WD Black 12TB D10 Portable External Hard Drive $219.99 AC Shipped

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jul 2017

Not Bender

1,248 Posts

170 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 04:40 PM #2

Not a portable drive. Don't let Newegg's product description fool you. Decent deal on 12TB is $180-190. Not even lukewarm at $220.

10

0

0

4

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Nov 2017

L3: Novice

290 Posts

78 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 04:50 PM #3

How much pron can you fit on that

1

0

1

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Nov 2011

L2: Beginner

294 Posts

22 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 05:03 PM #4

Quote from rcaguy5

:

How much pron can you fit on that

Not enough.

2

0

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Feb 2019

L2: Beginner

86 Posts

18 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 05:04 PM #5

Quote from rcaguy5

:

How much pron can you fit on that

Don't pretend like you don't already know.

6

1

0

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jul 2006

L2: Beginner

59 Posts

60 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 05:20 PM #6

I think that the price might be pretty good because this hdd is 7200rpm. Changing course a bit, does anyone know whether this drive can be shucked and used as an internal drive?

1

0

Reply

Last edited by gadfly April 15, 2021 at 05:23 PM.

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jun 2010

L5: Journeyman

531 Posts

47 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 05:39 PM #7

Quote from FLEX0

:

Not a portable drive. Don't let Newegg's product description fool you. Decent deal on 12TB is $180-190. Not even lukewarm at $220.

i think you are comparing elements drives to a black

1

0

2

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jul 2017

Not Bender

1,248 Posts

170 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 05:43 PM #8

Quote from booboloo

:

i think you are comparing elements drives to a black

Black P10 = portable. Black D10 = desktop. There are no portable drives over 5TB from any manufacturer. Don't let the marketing hype of "game drive" fool you. A 7200rpm drive is a 7200rpm drive regardless of product line.

0

Reply

Last edited by FLEX0 April 15, 2021 at 05:45 PM.

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jul 2008

Not saying its aliens,but

814 Posts

146 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 06:33 PM #9

Quote from FLEX0

:

Black P10 = portable. Black D10 = desktop. There are no portable drives over 5TB from any manufacturer. Don't let the marketing hype of "game drive" fool you. A 7200rpm drive is a 7200rpm drive regardless of product line.

It sounds like you're confusing form-factor (2.5" vs. 3.5") with portability. Every drive that comes installed in an external case is considered "portable".

2

0

3

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Aug 2018

L2: Beginner

26 Posts

14 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 06:35 PM #10

Yeah this isn't portable. You can clearly see the power port in the product's images.

0

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Aug 2018

L2: Beginner

26 Posts

14 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 06:39 PM #11

Quote from grilledsteak

:

It sounds like you're confusing form-factor (2.5" vs. 3.5") with portability. Every drive that comes installed in an external case is considered "portable".

I believe those are what is referred to as "external". Portable implies it does not require external power, and can be run off a single USB port.

1

0

1

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jun 2010

L5: Journeyman

531 Posts

47 Reputation

04-15-2021 at 06:49 PM #12

Quote from FLEX0

:

Black P10 = portable. Black D10 = desktop. There are no portable drives over 5TB from any manufacturer. Don't let the marketing hype of "game drive" fool you. A 7200rpm drive is a 7200rpm drive regardless of product line.

Didn't say it was portable.

As far as I know WD Element drives are 5400rpm. Feel free to provide proof if this isn't' true.

People are so quick to downvote.

0

3

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users Show Post

HIDDEN 04-15-2021 at 07:02 PM

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Aug 2018

L2: Beginner

26 Posts

14 Reputation

04-16-2021 at 12:13 AM #14

Quote from grilledsteak

:

All "portable" drives are external and all "external" drives are portable. Requiring an external power source doesn't make an external drive not portable anymore. I see far more people referring to "external"/"portable" as drives that don't need to be installed inside a case, than as some kind of code word referring to how they're powered. The drive is listed as "WD Black 12TB D10 Game Drive Portable External Hard Drive for Xbox USB 3.2 (WDBA5E0120HBK-NESN)". I guess you could debate it with Newegg if you like.

*shrug*

You can't seriously be this naive? Can you run this drive on a laptop with no outlet? No? Then it's not portable. The power source determines whether or not it's portable.

A 30lb tower desktop can be moved to different locations but it won't turn on unless it's plugged in to the wall. A laptop has its own battery and can be used anywhere. It's why a laptop is portable and a desktop isn't.

Anything can be moved. That doesn't make those things portable.

6

0

2

Reply

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Apr 2004

L3: Novice

116 Posts

59 Reputation

04-16-2021 at 12:28 AM #15

Quote from FeistyPlant816

:

You can't seriously be this naive? Can you run this drive on a laptop with no outlet? No? Then it's not portable. The power source determines whether or not it's portable.

A 30lb tower desktop can be moved to different locations but it won't turn on unless it's plugged in to the wall. A laptop has its own battery and can be used anywhere. It's why a laptop is portable and a desktop isn't.

Anything can be moved. That doesn't make those things portable.

Thank you for taking the time to gracefully explain this because I was just reading the pedantic comments in this thread getting more and more perplexed why people would argue an external hard drive that needs an AC adapter was 'portable'. Unreal guys, be better!

2

0