So I'm looking to get a few 24tb Exos recertified drives (3-4) and a few days ago they were listed at $269.99 or perhaps slightly lower but now they went up to $279.99 and the inventory has gone down from like 90 to 35. The ST24000NM000H is what I'm looking at now and the 000C was listed a week ago then taken down but now relisted today with only 5 in stock. Using it for Plex as my current 5x 12tb setup is reaching its limit and I'd snagged those 12tb recertfied drives when they were around $75 each.
If these 000H sell out will they just list like a 000X model right away (no clue what letter) or could I potentially not have a 24tb drive to buy for a few weeks until they restock? I've noticed the refurbished 24tb have been sold out for days now. I don't really follow it enough I just know even recertified prices have gone up a ton in the past year as I'd paid like $75 for 12tb drives from them in the past and now they're $150 for the same thing.
Ideally I'd like to hold out for Prime Day in hopes there's some sort of deal for 24tb drives, and I don't want Barracudas which I know would be cheaper. Is it even worth holding out for these 24tb recertified drives to drop back down in price around Prime Day since I can hold off a few weeks from purchase? Does Serverpartdeals ever do sales around July 4th or Prime Day that people know of?