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WD Elements 8TB External HDD $229 Inc GST Delivered @Newegg

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WD Elements 8TB External HDD $229 Inc GST Delivered @Newegg
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mamsong on 18/01/2019 - 09:05 newegg.com (434 clicks)
Last edited 18/01/2019 - 09:52

$2 more expensive than last post.
Don't know when the deal end

Just wondering Office Works price match with Newegg, anyone know ?

Computing 8TB Computer Peripheral External Hard Drive Western Digital

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  • joeiwu on 18/01/2019 - 09:10

    What coloured WD drives are inside does anybody know?

  • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2019 - 09:15

    So can you crack them open and use the HDD like a normal one?

    • behrouz on 18/01/2019 - 10:23
      +1

      YES

  • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2019 - 09:17

    OK never mind I found this guide….

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6VCQ64DkfM

  • t25 on 18/01/2019 - 09:34

    Didn’t the last newegg deal end in tears with lots of things going missing and/or not being sent?

  • JCRALLYART on 18/01/2019 - 09:44

    Does it comes with a us adapter or au adaptor of anybody knows? Thanks

    • ptooey on 18/01/2019 - 09:56
      +2

      i’ve bought both previously mentioned newegg specials, fyi they include us voltage adaptors.

      • JCRALLYART on 18/01/2019 - 10:07

        so it means only require a AU plug but voltage is 100-240v worldwide voltage? thanks!

    • et tu brute on 19/01/2019 - 17:13

      WD usually ship US models with the North American ac adapter plug only.
      The versions they sell in AU, UK & the EU usually come with multi ac adapters/cables.

      You can do the following if you purchase the US versions.

      1. Just go to Bunnings and buy a 'Korjo" brand US to AU/NZ adapter plug (They have a nice slim unit which won't over-crowd a multi-point ac wall plate or power board. Other sources include Jaycar, amazon.com.au etc.
        or
      2. Contact WD Support (AU 1800 # but call centre offshore) and have the product model & serial number ready at hand when you make the call. They will ship you the appropriate cable and/or plug free of charge. I have done this twice now for US model NAS devices and I have received the cables from their WD OEM supplier in Vietnam within the week.

      I hope this assists.

  • SirNed on 18/01/2019 - 09:51
    +2

    If my sums are right the same one at Amazon Au works out at 221.35 after cashrewards. Presume they are still doing 5% cachback

    https://www.amazon.com.au/Elements-Desktop-Hard-Drive-WDBWLG…

    • ExPrinceHairy on 18/01/2019 - 10:05

      Have you included delivery fee?

      • scuderiarmani on 18/01/2019 - 10:06

        FREE international delivery on Prime International orders over $49

        • ExPrinceHairy on 18/01/2019 - 10:06

          Yeah, I just realised that after posting and tried to edit my comment.

    • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2019 - 10:16

      I was going to post "Nice, beats Amazon by a few dollars" and totally forgot about CR.

    • Punkboy on 18/01/2019 - 10:29
      +2

      Which means better price than this deal if using Shopback at 6% = ~ $219.

  • Stevesie76 on 18/01/2019 - 10:13

    Are these still using hardware encryption? (if the usb-sata board fails you can't just crack it open and copy the data)

    • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2019 - 10:17

      I believe these don't have the encryption, only the more expensive My book?

      Otherwise drives should be same between the two

  • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2019 - 10:22

    Just wondering Office Works price match with Newegg, anyone know ?

    They should price match it, however I can't see the 8TB on their site so doubt stores have any stock… only 4TB of the Elements.

  • tugar on 18/01/2019 - 10:56

    This is a great price if it's a RED. I'm assuming that warranty will be an issue when trying to claim or we should be good?

    • [Deactivated] on 18/01/2019 - 11:00

      You'd have to be able to put it back into the case with nothing broken.

      • t25 on 18/01/2019 - 12:03

        Pretty sure you could say that you shacked the drives to try to recover the data. At least that's what Seagate allowed me to do when their 3tb drives failed.

  • Jumpingmanjim on 18/01/2019 - 13:35

    Have any of you drive shuckers noticed a difference between the drives you find in the 8TB WD My Book and the 8TB WD Elements?

    • joeflacco on 18/01/2019 - 14:27

      Generally the same.

      HGST 5400rpm helium drives. 3.3v pin and TLER disabled.

      I'd go the elements because it's cheaper and no encryption.

    • et tu brute on 19/01/2019 - 17:19

      Most th these drives employ a "White Lable" OEM vesion of the WD REDs. Sometime hard to check the specs unless you do some thorough research.

      If compating with the WD REDs, older model WD REDs have 128m cache, current models have 256mb cache. Make sure you check specs before comparing. There are a lot of 'NOS' (New, Old Stock) of WD HDDS on eBay & I notice that they are being sold off at the new stock price… the easiest ones to spot are those without an actual model number quoted. Best to confirm first.

  • arjay88 on 18/01/2019 - 17:01

    Do you have to do the 3.3v pin fix for these drives if shucking?

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