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16TB WD Gold Enterprise Class SATA Hard Drive

+ 2.5% SD Cashback + Free S/H

2 for $540

$1,100

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Western Digital has 16TB WD Gold Enterprise Class SATA Hard Drive (WD161KRYZ) on sale 2 for $539.98 when you follow the steps below. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store (PC extension required, before checkout). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member djsvetljo for finding this deal.

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  1. Click here then click "Sign In" in the upper right corner and create a new account
  2. You should quickly receive an email containing a unique 10% off new customer coupon code
  3. Return to the product page, select a quantity of 2 and add to cart
  4. Apply your unique 10% off email coupon code
  5. Total should now be $539.98 + free shipping

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this product:
    • Every WD Gold HDD comes with a 5-year limited warranty, so you can be confident in your storage.
  • About this deal:
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal ideas & offer discussion.

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Western Digital has 16TB WD Gold Enterprise Class SATA Hard Drive (WD161KRYZ) on sale 2 for $539.98 when you follow the steps below. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store (PC extension required, before checkout). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member djsvetljo for finding this deal.

Steps
  1. Click here then click "Sign In" in the upper right corner and create a new account
  2. You should quickly receive an email containing a unique 10% off new customer coupon code
  3. Return to the product page, select a quantity of 2 and add to cart
  4. Apply your unique 10% off email coupon code
  5. Total should now be $539.98 + free shipping

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this product:
    • Every WD Gold HDD comes with a 5-year limited warranty, so you can be confident in your storage.
  • About this deal:
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal ideas & offer discussion.

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Written by djsvetljo

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ThinksTooMuch
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If you use Gmail, many (but not all) sites will let you use Gmail's "plus sign" feature so you don't have to use a different email address. Use "[email protected]" for the address - everything from the plus sign to the at symbol gets ignored by Gmail (it delivers to "[email protected]"), but it looks like a different address to the site and you can filter on it in your mailbox. I'll usually use the site and date after the plus (something like "WestDigi20220205").

Not buying so don't know if this works here, but it's handy to know about.
Lomic
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4" is the drive dimension, but they're still 3.5" form factor. I believe 3.5" references the size of the platters in the drive.

On the subject of these drives though, at 7200rpm enterprise drives they're probably somewhat loud, and reviews seem to confirm that. They're intended to be in racks in a server farm where you won't hear them over the din of fans running. If you're buying these for a NAS, I'd only do that if your NAS is somewhere you can't hear it.
PAPB0007
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PayPal has a 12% cash back at Western Digital as well.

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Original Poster
Feb 5, 2022
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djsvetljo
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Feb 5, 2022
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Quote from audiophan :
WD spec page also has a few words.
He does have a point - SAS is the better interface.

However, the hardware that usually runs SAS is typically more power hungry produces additional heat and requires more ventilation.
Feb 5, 2022
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TheGrandWazoo22
Feb 5, 2022
178 Posts
Quote from djsvetljo :
It's the Lexus of hard drives.
They're gold, lol 😂
Feb 5, 2022
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Feb 5, 2022
blakebian
Feb 5, 2022
38 Posts
Will never bought nothing from Western Digital directly again, awful customer service is a nightmare for anyone who needs it.
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Feb 5, 2022
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KTM1313
Feb 5, 2022
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Deal didn't work for me..... $450 each!
Original Poster
Feb 5, 2022
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djsvetljo
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Feb 5, 2022
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Quote from blakebian :
Will never bought nothing from Western Digital directly again, awful customer service is a nightmare for anyone who needs it.
Please share more details.
Feb 5, 2022
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JackBeQuick87
Feb 5, 2022
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Damn! This is better than shucking!(considering you know what you're getting and it comes with a long warranty)
Feb 5, 2022
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DontTaxBeer
Feb 5, 2022
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Quote from nashi :
Can I buy this drive and SWAP it into MyBook 6TB drive?
NO! dont do it! thermals on your Mybook drive are way lower since it spins slower. this will heat up fast in the enclosure if it doesnt have active cooling.

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audiophan
Feb 5, 2022
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Quote from djsvetljo :
He does have a point - SAS is the better interface.

However, the hardware that usually runs SAS is typically more power hungry produces additional heat and requires more ventilation.
Is it more performative? Sure. Is that the metric every datacenter uses for purchasing decisions? No. Backblaze uses 100,000 SATA drives. [backblaze.com] I cite them because their transparency reports explain why.

Back to the original point - theses are datacenter drives. Shocked anyone would try to contest that due to an interface option.
Feb 5, 2022
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blobcat
Feb 5, 2022
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So this requires a new account for the additional 10% off? What if you already have an account?
Feb 5, 2022
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Homerr
Feb 5, 2022
2 Posts
Quote from Cruise :
Interesting, I created an account and got the 10% coupon email but during checkout it says it has already been redeemed. I created other accounts and I'm no longer getting the 10% coupon email, is anybody else seeing this?
Same, I wonder if it is an adblocker issue. I disabled mine for the site in the middle of the process.
Feb 5, 2022
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DontTaxBeer
Feb 5, 2022
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Quote from djsvetljo :
It's the Lexus of hard drives.
Gold is the new Black.
Feb 5, 2022
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Feb 5, 2022
Fred1981
Feb 5, 2022
38 Posts
Quote from djsvetljo :
He does have a point - SAS is the better interface.

However, the hardware that usually runs SAS is typically more power hungry produces additional heat and requires more ventilation.
MEH, LTT doesn't even bother with SAS.
Feb 5, 2022
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Feb 5, 2022
Fred1981
Feb 5, 2022
38 Posts
Capital One also offers a 5% cash back through their system.
Feb 5, 2022
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robertw477
Feb 5, 2022
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Just signed up. Got an email that I am registered but no 10% off coupon. Tried another email address and that worked. Maybe I had an old registration there.
Last edited by robertw477 February 5, 2022 at 07:58 AM.

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Feb 5, 2022
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slickwilly89
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Quote from robertw477 :
Just signed up. Got an email that I am registered but no 10% off coupon.
...same here, nothing yet. For those who received it how long did it take?

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