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$179.99
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Best Buy via eBay has 5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (Black; WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN) on sale for $89.99 (sale price display when added to cart). Shipping is free.

Alternatively, Best Buy also has 5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (Black; WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN) on sale for $89.99. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free curbside pickup as an alterative option.

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About the Product
  • 5TB storage capacity
  • USB 3.0 interface
  • Portable design
  • Automatic backup options
  • Compatible w/ PC or Mac
  • WD Drive Utilities
Warranty
  • Includes a 2-year manufacturers warranty w/ purchase

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Best Buy [bestbuy.com] has 5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN) for $89.99. Shipping is free.


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Model: WD - Easystore 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

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No this WD portable 2.5 inch drive cannot be shucked. The USB port is integrated into the hard drive.

Yes this can be used on PlayStations. For PS5 see the following link: https://www.playstation.com/en-us...d-storage/


This is listed as a Best Buy Deal of the Day so price may only be good for August 27, 2021.
Good deal, but shows up fairly regularly around this price. Don't let the normal price throw you off.

For those who prefer Seagate, Costco has their 5TB portable drives at a very similar price right now.

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08-27-2021 at 08:09 PM.
08-27-2021 at 08:09 PM.
Bought it to backup my retro gaming lineup which is getting bigger by the day.

I have a question. Can I set up two partitions to have the first 2.5 TB be exfat and then the rest used for Xbox games back up(instead of formatting the entire drive)?
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08-27-2021 at 08:13 PM.
08-27-2021 at 08:13 PM.
Quote from TimothyS5756 :
If you don't need it to be portable.

Seagate has the 6TB expansion drives for a little more.
truenas.com/community/resources/list-of-known-smr-drives.141/

Most likely a SMR drive.
Seagate - 3.5" ST6000DM003 6TB Barracuda DM-SMR (8)
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08-27-2021 at 10:12 PM.
08-27-2021 at 10:12 PM.
Quote from Kryspie :
Bought it to backup my retro gaming lineup which is getting bigger by the day.

I have a question. Can I set up two partitions to have the first 2.5 TB be exfat and then the rest used for Xbox games back up(instead of formatting the entire drive)?
These SMRs are very tricky. You may or may not get good performance. If you deviate from WG's use case, it may slow down a lot.

Just grab an older Seagate (Samsung HDD) off eBay for Xbox (2gb - STDR2000103, STDR2000101). You'll pay $60, but you'll get a good non-SMR drive.
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08-27-2021 at 10:35 PM.
08-27-2021 at 10:35 PM.
Quote from TalentedHaddock257 :
These SMRs are very tricky. You may or may not get good performance. If you deviate from WG's use case, it may slow down a lot.

Just grab an older Seagate (Samsung HDD) off eBay for Xbox (2gb - STDR2000103, STDR2000101). You'll pay $60, but you'll get a good non-SMR drive.

You may be right. I'll keep this for retro games backup and media and invest in an external ssd/nvme solution for the consoles
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08-27-2021 at 10:49 PM.
08-27-2021 at 10:49 PM.
Quote from NSXMK3 :
Good deal, but shows up fairly regularly around this price. Don't let the normal price throw you off.

For those who prefer Seagate, Costco has their 5TB portable drives at a very similar price right now.
Wait...are you saying there is someone who actually prefers Seagate?
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08-27-2021 at 11:17 PM.
08-27-2021 at 11:17 PM.
Quote from CustomCoinRingsUSA :
Wait...are you saying there is someone who actually prefers Seagate?

I much prefer Seagate to WD! Especially these specific WD's. I've gone through a ton of these external drives over the last decade, from 500GB to 16TB, usually buying 2x at a time and mirroring content. Of about 30 drives, 2 WD's were the only ones to ever die (one of the bulky MyBook drives and one of these (either a MyPassport or EasyStore). I've got one of these WD easy store's right now that is picky about which USB cable it will boot up on.

Seagate gets a bad rep but it's always been my preference. The fail rate of these in general is low enough (especially when buying in pairs) that I tend to go with whatever has the best deal at the time.

Another benefit on the Seagate are the boxy design that make it easy stack opposed to these more rounded EasyStore's, but I know everyone has a preference
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11-26-2021 at 04:23 PM.
Quote from NSXMK3 :
Good deal, but shows up fairly regularly around this price. Don't let the normal price throw you off.

For those who prefer Seagate, Costco has their 5TB portable drives at a very similar price right now.
Why would someone prefer Seagate? I'm genuinely asking since i'm a lifetime buyer of WD.
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