SSDs, both external like the Crucial X9, as well as several internal ones, are on sale for currently at great prices. Besides SSDs, some hard disk drives (HDDs) are also selling at really good prices too. For example, we already covered the Seagate BarraCuda 24TB SKU that is still discounted down to just $245 which means you will be paying just ~$10 per TB.
While the above is a CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) disk, it is not built for constant 24x7 usage unlike other models from the company. In case you need something like that, Seagate"s Skyhawk surveillance 6TB drive is also currently on sale for a great price of just $118 (purchase link under the specs table below).
The key technical specs of the Seagate Skyhawk 6TB are given below:
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Drive Bays Supported | 8+ |
| Cameras Supported | Up to 64 HD cameras |
| Max Sustained Transfer Rate (OD) | 195 MB/s |
| Cache | 256 MB |
| Load/Unload Cycles | 300,000 |
| Nonrecoverable Read Errors | 1 per 1015 bits read |
| Workload Rate Limit | 180 TB/year |
| Power-On Hours | 8,760 hours/year (24×7) |
| MTBF | 1,000,000 hours |
| Warranty | 3 years (limited) |
| Startup Current (12 V) | 2 A (typical) |
| Average Operating Power | 9 W |
| Idle Power | 7 W |
| Standby / Sleep Power | 0.6 W / 0.6 W |
| Voltage Tolerance | 5 V ±15%, 12 V ±10% |
| Operating Temperature | 5 °C to 60 °C (ambient) 0 °C to 70 °C (drive case) |
| Non-Operating Temperature | –40 °C to 70 °C (ambient) |
| Operating humidity | 5% to 90% non-condensing (30% per hour max) |
Get the Seagte Skyhawk 6TB at the link below:
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Seagate Skyhawk 6TB Internal HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s (ST6000VXZ09/009): $117.77 (Sold and Shipped by Amazon US with Prime)
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