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Western Digital My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive: 5 TB $137; more from $66; $136.49 + FS

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Western Digital My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive (black, blue, or red HDD)
via Connection.com

1 TB: $65.99 (black)
2 TB: $82.99 (black, blue, red)
4 TB: $131.65 (black, blue, red)
5 TB: $136.49 (black)

All with free ground shipping in the U.S.

SPECS: (copied from site)

Type: External HDD portable
Data Transfer Rate: 10Gbps [note USB 3.2 Gen 1 is actually 5 Gbps, and a HDD is about 1 Gbps max]
compatibility: Windows® 10+; Chrome OS; Downloadable NTFS driver to read/write on macOS 11+
[**]Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system.
Dimension: 4.22" x 2.95" x 0.44"
Product Weight: 0.26 lbs
Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 1
Warranty Period: 3 years

https://www.connection.com/produc...n/37499861

Credit to user Hat-Trick for linking this item in the 2023-12-27 Costco 1TB Lexar deal thread, noting the 2 TB WD had been $70 but remained unposted:

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End of November, there was an external 2TB USB-C 3.2 1050 MB/s from PC Connection for $69.95.

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Created 01-02-2024 at 09:45 PM by ssrrr123

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fenix8o0

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01-02-2024 at 09:56 PM.

Is this SSD?

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ssrrr123

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01-02-2024 at 10:13 PM.

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Is this SSD?

No. This is the HDD.

Good use case on the 5 TB if you need 5 TB of portable and/or low-power-use storage.

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01-02-2024 at 10:45 PM.

I picked up a 2TB portable HDD for less than $60 a couple months ago. I see that several portable drives available for less than $65 so I don't see any deal here.

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01-03-2024 at 03:46 AM.

The specs are not right. States 10 Gbps for a Gen 1 device. Gen 1 is 5 Gbps. But since it's a spinning disk and not SDD, user will see 1 Gbps on a good day.

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ssrrr123

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01-03-2024 at 07:44 AM.

Quote from bcm00re

I picked up a 2TB portable HDD for less than $60 a couple months ago. I see that several portable drives available for less than $65 so I don't see any deal here.

The 5 TB is the only decent deal. But nobody ever posts portable HDD deals here anyway.

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The specs are not right. States 10 Gbps for a Gen 1 device. Gen 1 is 5 Gbps. But since it's a spinning disk and not SDD, user will see 1 Gbps on a good day.

I copied it directly from the site's spec sheet. Not sure if that's supposed to be changed in the post.