When will current 3TB drives be qualified for ReadyNAS?

ndirons wrote:

Interesting that you note the WD30EZRX is "on the list" — I've been waiting for it to show up on the Ultra 6 list. I do see it on the NV+ list now, which I'd never looked at before. It's infuriating that only one of the five 3TB disks endorsed for the Ultra 6 is available from the likes of NewEgg, and that one costs $460. I see two modern 3TB disks under $175, the ST3000DM001 and WD30EZRX. I'm about to knuckle under and spend $500 for a pair of 5400 RPM 5K3000s, just because it's the only model I can find under $400, and no new 3TB drives have been approved for the Ultra 6 in almost a year. At least as far as qualifying new drives goes, there's no indication that the lights are still on at Netgear.

As I posted earlier, the Hitachi drive listed as 0S03230 is in fact the HDS5C3030ALA630 as listed on the HCL. I did notice that the prices on them were down to $190. That's close to the $150 I paid last summer (pre-flood) so I will probably go ahead and spring for a couple more. That's less than $400 for a pair delivered to your door in the U.S.