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I bought two of this exact hard drive in November and both failed almost immediately. First data showed up corrupted after copying, then clicks of death. Never had that happen from WD before. BB...
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Dead.
5TB WD Elements SE Portable Hard Drive $100 + Free Shipping
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Great device. I have been running it as my ZFS backup pool for over 6 years now. Its powered ON 24x7 since first powered in mid 2018 connected to my TrueNAS server. These occasionally show up on eBay...
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No problem, Glad you were aware. Just saw it in my SD feed and forgot to include it in my original reply. :)
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I am aware of the Sam's club price but there is no Sam's club near me nor have the membership
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As you were replying to my message, I came across this additional sale (if you have a Sam's Club in your area...and have a membership). This product has the 3yr warranty.
WD Passport 5Tb External...
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I agree with you ($20/Tb). I have several Elements drives from BestBuy BF sales, and although I've never shucked any of them, I don't see the cost benefit.
That said, a recent post here on Slick...
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Thanks for the personal review. I will get the passport drive then
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I have a WD Elements 5Tb drive from a BF sale at BestBuy in 2020. I'm unsure it's the same model as it could be a BB exclusive. My drive runs good (not problems since my purchase), although it's a...
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How is element SE compared to My passport drive? Debating whether I should get this or the 4tb my passport
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My guess is that these have 2.5" drives in them....didn't look too close, but if it doesn't require external power then it's 2.5"
$20/tb isn't good deal but this is kinda in a different use case.
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My guess it's not shuckable, but can anyone confirm?
Also, how come the price of these drives is still the same as sevaral years ago?
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Western Digital via Walmart has the 5TB WD Elements SE Portable Hard Drive (Black, WDBJRT0050BBK-WESN) for $129.99 - $30 = $99.99. Shipping is free.
Features:
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility...
