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18TB WD My Book External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive

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Various Retailers have 18TB WD My Book Desktop External USB 3.0 Hard Drive (WDBBGB0180HBK-NESN) on sale for $299.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member sr71 for finding this deal.

Available retailers:About this product:
  • USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 compatible
  • 3-Year Limited Warranty
  • AC adapter and USB 3.0 cable included

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  • About this deal:
    • Offer ends today 12/26/2021 at 11:59pm PT.
    • This deal is $240 off (44% savings) the retail list price of $539.99.
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Various Retailers have 18TB WD My Book Desktop External USB 3.0 Hard Drive (WDBBGB0180HBK-NESN) on sale for $299.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member sr71 for finding this deal.

Available retailers:About this product:
  • USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 compatible
  • 3-Year Limited Warranty
  • AC adapter and USB 3.0 cable included

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offer ends today 12/26/2021 at 11:59pm PT.
    • This deal is $240 off (44% savings) the retail list price of $539.99.
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • This product has a 4.5 out 5 star rating based on 8,815 customer reviews on Amazon.
  • About this store:
No Longer Available:

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KnockKnockWhosThere
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I have a mix of over 10x of these drives in a custom unraid setup, so I am not afraid of shucking (removing plastic cover, using drive inside computer/server)... Most of the 8tb drives are 3+yrs old and the 14tb drives are 1-2 yrs. But you can really feel the vibration during usage, which is a known"consumer" drive killer. Still surprised they've lasted this long. One downside is that they all have a weak "Read speed curve" when comparing every part of the disk (80% full drive)

If you are going to shuck and use them internally:
for $40 more, you can get new enterprise HDDs running at 7200rpm, advanced vibration protection and 5 yr warranty.
Imho, at these large capacities, it's worth paying the extra $40 (Wait for even lower price difference on sale) for a higher standard product if you are using it internally. (Without a shell)

Seagate Exos X18 18TB Enterprise HDD - CMR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K98VFXT/

Edit: early morning, accidentally put 16tb link before.
Adelley
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They're like headlights. Super fragile, people abuse them, user error, etc.

Lol also there's a lot more motivation to go back and write a negative review when it doesn't work as expected. Where as when the drives DO work, people go on their merry lives. So there will be an influx of negative reviews just like vehicle headlights right off the bat.

Lol some funny reviews will even mention things like "Does not have correct advertised size!".
neoweb
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Amazon matched. https://www.amazon.com/18TB-Deskt...08KTQWV7Z/
Does any one know what is inside? Is it WD180EDGZ like the others?


Update:
Price research on westerndigital.com
Don't bother with edu 15% off coupon, it will actually bring the price up since it canceled out the original discount.
There are also
1. a PayPal (UP to) 12% CB, but the terms are very ambiguous, it seems to be done via Honey
2. a RKT 5% CB, but the last time we tried, it only recorded 10% of the price i.e. 199.99->19.99 as total, some had success contacting them to fix it, others are told to wait.

3. And finally, don't forget Chase Freedom 5% CB with paypal.

1&2 are mutually exclusive, 3 is usually stackable since they are tracked through different channel

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neoweb
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Amazon matched. https://www.amazon.com/18TB-Deskt...08KTQWV7Z/
Does any one know what is inside? Is it WD180EDGZ like the others?


Update:
Price research on westerndigital.com
Don't bother with edu 15% off coupon, it will actually bring the price up since it canceled out the original discount.
There are also
1. a PayPal (UP to) 12% CB, but the terms are very ambiguous, it seems to be done via Honey
2. a RKT 5% CB, but the last time we tried, it only recorded 10% of the price i.e. 199.99->19.99 as total, some had success contacting them to fix it, others are told to wait.

3. And finally, don't forget Chase Freedom 5% CB with paypal.

1&2 are mutually exclusive, 3 is usually stackable since they are tracked through different channel
Last edited by neoweb December 26, 2021 at 08:11 AM.
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MeatHead88
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Same price on westerndigital.com
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MeatHead88
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Crazy good deal, in for 3.
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MeatHead88
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Mine shows up today, I'll report back.
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JoshuaA5069
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can anyone explain why external hard drives, reviews are always horrible saying drive failed? would hate to drop 300 and it fails 10 months later
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B&H Photo has these for $300 as well, limit 2, for you Payboo sales tax savers.
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brossow
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Quote from burnsie :
B&H Photo has these for $300 as well, limit 2, for you Payboo sales tax savers.
Exactly what I was just going to check. Bought two 18TB Elements from B&H last time around and two more would complete my Synology (and then just need five more for the expansion unit). 😄


B&H link: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr...black.html
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Quote from JoshuaA5069 :
can anyone explain why external hard drives, reviews are always horrible saying drive failed? would hate to drop 300 and it fails 10 months later
My guess is people don't treat them like there is a real hard drive inside. even though they are external, they are still very fragile.
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TheEdge
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Careful. The Best Buy link is for the 14TB version for $300.
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Can these be easily shucked for the drive? I feel like I've seen some of the new WDs they make it harder to use them outside of the original enclosure.
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Adelley
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Quote from JoshuaA5069 :
can anyone explain why external hard drives, reviews are always horrible saying drive failed? would hate to drop 300 and it fails 10 months later
They're like headlights. Super fragile, people abuse them, user error, etc.

Lol also there's a lot more motivation to go back and write a negative review when it doesn't work as expected. Where as when the drives DO work, people go on their merry lives. So there will be an influx of negative reviews just like vehicle headlights right off the bat.

Lol some funny reviews will even mention things like "Does not have correct advertised size!".
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CompulsiveBuyer
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Quote from JoshuaA5069 :
can anyone explain why external hard drives, reviews are always horrible saying drive failed? would hate to drop 300 and it fails 10 months later
I suspect the drives are binned for quality, with the lowest rungs going to external enclosures since those are targeted for consumer use.
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I have a mix of over 10x of these drives in a custom unraid setup, so I am not afraid of shucking (removing plastic cover, using drive inside computer/server)... Most of the 8tb drives are 3+yrs old and the 14tb drives are 1-2 yrs. But you can really feel the vibration during usage, which is a known"consumer" drive killer. Still surprised they've lasted this long. One downside is that they all have a weak "Read speed curve" when comparing every part of the disk (80% full drive)

If you are going to shuck and use them internally:
for $40 more, you can get new enterprise HDDs running at 7200rpm, advanced vibration protection and 5 yr warranty.
Imho, at these large capacities, it's worth paying the extra $40 (Wait for even lower price difference on sale) for a higher standard product if you are using it internally. (Without a shell)

Seagate Exos X18 18TB Enterprise HDD - CMR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K98VFXT/

Edit: early morning, accidentally put 16tb link before.
Last edited by KnockKnockWhosThere December 26, 2021 at 07:02 AM.
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Quote from KnockKnockWhosThere :
I have a mix of over 10x of these drives in a custom unraid setup, so I am not afraid of shucking (removing plastic cover, using drive inside computer/server)...
But for $22 more, you can get new enterprise HDDs running at 7200rpm, advanced vibration protection and 5 yr warranty.
Imho, at these large capacities, it's worth paying the extra $22 for a higher standard product if you are using it internally. (Without a shell)

Seagate Exos X18 16TB Enterprise HDD - CMR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0924X39NB/
And 16TB instead of 18TB

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Quote from KnockKnockWhosThere :
I have a mix of over 10x of these drives in a custom unraid setup, so I am not afraid of shucking (removing plastic cover, using drive inside computer/server)... Most of the 8tb drives are 3+yrs old and the 14tb drives are 1-2 yrs. But you can really feel the vibration during usage, which is a known"consumer" drive killer.

But for $40 more, you can get new enterprise HDDs running at 7200rpm, advanced vibration protection and 5 yr warranty.
Imho, at these large capacities, it's worth paying the extra $40 (Wait for even lower price difference on sale) for a higher standard product if you are using it internally. (Without a shell)

Seagate Exos X18 18TB Enterprise HDD - CMR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K98VFXT/

Edit: early morning, accidentally put 16tb link before.
Did you have to modify the SATA pins to get them to work?

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