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WD My Book Duo 16TB (2x 8TB) Two-Bay USB 3.0 RAID Array $499.51 USD (~ $663 AUD) Delivered @ B&H

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Expected availability: In stock as of Wed 26 April 7-10 business days (as of/from 25 April 2017)

The My Book Duo 16TB (2 x 8TB) Two-Bay USB 3.0 RAID Array from WD comes with two WD Red hard drives that are pre-configured in RAID 0 to deliver data transfer rates of up to 290 MB/s. Its two drives support 16TB of storage in a 2 x 8TB configuration and are formatted as NTFS for Windows 8 or higher, as well as Windows 7 and Vista. The drives can also be reformatted for use with Mac OS X, configured in RAID 1 for data redundancy, or in JBOD to use each drive individually. WD has outfitted this array with two USB 3.0 ports which have data transfer speeds up to 5 Gb/s, while also being backwards compatible with USB 2.0 at speeds up to 480 Mb/s. For those who are concerned about drive security, this RAID array is equipped with AES 256-bit encryption.

  • Model: WDBLWE0160JCH-NESN
  • 2 year warranty on the enclosure and drives
  • Contains two WD Red 8TB WD80EFZX drives, according to reviewers on Amazon

Originally thanks to brisar on Slickdeals. Unknown expiry date on coupon.

Warranty Questions

If you're concerned about warranty given this is a purchase from the USA, don't be. I contacted WD support to get definitive answers on what the go is because I didn't want to have to ship the whole device back to the States — it's costly enough sending a single drive to Singapore tracked/traced for warranty service. I also wanted to make sure the whole 'Out of Region' warranty status didn't affect things; the Warranty Status Explanation originally had me concerned with the red "NO" symbol, but read on.

Component Warranty

Q: Can you replace components individually? For example, can you rip the drives out for use in a NAS etc without affecting your warranty?
A: Yes you can!

Thank you for contacting Western Digital Customer Service and Support. My name is [snip].
In the WD My Book Duo all of the parts, Enclosure and internal drives, have the same warranty and they could be replaced in case of failure of any one of the components, individually.
The Warranty for the drives and enclosure is the same as for the complete unit. You will have to provide Purchase Receipt and Picture of the Label on the drives and Enclosure.

'Out of Region' Warranty

Q: I've heard that buying a WD device from overseas shows its warranty status as 'Out of Region', can I still claim warranty service in Australia?
A: Yes you can!

Thank you for contacting Western Digital Customer Service and Support. My name is [snip].
Out of region means the device was manufactured to be sold in another country, however, the out of region status doesn't affect the warranty of the device, functionality and you can replace the device with us.

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closed Comments

  • They're not in stock:

    More on the Way
    Expected availability: 7-10 business days

    • They'll take your order though and ship via DHL whenever they get stock. Unsure what the OzB rules are in that case; there's no info I can find on limits of coupon use otherwise.

    • In stock as of today and my orders have shipped, that was just 1 business day over the 7-10 they originally quoted.

  • Sorry if I am missing something obvious but what exactly is the coupon for as the price shows $499 anyway?

    • Free shipping I see…thanks!

      • +1

        $50 USD off for the coupon, so yeah, close to equivalent of free shipping. Shipping was $50.51 USD for me.

  • +1

    Tried using the coupon on some items in my cart…CF and SD cards…Worked for them…Added a battery grip and it wouldn't add the code to that. Still cheaper than Amazon for the same items by about $30US.

    Thanks for the post mate

    • Cool, what sort of discount did you get on the SD cards?

      • +1

        Just under $40…Shipping is &22
        Edit $45 discount and $22.75 shipping.

  • +1

    If you would prefer to get the item a little faster by buying locally - and are content with a $100 premium over B&H - you'll be able to get it for $776 delivered once the eBay 20% off deal goes live.

    • Assuming no (further) pricejacking, that is.

  • Looks interesting and have brought from BH before.

  • Isn't this a NAS? Albeit a simple one. Seems a waste to buy it just for the drives.

    Does it have a fan for cooling?

    • +1

      It's a DAS (direct attached storage) - no network capabilities, just a drive enclosure that has RAID capabilities.

      • What? No network port?

        Thanks, makes sense now.

      • would need to hand of low power consumption server eg NAS , raspberry pi or your router ……..most routers have a usb power for attaching drives.

      • you can just plug it into your router to make the unit network storage

    • Its not really a waste when its cheaper to get this then to get them separately.

  • I'm pulling my hair out trying to find where to enter the code. Is there some secret text box?

    • +1

      Just above the shipping and total page. Right hand corner.

      • Thanks - i found it in the app - couldn't see it on the web version…? Will look again..

        • I used a desktop.

  • +1

    The 8TB WD My Book is cheaper per TB if you're okay with lesser capacity.

    • +2

      With this deal you guaranteed WD RED drives inside. Last year there was some good deals on the 8tb My book but they did not contain reds inside. I bought three of them from amazon for external backups.

    • That deal has expired now

      • It has gone up a little to USD $217.58 delivered, but still cheaper than this.

  • What's the difference between this and https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/295446

    • That one is a NAS, has Ethernet and I assume an OS built in to install / handle apps.

  • Can someone help me? I've got all the way to the check out page but can't find a location to enter the code.

    • there isnt one. nobody can help me with it either "|

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