Data enthusiast purchases six 8TB Western Digital external hard drives for $360, discovering an additional five units for free, accumulating a total of eleven 'shuckable' HDDs at approximately $4 per terabyte.
In an exciting find at an estate sale, a Redditor has managed to secure 11 WD Easystore 8TB external hard drives for just $360. This represents an 81% saving, as the drives typically retail at $169.99 each, amounting to $1,869.99 worth of storage for a fraction of the cost.
The Redditor, on the hunt for bulk storage solutions, successfully negotiated a deal to purchase six drives for $60 each, instead of the initial asking price of $90 per drive. To their surprise, upon opening the boxes, they discovered an additional five drives hidden in what appeared to be empty boxes, bringing the total acquisition to 11 drives, offering a massive 88TB of storage.
The discovered drives included five WD80EMAZ white label drives and four WD Red drives: two WD80EFZX and two WD80EFAX. All these drives were manufactured in 2017 and 2018. The Redditor then proceeded to 'shuck' these Easystore external HDDs, repurposing the internal hard drives for other storage applications.
This acquisition is considered an exceptional bargain, well below the retail price, showcasing the potential value that can be found in estate sales for data hoarders seeking large storage deals.
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It's important to note that shucking voids the warranty, but many data hoarders accept this risk for cost-effective high-capacity hard drive purchases. The WD Easystore drives may already be out of warranty, so there's little to no risk for the Redditor in shucking them.
The brokers also had eight WD My Book 2TB units for $75 each, but the Redditor focused more on the WD Easystore models to maximize value. However, they did not purchase any Porsche Design-branded external drives or WD My Book 2TB units.
In summary, the Redditor successfully purchased 11 WD Easystore 8TB external hard drives for $360, effectively paying approximately $4 per TB of storage. This find serves as a reminder of the potential treasures that can be found in estate sales for tech enthusiasts and data hoarders alike.
The Redditor, following their interest in large storage solutions, utilized technology to identify the potential value of data-and-cloud-computing gadgets like the WD Easystore drives at estate sales, leading to the acquisition of 11 units offering 88TB of storage.
After shucking the internal hard drives from the WD Easystore drives, the Redditor repurposed them for other storage applications, demonstrating the cost-effective approach many data hoarders take in seeking high-capacity storage solutions.
