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WD 12TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive $362.95 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon US via AU

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WD 12TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive $362.95 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon US via AUAffiliate
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macmanluke on 27/04/2020 - 19:28 amazon.com.au (3059 clicks)
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Good drive to shuck and good price considering the state of the AUD

Fast data transfers
High-capacity add-on storage
Plug-and-play ready for Windows PCs
Western Digital quality inside and out
2-Year manufacturer's limited warranty

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  • TightTerry on 27/04/2020 - 19:32
    +10

    Not behd

      • [Deactivated] on 27/04/2020 - 20:39
        +10

        Nope, behd is spelt exactly that way.

    • turtlesinmypants on 27/04/2020 - 19:57
      +8

      gud size

      • eggaz on 28/04/2020 - 00:42
        +2

        You mean Gud seihZ

  • Slippery Fish on 27/04/2020 - 19:41
    -3

    Behd???

  • Hybroid on 27/04/2020 - 19:41
    +8

    No SMR issues with this capacity. Good to go.

  • Dropp on 27/04/2020 - 19:42

    What kind of drive would be inside this?

    • SimplySolvedIT on 27/04/2020 - 19:43

      a slightly slower WD RED

      • Hybroid on 27/04/2020 - 20:01
        +8

        More likely WD EMAZ (white) than EFAX (red) actually.

    • nuttapillar on 27/04/2020 - 19:45
      +45

      a hard one

      • dm01 on 27/04/2020 - 19:59
        +12

        This guy disks.

        • Goldfire on 27/04/2020 - 20:02

          Tres comas

      • Munki on 27/04/2020 - 20:32
        +1

        Is it a good hard disk though? It's pretty big, but I want to know how good the hard disk is. No use getting a big disk that will end prematurely, you know?

    • skinny on 27/04/2020 - 19:53
      +1

      A spinning one!

  • nuttapillar on 27/04/2020 - 19:46
    +5

    This is a shucking good deal!

  • jace88 on 27/04/2020 - 19:48

    Really good deal for shucking but alas I have no need for 12TB…

  • twang on 27/04/2020 - 19:50
    -1

    Is this a helium drive like the 10TB??
    What's the difference between them?

    • waacy on 27/04/2020 - 19:59
      +24

      this one has 2TB more

  • scuderiarmani on 27/04/2020 - 19:51
    +4

    Hurts, ordered a 24tb locally but paid with discounted gift cards, first time I tried that.

    16tb was almost full as my cold backup.

    Good price though. Just remember if you ask WD nicely they'll send you an Aussie power cable free of charge. Beats adapters anytime.

    Hope it's out of stock quickly before I so something stupid.

    • frozenkuku on 28/04/2020 - 00:22
      -3

      do something, not so something

    • mortymorty on 13/05/2020 - 12:05

      What method do you use to contact WD to get a power cable for this?

      • scuderiarmani on 13/05/2020 - 13:08

        From memory register the device and you'll see some contact options there. Unsure if it's gonna be impacted with current situations but they are exceptional otherwise

  • MissKitty on 27/04/2020 - 19:56

    Got the 10TB of this in my NAS from the last dea humming a long nicely. WD White (aka RED) drives. Recommended.

    • scuderiarmani on 27/04/2020 - 19:58

      Is this one of the drives you need to mod after shucking? I've shucked 8tb Reds before (I believe actual Reds).

      • macmanluke on 27/04/2020 - 20:02
        +2

        possibly depending on your setup

        only a bit of tape over a few pins

        • AustriaBargain on 28/04/2020 - 02:45

          Also a molex to sata power adapter will do the same thing.

      • MissKitty on 27/04/2020 - 20:27

        I have a Syno box and it's just worked.

  • rainbowyen on 27/04/2020 - 20:00
    +5

    Was $350 two days ago, still more expensive than the lowest that’s why I didn’t post it

  • chutibuti on 27/04/2020 - 20:20
    +2

    Shit.. still not out of stocks …. I am sure i'll be end up with buying this,..

  • SuBw00FeR on 27/04/2020 - 20:22

    Thanks bought one :)

  • Coltrainz on 27/04/2020 - 20:23
    -1

    This might be a good alternative if you don't need the 12GB - 8GB for $250:
    https://www.amazon.com.au/12TB-Elements-Desktop-Drive-WDBWLG…

    (please don't hate me if there's a reason these aren't good for the shucking)

    • alvian on 27/04/2020 - 20:27
      +5

      8GB for $250.

      This hard disc drive is gold foiled?

    • sghetti on 28/04/2020 - 00:09

      This one in particular doesn't come with AU plug. If you select one with AU plug the price jumps a lot.

      • raun on 28/04/2020 - 00:10

        you can request one from WD, and they'll send you one

        • sghetti on 28/04/2020 - 00:12

          Yeah, but it says you need the device first, so you wait till it arrives mid next month, then wait another month for WD to send a plug to you. Could be fine for some, but for others they might want their storage sooner.

  • P.Sherman on 27/04/2020 - 20:27

    DOH!

    Just bought the last 2 last week at $380.10/each

  • Jklaro on 27/04/2020 - 20:29
    +2

    I think $25 per tb is a good deal this is $30.

  • njastar on 27/04/2020 - 20:30

    Is this good to shuck?

  • [Deactivated] on 27/04/2020 - 20:43

    It's a decent product, just not a big fan of Amazon au

    • scuderiarmani on 27/04/2020 - 20:50
      +11

      Well it's from Amazon US so you have nothing to worry about.

  • pleasehelpme on 27/04/2020 - 20:51

    That’s heaps! What do you put in it? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    • adamshere on 27/04/2020 - 23:21

      Wonder if they would send 128 Tb lol

    • kazer on 27/04/2020 - 23:21
      +2

      looks like they made a mistake. it seems to be 12 tb and not 128 according to the title.

      • Froot Loops on 27/04/2020 - 23:24

        128TB is a future dream. 12TB is correct

    • DKC on 27/04/2020 - 23:22
      +1

      12TB actually. I wish it's 128TB.

    • roh008 on 27/04/2020 - 23:28

      this can't be right can it?

  • AustriaBargain on 27/04/2020 - 23:21

    I just bought one but I'll buy another. Sometimes have trouble streaming off a drive while other stuff is downloading to it, so two drives will balance the load. YOLO so it's better to have more TB while still alive.

  • Froot Loops on 27/04/2020 - 23:22

    Getting to the point, where if the hard drive fails, so does your heart. Great deal, maybe another year and I'll buy 2 and be safe.

    • AustriaBargain on 27/04/2020 - 23:24
      +1

      When your 12TB shucked drive that you bought overseas fails then it is a good time to find a new god.

      • Froot Loops on 27/04/2020 - 23:29

        Yup. Data and cash gone. Sounds like the things nightmares are made of

      • OzzyBrak on 28/04/2020 - 07:50
        -1

        I thought amazon honoured the warranty of items sent from amazon us?

  • e1ghtgundam on 27/04/2020 - 23:34
    +2

    If anyone does shuck it - please do some thorough testing BEFORE you start the shuck.

    I usually follow the steps outlined here:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/7wh4a6/hard_dr…

    If anyone has any other alternatives then let me know.

    • impoze on 27/04/2020 - 23:56

      I test them in Unraid

    • AustriaBargain on 28/04/2020 - 01:02

      I didn't do this with my last one, but it's a good idea. Should at the very least plug it in and make sure it works before shucking. I just tore into my last one and crossed my fingers.

    • dm01 on 28/04/2020 - 05:43

      If anyone has any other alternatives then let me know.

      I normally just sacrifice a goat to the gods, then shuck away.

  • fredk1000 on 27/04/2020 - 23:44
    +1

    12TB on one disk, that's a lot of data to lose in one go!

    • sghetti on 28/04/2020 - 00:09
      +4

      that's why you get 2

    • Goldfire on 28/04/2020 - 00:41

      The "R" in RAID mitigates that problem a bit.

  • duluxe2000 on 28/04/2020 - 00:08
    +1

    I just want something to store my data for a long period of time (not looking for a lots of read/write setup for private cloud, etc..). Is it overkill ?

    • mahdoo on 28/04/2020 - 00:48
      +4

      That depends how much data you have. Keep in mind, drives fail. Do not put all your data on a single drive, and expect it to last forever.

      You need backups. Data needs to be stored in multiple places. How far you go, depends on how important the data is.

      • duluxe2000 on 28/04/2020 - 01:01

        Hmm you're right. I need to do more research then…🤔

  • AustriaBargain on 28/04/2020 - 01:07
    +1

    With 25USD shipping this one is actually a little cheaper https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1532285-REG/wd_wdbwlg…

    • AustriaBargain on 28/04/2020 - 02:28

      or 25.55 express shipping even

    • FullPrice on 28/04/2020 - 02:37

      No

      • AustriaBargain on 28/04/2020 - 02:42
        +2

        I order paper from bhpv and they are always reliable. They are kind of like Amazon except they only sell anything related to photo or video production.

        • Hybroid on 28/04/2020 - 02:44
          +2

          Didn't know B&H delivered here, that's good to know. But with exchange rate, shipping and import taxes, it makes this drive over $400.

          Subtotal:USD $209.99
          Shipping starting from USD $25.50
          Duties & Taxes USD $23.55
          Total USD $259.04
          Est. AUD $401.82

  • MaoZ on 28/04/2020 - 01:34
    +1

    The price seems to go up to $375.76 + $19.04 Delivery now…

    • frankfu1122 on 28/04/2020 - 01:37
      +2

      Great. Dodged a bullet.

      • macmanluke on 28/04/2020 - 08:24

        Yea gone up to $375 but still free delivery for prime

  • Le-X on 28/04/2020 - 07:31

    When i see Hard drives this big i think "All the eggs in one basket"

    • scuderiarmani on 28/04/2020 - 08:42

      You realise you can have multiple right?

    • DanielR on 28/04/2020 - 09:10

      If you have a NAS you can shuck these and run multiple drives and enable redundancy (mirror or raid)

    • BanannaMan on 28/04/2020 - 09:11

      Just means you 1 for the data, 1 for raid and 1 for another separate/offsite backup hahahhaa :(

  • motion2082 on 28/04/2020 - 10:05

    That’s a lot of data to lose if that one drive fails

    • scuderiarmani on 28/04/2020 - 12:52

      Like I said, if you value anything why wouldn't you have 2?

  • SwarleyAUS on 28/04/2020 - 10:17

    Anyone know if the 6TB the smallest with the WD White inside?

    EDIT: Looks like 8TB is the smallest with Whites.

  • z0ki on 28/04/2020 - 10:27

    ffs. Missed out again. I really need to start making it a habit to open ozbargin up every morning and at least twice a day so I don't miss out.

    • CafeNervosa on 28/04/2020 - 11:05
      +1

      Create a email alert. Search WD elements at the top of this site and click create alert in below the search bar 🙂

    • Nom on 28/04/2020 - 13:45
      +1

      You can still order, it's only gone up by $9 !

    • macmanluke on 30/04/2020 - 08:24

      $369 today again

  • letthiswork1 on 29/04/2020 - 21:49

    Anyone got a delay notification from amazon?

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