WD Elements SE 5TB USB 3.0 Portable External HDD $148.75 Delivered ($0 VIC/SYD/ADL C&C/ in-Store) + Surcharge @ Centre Com

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scepticpsych on 09/05/2024 - 17:04 centrecom.com.au (853 clicks)
Last edited 09/05/2024 - 17:06 by 1 other user

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Cheapest 5TB portable HDD I have come across for some time. Note that to use the code you will need to sign up as a member. Credit/debit card/Paypal has a small surcharge but you can use bank transfer to pay for no fee. Delivery free over $79 or can C&C.

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Surcharges: 1.2% Card & PayPal, 2% AmEx.
Free shipping excludes WA, NT & remote areas.

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  YeaaaaSmall on 09/05/2024 - 17:31

  Shucking potential?

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    gadgetguy on 09/05/2024 - 17:39

    +1

    To put it where?

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      congo on 09/05/2024 - 19:21

      NAS?

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        gadgetguy on 09/05/2024 - 19:22

        Most NAS are 3.5", possibly with 2.5 SSD" slots.

        And 5TB is pretty small for a NAS - expensive per TB too.

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          congo on 09/05/2024 - 20:29

          @gadgetguy: Yeah some NAS have 2.5" SSD to improve performance.
          Or maybe he/she likes shucking.

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            KayDat on 10/05/2024 - 15:51

            +1

            @congo: She shucks Seagates by the NAS bay?

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      octagonalman on 10/05/2024 - 10:33

      Perhaps there's potential in a tiny/mini/micro PC

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        gadgetguy on 10/05/2024 - 11:17

        Surely SSD or M.2 would be a better use case.

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    Jay-Ros on 09/05/2024 - 17:47

    +3

    Going from previous posts, these are the old soldered-on USB-A 5400rpm models

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      Larsson on 09/05/2024 - 18:53

      +1

      Yeah I thought 2.5” ones were not desirable for that reason too

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  thewiseone on 09/05/2024 - 19:00

  Good HDD to just use for general system backup? Not too aware on what makes a HDD good or crap these days.

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  congo on 09/05/2024 - 19:22

  +1

  I prefer Toshiba Canvio Advance.

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  Ruriko on 09/05/2024 - 20:45

  +1

  is this good for cold storage?

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    zombie hunter on 09/05/2024 - 22:22

    +2

    Freezers do a better job

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  milobob on 09/05/2024 - 20:59

  Bought 1 week ago from PCCG for $175.. fail me.

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  mboez on 09/05/2024 - 22:56

  Thanks. I was able to use the code as a guest.

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  zztrader on 09/05/2024 - 23:10

  Looks like if you use a card or paypal there is a $1.785 fee/surcharge.

  Hmm, only 2 year warranty but cant find out if this is Australian Warranty and where does it need to be returned should warranty be needed, and who pays for that?

  Add/edit
  I think the site says somewhere that you return any suspected faulty drives directly to CentreCom, lots of if and or buts though which are unknown.

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  AdrianW on 10/05/2024 - 01:11

  Not sure whether these are SMR or CMR, but transfers can go damn slow once you've got a fair amount of data on them.

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    KazaHesto on 10/05/2024 - 02:47

    +1

    I've got the same drive and it's definitely SMR. It supports TRIM though so should be alright if you're just not too heavy a user.

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  kaikor on 10/05/2024 - 09:03

  Are they reliable?

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    gadgetguy on 10/05/2024 - 09:43

    I use one for my "transitory TV" i.e, stuff I load onto it, watch and delete, connected to my nvidia Shield. I upgraded from a 4TB Seagate (several years old) to 5TB WD last year and it failed within days…

    Not sure you can draw any conclusions but I've gone back to Seagate.

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      Pusdi on 10/05/2024 - 11:22

      Didn't they send you a replacement?

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        gadgetguy on 10/05/2024 - 11:24

        +1

        I got a refund but that's not really the point.

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          Pusdi on 10/05/2024 - 11:29

          @gadgetguy: Refund is better. I would've done the same if given the choice.

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  csgo6 on 10/05/2024 - 19:02

  +3

  $169.15 Delivered with code - how are you guys getting 150$?

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    aidin on 12/05/2024 - 00:04

    its expired

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  zcream on 28/05/2024 - 16:15

  Waiting for another 50$ deal for 2tb HDD 😬