Well Ebay seller has stopped talking to me of the Ironwolf 4TB drives after I mentioned I had had 3 fake WD Reds from China and that it was taking a long time for Evri to say they had the drives (Posted Friday).

Went on to Amazon and saw some Ironwolfs 4TB for £76 was just about to checkout then realised it was a marketplace seller so looked at his feedback. Loads of drives returned because the warranty had expired or only a few months left with some buyers reckoning they had checked with the FARM tools mentioned earlier in this thread and the SMART had been reset. So cancelled that order.

Have finally ordered direct from Amazon 2 x 4TB @ £99 ea. If I don't get a legit drive from Amazon direct I will go spare.

Finally.

Years ago and I mean years ago, looking at the original Pentium 1 days or around then, a mate of mine at the time got some second hand drives as drives were very expensive then. I would say from Ebay, but I don't know if Ebay was in the U.K. then. He got I think 5 of them and all five had a problem. I vowed, then, never to buy second hand hard drives.

I can understand this thing to get a bargain, more so if money is a bit tight, but I think maybe getting a new one first and then another later on, unless you are putting them in raid may be the better way of doing it.

That is still cheap for an Iron wolf, I found the listing, or I think I have, it is sold by GreenThumb Technology. Looks like it is an older model, which is fine if it works.

So what are these drives going into, and how will they be used?

In reply to a post by Banger:

it was taking a long time for Evri to say they had the drives (Posted Friday).

Does tracking say its coming via the Evri Gateway?

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

Finally.

Years ago and I mean years ago, looking at the original Pentium 1 days or around then, a mate of mine at the time got some second hand drives as drives were very expensive then. I would say from Ebay, but I don't know if Ebay was in the U.K. then. He got I think 5 of them and all five had a problem. I vowed, then, never to buy second hand hard drives.

I can understand this thing to get a bargain, more so if money is a bit tight, but I think maybe getting a new one first and then another later on, unless you are putting them in raid may be the better way of doing it.

That is still cheap for an Iron wolf, I found the listing, or I think I have, it is sold by GreenThumb Technology. Looks like it is an older model, which is fine if it works.

So what are these drives going into, and how will they be used?

They will be used as backup drives once tested with my 2 PCs and Laptop in a dock.

In reply to a post by PCJM40:

In reply to a post by Banger:

it was taking a long time for Evri to say they had the drives (Posted Friday).

Does tracking say its coming via the Evri Gateway?

No just says Ebay Simple Delivery and that they are still waiting for the parcel.

Amazon drives have arrived well packed in nice boxes with manuals and warranty cards. Checking serial numbers warrantied until 3 May 2028. All good running my tests now but not expecting any problems.

You don’t need IronWolf drives. They are designed for continuous use in a NAS. For your use cheaper drives would be more than adequate.

With all the comings and goings of disk drives at your property you could get a knock on the door from trading standards 😎

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In reply to a post by TinyMongomery:

You don’t need IronWolf drives. They are designed for continuous use in a NAS. For your use cheaper drives would be more than adequate.

Ah well I have opened and registered them now. Besides there is only a tenner between the Ironwolf and Barracuda.