My Best Buy Members: 5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Hard Drive

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11-16-2020 at 12:23 AM #3

Best Buy has for My Best Buy Members (free to join): WD - easystore 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black (Model:WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN SKU:6406512) on sale for $89.99. Shipping is free, or select free curbside pickup where stock permits.

Note: Must be signed in to your account to see offer. Availability for curbside pickup may vary by location.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-e...Id=6406512

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11-16-2020 at 09:35 AM #4

Which one is better My Passport or Easystore or Elements?

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11-16-2020 at 09:38 AM #5

I think this is a SMR drive. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

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11-16-2020 at 09:41 AM #6

Will this work for storing PS4 games?

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11-16-2020 at 09:44 AM #7

Yes, it should.

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11-16-2020 at 09:47 AM #8

Does this need an additional power source, or is it powered via USB?

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11-16-2020 at 09:47 AM #9

Quote from headstomp :

Will this work for storing PS4 games?

Yup 4tb version works for my brother in law.

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11-16-2020 at 09:53 AM #10

Quote from ZoDiggity :

Does this need an additional power source, or is it powered via USB?

No, it is USB powered.

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11-16-2020 at 09:54 AM #11

Quote from deal4ever :

Best Buy has for My Best Buy Members (free to join): WD - easystore 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black (Model:WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN SKU:6406512) on sale for $89.99. Shipping is free, or select free curbside pickup where stock permits.

Note: Must be signed in to your account to see offer. Availability for curbside pickup may vary by location.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-e...Id=6406512

It shows 109.99 near me

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11-16-2020 at 09:59 AM #12

Quote from ruibing :

I think this is a SMR drive. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

WD earned a lot from selling these garbage SMR drives.
All WD portable drives I owned from 1TB to 4TB are all dead except one, which has bad SMART status, within 2-3 years.

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11-16-2020 at 10:03 AM #13

I've shucked easystores before but that was a 4tb 3.5" HD. Are hard drives that don't require the power adapter still shuckable and usable in PCs?

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11-16-2020 at 10:06 AM #14

Quote from princemahesh :

Which one is better My Passport or Easystore or Elements?

I would rank them in the order you listed.

However, the Passport and Easystore seem close, the only real difference I see is the encryption options on the passport. (I got this from the reviews I've read)

I personally only use the My Passport (PC backup) and Toshiba Canvio (On my PS4) drives

I am considering this unless I can find a 5TB my passport for $100.00

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11-16-2020 at 10:10 AM #15

I'm not very familiar with the different hard drives from WD, Seagate, etc. I've had some passports still working good for Xbox one. What do you guys recommend?

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