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WesternDigital.com has 14TB WD Elements External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive (WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN) on sale for $194.99 when you apply coupon code WDSAVES5 in cart. Shipping is free.

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Western Digital has 14TB WD Element External USB 3.0 Hard Drive (WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN) on sale for $199.99. Shipping is free.

Was trying to find a drive to put into a NAS and I found that WD still has the price that many places went OOS.

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  • 2-Year Warranty
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How to Shuck a 12 TB Western Digital Elements External Hard Drive in About 2 Minutes
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darkknightryders
11-28-2021 at 06:36 PM.
11-28-2021 at 06:36 PM.
What's the difference between this and the one sold by best buy?
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11-28-2021 at 06:56 PM.
11-28-2021 at 06:56 PM.
Quote from darkknightryders :
What's the difference between this and the one sold by best buy?
No difference. However, it may be easier to deal with B&M store, if there is an issue. Also return period is mid Jan for BB. Not sure about WD
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11-28-2021 at 07:50 PM.
11-28-2021 at 07:50 PM.
It's been about 1-2 years since I picked up these drives.... Two questions:

1) Are they still shuck-able and able to be used in NAS (Synology)?

2) Are the controllers usable with non WD drives? I know that later controllers (8TB, 10TB) won't work with non-WD drives and you need to cut some wires (or something to make them work).... Earlier (4, 6, maybe 8 TB) didn't have that problem. How about now? Do the controller work as "USB" drives using non WD drives?
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11-28-2021 at 07:53 PM.

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11-28-2021 at 07:53 PM.
You can use WDSAVES5 coupon for $5 discount.
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11-28-2021 at 07:55 PM.
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Quote from kilimar :
It's been about 1-2 years since I picked up these drives.... Two questions:

1) Are they still shuck-able and able to be used in NAS (Synology)?

2) Are the controllers usable with non WD drives? I know that later controllers (8TB, 10TB) won't work with non-WD drives and you need to cut some wires (or something to make them work).... Earlier (4, 6, maybe 8 TB) didn't have that problem. How about now? Do the controller work as "USB" drives using non WD drives?
A reply to your first question... Yes.
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20% Cashback for CyberMonday.. for WD.com..
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11-28-2021 at 07:57 PM.
11-28-2021 at 07:57 PM.
Quote from darkknightryders :
What's the difference between this and the one sold by best buy?
You can walk into Best Buy and buy a Best Buy exclusive Easystore, that won't get beat up in shipping via UPS, FedEX, or the USPS.
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11-28-2021 at 08:23 PM.
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Make sure to disable 3.3V pin after extraction:

How to Shuck a 12 TB Western Digital Elements External Hard Drive in About 2 Minutes
 [youtu.be]
How to disable the 3.3v pin on Western Digital USB White Label Drives
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It's been about 1-2 years since I picked up these drives.... Two questions:

1) Are they still shuck-able and able to be used in NAS (Synology)?

2) Are the controllers usable with non WD drives? I know that later controllers (8TB, 10TB) won't work with non-WD drives and you need to cut some wires (or something to make them work).... Earlier (4, 6, maybe 8 TB) didn't have that problem. How about now? Do the controller work as "USB" drives using non WD drives?
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11-28-2021 at 08:26 PM.
11-28-2021 at 08:26 PM.
fyi you also have 1 yr additional warranty on this. Making it a total of 3 yr warranty.
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11-28-2021 at 08:27 PM.
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Disagree. These drives are indeed shuckable and usable after extracted:

How to Shuck a 12 TB Western Digital Elements External Hard Drive in About 2 Minutes
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How to disable the 3.3v pin on Western Digital USB White Label Drives
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Why you disagree? I said the same… they are shuckable and able to be used in NAS.
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Smr pos

The 14TB drive, and pretty much every WD 8TB or larger is a CMR/PMR or variant.

WD Elements:

Capacity Model Number Technology Actual HD inside

3TB WDBWLG0030HBK-NESN SMR shingled

4TB WDBWLG0040HBK-NESN SMR shingled

6TB WDBWLG0060HBK-NESN SMR shingled

8TB WDBWLG0080HBK-NESN CMR

10TB WDBWLG0100HBK-NESN CMR

12TB WDBWLG0120HBK-NESN CMR

14TB WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN CMR

16TB WDBWLG0160HBK-NESN ePMR CMR *

18TB WDBWLG0180HBK-NESN ePMR CMR

20TB not yet could be SMR

*US7SAR180 WD Ultrastar DC HC550 7200-RPM SATA (ePMR). Additional markings: White Label, WD160EDGZ-11B2DA0.
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