for the last 15 years, and in several other Plex servers that I administer. Never had a single one fail. They’re excellent.
Lojcs@piefed.social 7 hours ago
homes@piefed.world 7 hours ago
Honestly? Right off of Amazon. Pricing depends on the capacity, and I’m sure it’s gone up. But the pricing is always been very good, at or just beneath market rates. Seagate has an official Amazon store, so you’ll often see stuff on sale there. Including certified, pre-used drives, although I’ve never taken a plunge on that option.
Milksteaks@midwest.social 7 hours ago
Had an 18tb Seagate exos shit the bed on my jellyfin server a couple weeks ago. It had about 3 years usage at least
homes@piefed.world 7 hours ago
No fucking way. Do you have any more diagnostic telemetry about that you’d be willing to share?
Milksteaks@midwest.social 6 hours ago
Havent pulled it yet since I’m waiting on a replacement. I’ll update you when I pull it and check it out. I’ve had tons of drives die over the years but this one hits the hardest since prices have skyrocketed. Hopefully the other 5 drives hold the line for longer
homes@piefed.world 6 hours ago
Oh, so it was pretty recent? Sorry to hear that buddy.
What kind of drives are you buying? What’s your use case?