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WD 14TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive $338 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon UK via AU

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WD 14TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive $338 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon UK via AUAffiliate
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Ca1vin on 06/09/2020 - 09:39 amazon.com.au (5090 clicks)
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Good price for a 14TB hard drive. Max 3 unit per account(or transaction?)

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Wd elements desktop storage with USB 3.0 offers reliable, high-capacity, add-on storage, Fast data transfer rates and universal connectivity with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices. The sleek design features up to 14TB capacity Plus WD quality and reliability.

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  • bennobee on 06/09/2020 - 09:40

    Is this a white WD drive inside if we shuck them (like the 12TB ones) ?

    • Watanabe1995 on 06/09/2020 - 10:00

      yes,based on some reviews

  • TomGum on 06/09/2020 - 09:43
    +57

    $24.14 per TB. Great Value. Buy now and ask wife later!!!

    • 41202 on 06/09/2020 - 10:05
      +8

      ask wife later

      good job and bless you,haha

    • turtlesinmypants on 06/09/2020 - 10:07
      +5

      I can quote you for validation.

      • Click_It on 06/09/2020 - 10:16
        +33

        I think you just described every marriage though

      • Damnsmart on 06/09/2020 - 10:17
        +23

        By the sounds of it, you are not married yet…

        • Tg147 on 06/09/2020 - 10:18

          I am actually.
          I just don't require permission to buy a hard drive.

          • MagicMikez32 on 06/09/2020 - 10:19
            +97

            @Tg147: Are you the wife???

            • Tg147 on 06/09/2020 - 10:22
              +7

              @MagicMikez32: Hahaha
              That's funny.
              No, I'm the hubby.
              The wife buys shoes and bags without permission, I don't see why a hard drive should be any different.

              • BanannaMan on 06/09/2020 - 10:42
                +15

                @Tg147: Do you guys budget?
                If the random monthly expenditure is built into the budget I don't see why asking permission is a big deal. My wife and I do the same.

                95% of income goes into joint, 5% to personal account with bills coming from joint. It works for us anyways.

                • Tg147 on 06/09/2020 - 10:50
                  +6

                  @BanannaMan: We take care of whatever expenses has to be paid first.
                  A percentage goes into savings.
                  Then the rest is disposable income.

                  • BanannaMan on 06/09/2020 - 10:54
                    +2

                    @Tg147: Yup same as our system, been saving for the ps5 since May haha.

                • VerticallyIntegrated on 06/09/2020 - 10:58
                  +42

                  @BanannaMan: 95% of income goes into joint

                  Sounds like a relationship from my 20s.

                  95% of our income went into joints.

              • [Deactivated] on 06/09/2020 - 18:59

                @Tg147: Well you guys sound not normal to me 😜

          • Ref05 on 07/09/2020 - 07:36
            +1

            @Tg147: nobody does, its just an expression. you didn't get the humour..

          • boredofficeworker on 11/09/2020 - 10:26
            +1

            @Tg147:

            I just don't require permission to buy a hard drive.

            Then you're not really married. ;)

      • TomGum on 06/09/2020 - 11:01

        My wife usually asks before purchasing anything that's not bread and butter. So what's wrong in me asking?

        • skittlebrau on 06/09/2020 - 11:20
          +6

          That must make the grocery runs rather tiresome. /s

          • TomGum on 06/09/2020 - 11:32
            +1

            @skittlebrau: No not really. She makes the list and I go buy it. Then I add some stuff that's not in the list.

            • tekken on 06/09/2020 - 14:37
              +12

              @TomGum:

              Then I add some stuff that's not in the list.

              Like a hard drive… 8-)

            • SF3 on 06/09/2020 - 23:36

              @TomGum: Contraband ? 📦

            • smalltime0 on 07/09/2020 - 16:41

              @TomGum: slowly take cash-out and buy a prepaid visa card

      • congo on 06/09/2020 - 12:23
        +2

        You are lucky. I have to ask for permission to buy anything that is over $100 :-(

      • mikeb on 07/09/2020 - 10:54

        I guess $338 after tax is not a lot of money for some people?

    • pencilman on 06/09/2020 - 10:17
      +9

      After all. It IS Father's day!

    • lukira nasimura on 06/09/2020 - 11:00
      +6

      SOLD!
      I will ask for permission forgiveness later

      • batrarobin on 06/09/2020 - 11:09
        +2

        There goes the solid 24 hours!

    • sicinadan on 06/09/2020 - 12:10
      +9

      The wife has spoken:

      Since you brought the hard drive for all your personal videos, I guess I can take a rest for a while :D

      LOL

      • BigLeviathan on 06/09/2020 - 14:41

        But what's the fun of watching personal videos without her participation?

        • sicinadan on 06/09/2020 - 15:20

          I have shown your post and the wife agrees….
          ha-ha, big night for me tonight on fathers day

      • Windows7forever on 07/09/2020 - 03:28

        Guilty as charged!

    • Sleepycat3 on 06/09/2020 - 13:17
      +1

      It's father's day. You won't get killed (today at least, there is still risk when the drive arrives in 2-3 weeks and she sees it).

    • vrsac on 06/09/2020 - 14:01
      +1

      The lowest price per 1TB ever! (WD Elements)

      Last great deal was $25/TB for WD elements 12TB not that long ago.

      The only questions how would returns work, considering this is Amazon UK. (Previous deals were via US Amazon).

      May I strongly recommend that as soon as you get the drives, check for bad blocks via HD Sentinel BEFORE shucking the drive!

      • MiscOzB on 06/09/2020 - 14:41

        Was about $24.66 per TB after cashback, also the price error (~$280) still has this beat

      • liveish on 06/09/2020 - 21:04

        Returns is the same as if you brought it in Oz.

        Anything you buy from Amazon.com.au that is.

  • jettim76 on 06/09/2020 - 09:48

    What the warranty is like when purchasing from Amazon UK or US ?

    • ln28909 on 06/09/2020 - 09:59
      +6

      Amazon UK is more complicated than Amazon US. With UK, you would need to pay postage up front and then email Amazon for reimbursement, Amazon US provides you with a free label. This is for the returning process to Amazon, how well warranty is that I'm not too sure

      • petry on 06/09/2020 - 10:56
        +2

        UK is far worse than US

        • ln28909 on 06/09/2020 - 11:02

          well I think far worse is a bit exaggerated, but I would say if the savings is less than 5-10%, I would buy from Amazon US

      • et tu brute on 06/09/2020 - 11:46

        The sales via Amazon AU International store be they from Amazon US or UK are ultimately subject to ACL (Australian Consumer Law). That said, I have never had an issue with Amazon, even outside their returns period. As always check the applicable T&Cs although they cannot supercede ACL statutory warranties.

        • Krogers on 06/09/2020 - 11:55

          ultimately subject to ACL

          This is the correct answer. Amazon is the importer and are subject to our laws.

          • petry on 06/09/2020 - 12:44

            @Krogers: are both referring to this …

            'Amazon Global Store

            International products have separate terms and are sold from abroad and may differ from local products including fit, age rating, and language of product, labeling, or instructions.

            Manufacturer warranty may not apply but you may have other rights under law. Learn more about Amazon Global Store'

            So you both think australian warranty overrules 'Manufacturer warranty may not apply' even though its clearly stated in the t and c's of sale, and are coming from overseas?

            • Krogers on 06/09/2020 - 12:51
              +4

              @petry:

              So you both think australian warranty overrules

              Yes, I don't just "think" it, it's a fact. Statutory warranties mandated under ACL can't be overridden by any T&C. It wouldn't matter if you were logged on to Amazon UK either. Once Amazon import it to Australia for delivery to you they have to honour our laws.

            • Trance N Dance on 06/09/2020 - 13:00

              @petry: You seem to have selectively missed "but you may have other rights under law".

      • bennobee on 06/09/2020 - 17:16
        +2

        I bought a 12 TB drive to shuck from Amazon. It arrived and was faulty according to hard disk sentential (thanks ozbargain for the free code) and i had to send it back at my cost. The return cost was 50 bucks in the end but Amazon refunded it within a few days and I got the refund of the drive around 8 days of sending it even though it didnt get there till a month later. Damn easy and I just had to speak to their team via the chat function.

        • smalltime0 on 07/09/2020 - 16:44

          Bezos might be trying to conquer the world, and Amazon's employment practise is terrible, but their customer service is very good.

      • xecutor on 10/09/2020 - 09:58
        +1

        Well if you pay with Paypal you can claim any postage costs you incur and they will refund it back to you.
        With Paypal you can do up to 8 postage refunds per year (capped at $45 per claim)

        1) To activate the Refund Returns: click here
        2) Overview of Paypal's Refund Returns click here
        3) Terms and Conditions click here

        Generally, Amazon sold items don't require you to do a Paypal Refund claim since they (Amazon) will send you a pre-paid label.
        The above method is great for those sellers who won't manage the return unless you pay for the return postage.

        Also if you have purchased multiple items and the package is heavy and the cost to send back is greater than the max refund amount of $45.00 you may want to prior to purchasing do multiple transactions to keep your options open.

    • bpop99 on 06/09/2020 - 14:57

      I had to return a big item i bought from Amazon US - and the return shipping would have cost MORE than the price of the product. They said I had to pay the return shipping first ("i was aghast - I mean, wtf! What if they refuse to refund the shipping fee"). I pursued this several times, and insisted they pay for the return upfront until they relented and refunded it without having to ship it back.

      You are protected under ACL on Amazon AU, but in reality YMMV. I've had many purchases from Amazon US and also Amazon US via Amazon AU that thankfully worked just fine but that one time something happens to you can be iffy/stressful.

      My consolation is that I always buy on credit cards that have purchase protection, and if it comes to that i can request a purchase protection / chargeback.

      • roller on 06/09/2020 - 16:57
        +2

        In reality your mileage should not vary, especially with big stores. The mere suggestion that they (in this case amazon au if that’s the store you bought through) do not have to help you is a fineable offence under ACL. The fine is also not trivial (something like $10k) and is on the spot ie like a speeding fine they have to go to court to argue not to pay. Pretty much every store immediately steps into line when you remind them how these issues might contravene your statutory rights under the trade practices act.

        • liveish on 06/09/2020 - 21:09
          +1

          Yep this happen to me and amazon fixed it within 24 hours

          • petry on 07/09/2020 - 10:15

            @liveish: well amazon uk didn't give a cuss about the acl at one point, and at times amazon us can be very difficult as well. Their policies ALL change ALL the time, and as others have posted its not always easy to return stuff.

            intrigued by the idea of 'on the spot fines' - who does that? When has it ever been done?

            • TrevorX on 08/09/2020 - 14:54
              +1

              @petry: The ACCC can issue infringement notices, and failure to comply does result in further penalties.
              https://www.accc.gov.au/business/business-rights-protections…

              In general they do have to take an entity to court to enforce a disputed penalty. See ACCC vs MSY Technology.

              • petry on 08/09/2020 - 15:05

                @TrevorX: Well that certainly wasn't a 'on the spot fine' and since msy what consumer cases have the now business friendly ACCC taken on?

                If anyone believes the ACCC are going to help them they are in for a shock.

                • TrevorX on 08/09/2020 - 18:48

                  @petry: I think @roller may have been referring to this (from my link above):
                  "Infringement Notices
                  Where the ACCC has reasonable grounds to believe a person has breached the provisions of the ACL it can issue an Infringement Notice…
                  The penalty amount in each infringement notice will vary, depending on the alleged contravention, but in most cases is fixed at:
                  $13 320 for a corporation (or $133 200 for a listed corporation) and
                  $2 664 for an individual
                  for each alleged contravention."

                  My understanding is the ACCC can issue an infringement notice without requiring a court hearing. If the entity charged with the infringement disputes it, then it goes to court. If the entity fails to comply with the infringement, then it goes to court. If they accept the infringement, they just pay it.

                  • petry on 09/09/2020 - 10:49

                    @TrevorX: so since no-one would just accept paying there is in reality no one the spot fine because they all go to court.

                    no company has ever paid an on the spot fine levied by the ACCC as a result, and bugger all companies except msy have been pursued and that was only because they were upsetting the computer equipment cartels operating here in OZ, and the pollies did their yank mates a favour.

                    • TrevorX on 09/09/2020 - 12:15
                      +1

                      @petry: Err, I never called it an 'on the spot fine', that was @roller.

                      No, they definitely don't all go to court - I provided the MSY example because it's probably the most famous/infamous. Numerous ISPs and telcos have been slapped with notices and penalties they have paid without going to court, I'm not going to waste time looking up lots of examples for you, just perusing the ACCC's news page should satisfy your curiosity.

                      Just a suggestion - don't make sweeping statements of purported fact when they're just ideas plucked out of thin air. Saying "no company has ever paid an 'on the spot fine' levied by the ACCC" is patently false and demonstrates your complete lack of knowledge of the subject.

                      Additionally most IT hardware companies are either Taiwanese or Chinese, with the notable exception of Samsung which is South Korean. Intel is based in the USA, but as a global company it's difficult to describe them as a purely US entity. MSY's behaviour and subsequent fines had precisely nothing to do with protecting the Australian supply chain, it was purely about their unconscionable behaviour trying to rip their customers off (TWICE!). If you'd had a product fail and they'd refused to replace it under warranty you would have been pretty unimpressed - the ACCC's actions not only pulled MSY into line, they act as a reminder to all other retailers that such behaviour won't be tolerated. I've personally had a number of warranty claims enforced by citing the MSY case to the business owner and threatening them with a referral to the ACCC - just the threat is usually enough to get them to back down and do the right thing (but I dread to think how many people out there continue to be ripped off because they don't know the law or can't be bothered fighting).

                      When you've had a warranty claim be denied, had the ACCC attempt to enforce it by issuing a notice, and seen that company refuse to comply and be taken to court, then you can say this behaviour occurs… Once. Good luck finding lots of examples of it. Yes, lots of companies try to skirt the law, but in my experience if you know your rights most of the time you will get them to back down. Just knowing the law and how to refer a business to the relevant statute in the Act is 90% of the battle.

                      • petry on 09/09/2020 - 14:51
                        -1

                        @TrevorX: So you haven't quoted 1 on the spot fine, and you make numerous assertions based it appears solely on the self serving garbage served up by the ACCC.

                        The ACCC talks about many things on its website, and even claims it has an operating complaints process which is also completely fictional.

                        Can any organisation which falsely claims to have operational internal safeguards be trusted? I think not.

                        99% of all public complaints are ignored by the ACCC, which is why you eventually fall back on the fact that the complainant has to do all the work 90% of the time…..

                        Perhaps you should also check who owns samsung, and check out harvey norman's warranty claim history across all goods as well…

                        • TrevorX on 09/09/2020 - 21:39

                          @petry: "The ACCC… …claims it has an operating complaints process which is also completely fictional."

                          Ok, I'm done wasting my time on someone whose opinion and statements are so divorced from reality.

                          • petry on 10/09/2020 - 10:59

                            @TrevorX: Please confirm that u have actually used the ACCC internal complaints process and actually had your complaint dealt with.

                            If you don't then clearly u haven't and your personal attacks are based on dislike.

                            The internal complaints process is of course completely different to lodging a complaint with them against someone else if you didn't realise…

        • TrevorX on 08/09/2020 - 14:47

          Just a clarification - the Trade Practices Act 1974 was wholly replaced by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. That may seem like pedantry, but if anyone tries to rely on legislation in the TPA it's no longer valid, and doesn't include any of the current consumer protections, so has the potential to confuse anyone trying to find out exactly where they stand.

  • soyea on 06/09/2020 - 09:50

    Got one, Thanks OP!

  • nfr on 06/09/2020 - 09:59

    Best price in a long time

  • tomlinson on 06/09/2020 - 10:00

    Thanks, grabbed one

  • pencilman on 06/09/2020 - 10:01
    +3

    Don't need this….
    But, looks a good buy….
    Ozbargain in my brain again…
    Even on Father's day.

    • limucat on 06/09/2020 - 13:35

      Ozbargain in the membrane,
      Ozbargain in the braaaain

  • OkayFray on 06/09/2020 - 10:01
    +3

    Unreal, I can't imagine requiring 14TB for anything

    • TomGum on 06/09/2020 - 10:03
      +3

      It's 14 mate!!

      Edit: you fixed it quick.

      • OkayFray on 06/09/2020 - 10:05
        +9

        Haha sorry, was going to add an edit but thought, "Ah nobody will catch me."

        How wrong I was

    • fafsdfadfabcfbc on 06/09/2020 - 10:52
      +4

      Are you not a great support of open source like many others on here archiving Linux ISOs? :D

    • stephendt on 06/09/2020 - 11:28

      60tb and counting here, mostly for work stuff though. Then you gotta back it up as well…

    • OzBrogains on 06/09/2020 - 17:08

      Archiving pornhub?

    • [Deactivated] on 11/09/2020 - 18:51
      +1

      That's what I thought with 4TB until I started collecting 4K blu-rays :D

  • Watanabe1995 on 06/09/2020 - 10:02

    inside is a lower speed version hitachi,just ok for storage,and no SMR.

    • sanur on 06/09/2020 - 11:48

      How fast is it

      • CYMA on 06/09/2020 - 12:49

        5400 RPM - the top review claims it is a 7200 RPM drive that has been limited to 5400

        • sanur on 06/09/2020 - 12:50

          I mean read/write

          • Sleepycat3 on 06/09/2020 - 13:18

            @sanur: I have the 10TB version and it reaches 100 MB/s over USB3. I haven't shucked it, but it was definitely faster than my older WD Red 6TB (non-SMR and helium filled from 2018)

  • thatguyfromthatplace on 06/09/2020 - 10:05
    +3

    So cheap. I paid the same price a couple of months ago at centrecom for 8tb drives.

  • kaal on 06/09/2020 - 10:08

    That’s a really good price! Not sure if I need anymore spaces!

    • Trance N Dance on 06/09/2020 - 10:10
      +8

      Is it really awkward or are you just being picky?

      • justtoreply on 06/09/2020 - 12:53
        -2

        WD are so far behind SG for the roadmap. The difference for 16tb drives is such a joke. WD need to pull their finger out

        • Trance N Dance on 06/09/2020 - 13:18

          So you are being picky. Just because WD might be behind SG on a paper roadmap, doesn't mean a 14tb drive (from any manufacturer, yes SG have 14TB drives as well) is an awkward size.

          • justtoreply on 06/09/2020 - 13:20
            -1

            @Trance N Dance: They are YEARS behind. That's not being picky.

            • Trance N Dance on 06/09/2020 - 14:02

              @justtoreply: Both are releasing their SMR 20TB drives later this year, WD expected in the next couple of months and Seagate in late 2020. That's not years behind, if you want to argue a paper roadmap, both are plagued with delays to what they're planing, so it's any body's game.

              This is also despite the fact that you're comment was 14TB is an awkward size, where WD are at in terms of their roadmap doesn't affect whether a 14TB is awkward or not. Yes, if WD are years behind in terms of their development roadmap then it's not unreasonable (nor picky) to criticise WD, but using that to say a 14TB is awkward is just nonsequitous.

              • justtoreply on 06/09/2020 - 15:13
                -3

                @Trance N Dance: 14tb being awkward (for me) reflects their 16tb being years behind.

                • Trance N Dance on 06/09/2020 - 17:12

                  @justtoreply: So now you clarify that it's awkward for you, still doesn't mean their 16TB drives are years behind (the first 16TB only came out last year, and WD came out with theirs earlier this year and first to market with 18TB drives and possibly 20TB drives as well in a few months).

    • TomGum on 06/09/2020 - 10:11
      +11

      What's the gurantee you won't complain when the 18tb comes out.

      • Whisper Quiet on 06/09/2020 - 13:25

        WD were the first to release the 18TB drives with the Gold model earlier this year… Don't know why he's complaining

    • Click_It on 06/09/2020 - 10:20

      They did release a 15tb which I think was only for data centre use

    • ChiefAJ on 06/09/2020 - 10:30
      +1

      14tb is such an awkward size.

      You have 8TB files and you can only fit one per 14TB disk???

      • Trance N Dance on 06/09/2020 - 10:35
        +2

        If you're dealing with 8TB files and aren't running a storage array of some kind, you've got bigger problems.

  • rainbowyen on 06/09/2020 - 10:20

    Shame i got 2x12TB already from the previous deal, personally 8-12TB might be good size vs bay/cost ratio for NAS if you don't have that much requirement for storage, cos if they failed after expired warranty, you don't loss that much.

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