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Western Digital Elements 5TB Portable Hard Drive $149 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Shard on 01/06/2022 - 15:08 amazon.com.au (1735 clicks)
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$182 a month ago, been dropping all month. Honey says lowest price in 57 days.

Might drop more but under $150 was good enough for me. $29.80 a TB.

Model: WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN

OfficeWorks has a 5TB WD portable for $143 but no stock near me and can't order online. YMMV (I punched in capital cities, some stores have "limited stock").

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/wd-element…

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  • Furi8 on 01/06/2022 - 15:15

    This or this….
    https://www.amazon.com.au/WD_Black-Game-Drive-External-WDBA5…
    ???

    • Shard on 01/06/2022 - 15:17

      For gaming I'd go the WD Black. Anything else save $20.

      My use case is an rsync backup script once a week and then unplugged the rest of the time.

      edit: This is from the Amazon reviews:

      Just note that there is nothing special about this item that makes it a gaming drive. It is is standard 5400 rpm drive, inside an enclosure. Most modern portable drives support USB 3. Do not purchase this expecting extra performance for gaming.

      • Oxxy on 01/06/2022 - 15:25
        +3

        Typically the difference is that the WD Blacks have a much longer warranty. Or at least that was the case a ways back.

        • Shard on 01/06/2022 - 15:29

          P10 - 3 yr

          WD port - 2yr

      • Tacooo on 01/06/2022 - 16:28
        -1

        5400 RPM

        Eww. What were they thinking.

        • Ulysses31 on 01/06/2022 - 19:17

          It’s clearly enough.

          • Tacooo on 01/06/2022 - 20:17
            -1

            @Ulysses31: Enough for what?

            • Oxxy on 02/06/2022 - 17:54
              +1

              @Tacooo: Cheap bulk storage, where capacity/price is the priority, and regular fast access isn't.

        • outlander on 02/06/2022 - 15:05

          'Laptop' drives are almost always 5400rpm from my experience

          • Tacooo on 02/06/2022 - 15:55
            -1

            @outlander: Laptop drives are almost always SSDs these days from my experience.

  • HiredGoon on 01/06/2022 - 15:39
    +4

    If shucking is your thing, avoid WD portable drives, as they are USB only, no SATA connection inside.
    The Seagate 5TB portables are showing as $169 atm, but can be had cheaper from time to time.

    • Mechz on 01/06/2022 - 15:54
      +1

      Yep I'm waiting on the Seagate drives to drop. Need at least 4 to shuck.

    • Richardc on 01/06/2022 - 16:16

      And come with rescue service.

      • Tacooo on 01/06/2022 - 16:29

        Not once they're shucked.

  • sintro on 01/06/2022 - 16:10

    A good deal for a 4TB portable drive is $99. How is this a good deal?

  • [Deactivated] on 01/06/2022 - 16:21

    Ill probably be cheaper this month with end-of-year sales

    And as above stated common normally you can get 4 terabyte for 100 bucks

    • pichxlonco on 01/06/2022 - 16:55

      Yes! 4tb for $100 or less is my sweetspot before pulling the trigger on these

      • Richardc on 01/06/2022 - 18:39

        This price usually happens on the desktop drive. Just got a Seagate 4tb expansion portable from JB hi-fi for $113.05 with today's 5% coupon.

        • TomGum on 01/06/2022 - 19:25

          Use the $10 free voucher for $109.

  • THEMAN_AUS on 01/06/2022 - 18:18
    -1

    I last bought one of these for : $154.34
    …

  • snb9211 on 02/06/2022 - 08:52
    +1

    Why are they still making these without USB-C ports?

    • OMG on 02/06/2022 - 10:20

      Those are old models. Also, USB-C is a few cents more expensive than USB 3.0 to the manufacturer.

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