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WD Elements 12TB External Hard Drive $279.65 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon UK via AU

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WD Elements 12TB External Hard Drive $279.65 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon UK via AUAffiliate
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Greetings everyone, seems to be a great price on this drive :)

Comes in at $23.49 per TB.

Stack with cashback (CR / SB currently 4%) and discounted gift cards also.

Thanks to johnmelb, it is also possible to request an AU plug directly from WD:

  1. Sign Up for a Western Digital account (if you do not have one)
  2. Once signed into the site go to https://support-en.wd.com/app/account/profile or just click "Update your Profile"
  3. Fill in all the relevant fields like your address, then register your new WD 10TB drive "Register a New Product" you will find the information as a sticker on the rear of the external drive case
  4. Then create a "New Support Incident" and then select the following options

Product Type: Other WD Products
Operating System: Windows 10
Category: Warranty & Replacement
Serial Number: [Enter this info found on the sticker near the rear of your external HDD drive case]
Firmware Version: [Leave Blank]
Summary Require: Correct Power Adapter
Description: Hello, I recently purchased the WD 12TB Elements Desktop External HDD through Amazon.com.au however the item came with a UK type power adapter. Could you I please receive an AU type adapter for this drive. Thank you. My Address Information: [List your address]

As always, enjoy!

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  • jv on 26/11/2020 - 11:12

    WD Elements 12TB External Hard Drive

    How many of these do I need to backup the internet?

    • Jonzay on 26/11/2020 - 11:18
      +11

      n+1

    • turtlesinmypants on 26/11/2020 - 11:56
      +3

      Will you use PKZIP or not?

      • jv on 26/11/2020 - 11:59

        7-Zip

      • kulprit on 26/11/2020 - 16:42
        +1

        Here's something I haven't researched in ages. Should I be using pkzip over other compression programs?

        • Click_It on 26/11/2020 - 19:41

          Doesn't really matter, is PKZip even windows based? I thought that was the MS-DOS version.

          I always install WinRAR when I build computers, much of a muchness really. Flip a coin.

    • [Deactivated] on 26/11/2020 - 13:42

      About 4284 of those, you could save a copy of the whole internet

      • Click_It on 26/11/2020 - 19:41

        Did you include OzBargain in that backup calculation?

      • Nugs on 26/11/2020 - 20:14

        Whose number is that?
        .

  • ujwols on 26/11/2020 - 11:20

    Need 14tb to match my existing drive

    • brocky2006 on 26/11/2020 - 11:30

      Can check ebay I got 1 from ebay for 399 delivered but was last 1. Might have more by now

  • lawbee on 26/11/2020 - 11:21

    Can anyone confirms that you can take the drive out and put in NAS?

    • isthisreallife22 on 26/11/2020 - 11:22

      Yes

    • jv on 26/11/2020 - 11:33
      -5

      put in NAS?

      Norwegian Air Shuttle ?

    • dragokahn on 26/11/2020 - 11:49
      +6

      I've shucked 8 of these and had them running in RAID6 on a QNAP NAS for the last 9 months zero issues

      • jv on 26/11/2020 - 12:00
        -8

        What kind of Xero issues?

      • Orico on 26/11/2020 - 13:01

        why on earth do you need like 100 TB of space?

        • BanannaMan on 26/11/2020 - 13:31
          +15

          Technically its 72TB of available space and 24TB of redundancy but for his Linux ISOs

          • Click_It on 26/11/2020 - 19:43
            +3

            @BanannaMan: Pretty sure he just has 1 copy of the Linux ISO's and 7 backups. Precious data, not to be taken lightly.

    • MauTauAja on 26/11/2020 - 17:36

      Can do bud

  • docians on 26/11/2020 - 11:22
    +1

    Genuine question
    What do you guys fill in these?
    Bought a 2TB one a few years ago
    Struggling to fill that one up

    Really tempted to buy this one, as these deals keep popping up
    No idea what to do with it

    • levijay on 26/11/2020 - 11:27
      +19

      Linux isos brah!

      • docians on 26/11/2020 - 13:13

        Lol wish I know what that means

        • BanannaMan on 26/11/2020 - 13:32
          +10

          Its a long-running joke, since we cant actually say whats really in it

        • NWLikeShopping on 30/11/2020 - 16:55

          You do know, but you just don't know you know.

          It's code for "things".

    • tritorius on 26/11/2020 - 11:28
      +20

      Depends if you sail the seven seas or not…i've got 8TB of tv shows and movies

      • Nugs on 26/11/2020 - 12:09
        +11

        rookie numbers
        .

      • docians on 26/11/2020 - 13:16

        …i've got 8TB of tv shows and movies

        Stopped at 1TB, as I never got around to watching

        Where do you find the time? :)

        • darthsparrow on 26/11/2020 - 13:51

          The right question is, where do you find the time to hoard all those shows and movies?

          • macfudd on 26/11/2020 - 21:29
            +2

            @darthsparrow: Best way is to automate the gathering. Still no time to watch the shows but now you can justify buying more drives!

        • furythree on 26/11/2020 - 18:36
          +1

          15 years of hoarding

          up to 60tb now

          • darthsparrow on 27/11/2020 - 15:39

            @furythree: That's just 4TB a year. Hand in your Hoarding License on your way out please… 😛

            • furythree on 27/11/2020 - 17:37

              @darthsparrow: well filesizes during early years were quite small

              i remember RMVB files as small as 50mb. esp with dial up

              nowadays 1 linux iso tv episode is like 1-2gbs

              so most of it is recent years

              as guy said above. you can setup automation with SONARR RADARR and usenet/torrents

              or something simpler with torrents and RSS

              its a rabbithole though. but once setup its like personal netflix.

              i come home and latest LINUX ISO is already waiting for me

          • NWLikeShopping on 30/11/2020 - 16:56
            +1

            @furythree: 22TB here. I tip my hat to you, matey!

    • Nathw on 26/11/2020 - 11:35
      +6

      4K P0rn?

    • spackbace on 26/11/2020 - 11:54
      +2

      4K remux - Need moarrrr

    • TightTerry on 26/11/2020 - 12:16
      +2

      If you have no idea what youll need it for, save to say you can save your money. Data hoarding is a dangerous game with Amazon these days….

    • raybies on 26/11/2020 - 12:39
      +4

      8k videos of cats eating ice cream.

    • Jimbuscus on 26/11/2020 - 13:09
      +2

      I have a Plex server for my family, since Google Play Music shut down I have been filling it with FLAC quality music as well.

    • Click_It on 26/11/2020 - 19:43

      Helium!

    • stephendt on 28/11/2020 - 21:25

      Lots of media and backups, mainly.

    • dexx on 01/12/2020 - 18:20

      Bluray backups

  • Susuman123 on 26/11/2020 - 11:25

    Better wait for tomorrow for better bargain or grab this one ?

    • TightTerry on 26/11/2020 - 11:45

      I've purchased now - if it drops a lot tomorrow ill cancel and then re-purchase

      • Susuman123 on 26/11/2020 - 12:04

        Okay, just grab one, its very cheap , nice

        • TightTerry on 26/11/2020 - 12:05

          They usually dont ship them for a good few days so the cancellation window is of decent length. Worst comes to it you can just return the more expensive one when it arrives.

          • Susuman123 on 26/11/2020 - 12:10

            @TightTerry: I see, its great then, awesome, thanks you. So the au plug can only be processed with wd after you received the stuff ?

            • TightTerry on 26/11/2020 - 12:12
              +1

              @Susuman123: See my comment a little further down, apparently you can request the plug now through WD customer service by providing proof of purchase. That way they are both shipped in parallel and you aren't waiting additional time for the plug.

          • Nugs on 26/11/2020 - 20:25

            @TightTerry: Got shipment notice half hour ago
            .

            • TightTerry on 26/11/2020 - 21:54

              @Nugs: Yeah as did I, seems real quick this time around. As I noted, worst case and it drops more tomorrow or the next few days, buy another and return this one.

  • jedimaster on 26/11/2020 - 11:30
    +1

    Any idea what's inside these?

    • doweyy on 26/11/2020 - 11:33
      +2

      Most recent comment mentioned that it's a WD120EMFZ.

    • nuttapillar on 26/11/2020 - 19:38
      -1

      a hard drive

      • Click_It on 26/11/2020 - 19:44
        +4

        Wait what? Mine came empty, these are supposed to include a hard drive too?

  • Adster01 on 26/11/2020 - 11:32

    Great price!

  • vawiyoci on 26/11/2020 - 11:36

    Waiting for 14TB to get back under $300 again like back in Oct

    • Felixrising on 26/11/2020 - 14:29

      You and me brah.

      • Click_It on 27/11/2020 - 12:46

        I almost got 14s but I worry they might be harder to find as replacements down the track compared to 8/12/16TB. Kinda like 1.5/3/6TB were also odd sizes. I'm sure it'll be fine though. I'm talking about NAS use, worst case you could use a 16TB anyway.

  • reacher on 26/11/2020 - 11:37

    got one from prime day promotion, has been great without need for any pin modification, a bit noisy at the beginning, but after a while it settles down.

    • blamesociety on 26/11/2020 - 23:12

      Ordered one to shuck. Is there any way to know if you need to do the pin modification or not?

      • reacher on 26/11/2020 - 23:15
        +1

        try it without first, you won't be able to boot up the drive if it requires pin modification

        • blamesociety on 26/11/2020 - 23:16

          Cheers. Just wasn't sure if trying without the mod would cause any damage to anything.

    • Click_It on 27/11/2020 - 12:49

      I actually found mine very quiet, people talk about noise I'm not sure what they are comparing these to. In my NAS 4 of them are quieter than the 4TB and 2TB drives in 2 older NAS's I have.

  • TightTerry on 26/11/2020 - 11:46
    +7

    Perfect timing! - My linux ISO collection is expanding

  • jaxon on 26/11/2020 - 11:47
    -1

    FYI 20TB on sale 46% off for $596.91 also https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/584934

    • squidz on 26/11/2020 - 11:50

      imagine losing 20TB of data

      • Nathw on 26/11/2020 - 11:51
        +1

        Imagine possessing 20TB of P0RN

        • squidz on 26/11/2020 - 11:52
          +1

          8k VR please… :D :D

        • macfudd on 26/11/2020 - 21:31
          +1

          Why would I want to delete half my porn?

      • stephendt on 28/11/2020 - 21:26

        Imagine not having a backup

    • gamerkonks on 26/11/2020 - 11:54
      +4

      That's 2x 10TBs

    • Felixrising on 26/11/2020 - 14:31

      Downside of the duo… two spinning disks. You can buy 24TB for <$600… Now 20TB in a single spindle..yes please.

    • Click_It on 27/11/2020 - 12:50

      That's 2 x 10TB though, not a 20TB drive.
      So not much of a deal unless you want the enclosure and won't be shucking.

  • Robbo14 on 26/11/2020 - 11:54

    Cancelled last weeks WD MYBook, got this Thanks

  • AloraanGrogu on 26/11/2020 - 11:59
    +1

    Anyone know what RPM the drive is inside?

    • TightTerry on 26/11/2020 - 12:06

      5,400

    • nuker on 26/11/2020 - 13:13
      +1

      Looks like 7200, reddit measured it via acoustics.

      • TightTerry on 26/11/2020 - 14:44

        Hmmmm thought they were 7,200 capable but locked at 5,400

        • Click_It on 27/11/2020 - 12:50

          ^^ This is my understanding

        • nuker on 29/11/2020 - 19:11
          +2

          Nah, drive spins at 7200. Hardware cannot be tweaked this easy, heads will start hitting the plates, instead of floating at designed height. Whats could be locked is performance in firmware, but i doubt it, I see 210MB/s on mine.

          "All I'm saying is that the sound spectrum of these drives clearly indicates that the motor is spinning at 7200 rpm, not 5400 rpm"

  • Susuman123 on 26/11/2020 - 12:05

    How long will they send the au plug from WD ?

    • TightTerry on 26/11/2020 - 12:10
      +1

      A week usually, maybe a little more. Apparently you can now request the plug before the hard drive is delivered and no need to register the serial with WD. Apparently you need to just provide proof of purchase and they will send one over. Where before it was >Order >1-2 weeks delivery >register device, another week for plug to arrive.

  • Viospeed on 26/11/2020 - 12:12

    Guys, will these be viable to run in RAID on a Windows PC using an Adaptec RAID card?

    • vrsac on 26/11/2020 - 12:36
      +1

      Yes. Once shucked, they're as good as internal drives, only much cheaper which why they're a darling of OzBargain. That and Eneloop batteries :-)
      I have 3x12TB (this same drive) in a RAIDz running on FreeNAS. Very quiet, very cool, ideal for NAS usage. I also have another pool with 3x8TB WD shucked drives.

      • Viospeed on 26/11/2020 - 12:40

        Nice. What is a good cheap used HBA to run these on?

      • MagicTsukai on 26/11/2020 - 15:06

        How are these cheaper than buying regular internal HDD. I'm trying to understand why that's the case. :0

        • vrsac on 27/11/2020 - 11:35

          2yr for External Vs 5yr warranty for Internal drives. Considering it's around half price, the trade-off is definitely worth it.

  • NotAnAudiophile on 26/11/2020 - 12:26

    If I just want a basic unraid setup with parity, do I only need 3 drives?

    • adktz on 26/11/2020 - 12:33

      You'd only 'need' 2. One data, one parity.

  • No on 26/11/2020 - 12:54

    Is the power adapter just a standard figure 8? If I have spares of these can I use it until the one arrives from WD?

    • bobvegas on 26/11/2020 - 13:09

      no it's a plugpack

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