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18TB WD Elements USB 3.0 Hard Drive (Black) Expired

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Amazon Global Store UK has 18TB WD Elements USB 3.0 Hard Drive (Black; WDBWLG0180HBK-EESN) on sale for $288.84. Shipping is free.

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  • This is sold by and shipped from Amazon United Kingdom. This item may not be under US warranty, and may come with UK power adapters and plugs.
Product Features:
  • 18TB Storage Capacity
  • External Design
  • USB 3.0 Interface
  • Easy to use auto backup
  • Compatible w/ PC/Mac computers

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Note that you'll need a plug converter in the US as this comes with EU/UK plug ends. Also warranty coverage *might* be interesting if it's an official UK model as you'll have to go through WD-UK even if you're in the US unless they've changed their support method since I was last in the possession of a UK external drive in the US (2008). At that time it was less of a headache to just buy a new external in the US when my UK one failed.

Edit: I got curious so I poked the current WD warranty and it's the same: "No limited warranty is provided by WD unless your WD Product ("Product") was purchased from an authorized distributor or authorized reseller. Distributors may sell Products to resellers who then sell Products to end users. Please see below for warranty information or obtaining service. No warranty service is provided unless the Product is returned to an authorized return center in the region (warranty regions are identified as Canada, U.S.A., Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, India and Thailand) where the Product was first shipped by WD, which may have regional specific warranty implications." from https://support-en.wd.com/app/Warranty_Policy As such, I *strongly* suggest skipping imported drives unless you either don't care about drive warranties (I've not had a drive fail in the last decade) or are ok paying to ship the drive to the EU for service (and possibly return service surcharge) which will cost more than the current $61 savings vs buying from bestbuy... buyer beware and all that crap.
Wouldn't that be eastern digital in that case
Seagate hdds have failed me on multiple occasions. I own more WDs now than seagates, haven't had them fail as often with the exception of a raptor drive that failed 7 years after purchase. WD>Seagate IMO

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05-10-2022 at 11:00 PM.
05-10-2022 at 11:00 PM.
Surprised at how many dumb comments on this thread
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05-11-2022 at 01:00 AM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Dllemm

05-11-2022 at 01:00 AM.
Quote from SlickDealer3645902 :
Surprised at how many dumb comments on this thread
We get a rotation of idiots in storage posts with "expert opinions" and "helpful advice". I am slowly learning that there is little sense in wading through comments for products that I am already familiar with.
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05-11-2022 at 09:11 AM.
05-11-2022 at 09:11 AM.
Ships to US?
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05-11-2022 at 10:53 AM.
05-11-2022 at 10:53 AM.
Quote from TenseShoe418 :
Ships to US?
yes but based on what I've read, will only include UK plug. So you would have to source a US plug to use this externally or shuck it.
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05-13-2022 at 07:35 AM.
05-13-2022 at 07:35 AM.
HDD shipped from UK? What is the chance that they will handle it carefully as fragile? Also, no warranty?
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blahbleh
05-13-2022 at 07:42 AM.
05-13-2022 at 07:42 AM.
I guess this HDD is not from WD. It's actually from Dub Liu D, innit?
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oopsz
05-13-2022 at 07:55 AM.
05-13-2022 at 07:55 AM.
I've had both WD and seagates fail on me, and good luck with warranties with both. I wouldn't import though as they tend to be sticklers (buy in the EU, need to ship it back to the EU for warranty).

Good price though. Comparable price for a bare drive with warranty is $319 (see: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/W...l/0F38459/ )
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05-13-2022 at 07:57 AM.
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Do you have to pay sales tax?
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05-13-2022 at 09:03 AM.
05-13-2022 at 09:03 AM.
How long before this fails? 😂 Had a 2 tb sata LT HD that died less than a year. A Seagate failed too. Never so much in all these years. These manufacturers are skimping somewhere. Smr VS cmr?
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05-13-2022 at 09:31 AM.
05-13-2022 at 09:31 AM.
Quote from ben_r_ :
Must.... hold.... out.... for..... WD Gold..... deal....
There have been deals on WD HGST Ultrastar 18TB drives which are more or less the same as WD Gold and come with 5 year warranty for between $310-340. Amazon recently had them from a reputable seller (Oceanside Store) for $315 and I was able to register them on WD for the full 5 year warranty.

Toshiba also has their 18TB enterprise drives for around $300-330 that are also helium filled with 5 year warranty. So if you want a better hard drive that run faster and cooler than shucking these drives, they're out there if you look for them. The most recent deal I've seen posted was for the SAS 18TB version for $280, but the SATA 18TB was going for $300 on eBay.

I won't count the most recent price mistake on WD which had the WD Gold for 18TB at $120 since everyone's order got canceled. However, if you're looking for deals for enterprise drives they're definitely out there more than ever since Chia crypto failed
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05-13-2022 at 11:06 AM.
05-13-2022 at 11:06 AM.
Quote from Dllemm :
We get a rotation of idiots in storage posts with "expert opinions" and "helpful advice". I am slowly learning that there is little sense in wading through comments for products that I am already familiar with.

These threads are more about comedic value than anything else.
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05-13-2022 at 12:07 PM.
05-13-2022 at 12:07 PM.
This is a pretty good deal for a 18TB HDD... I'm probably gonna shuck it, but I'm curious to know if there are any compatible enclosures that support up to 18TB? I def got lucky finding my OCW enclosure which supports my 16TB HDD I had shucked after taking advantage of Best Buy's discount on WD easystore model HDDs during BF. Paid $280 w/ an extra 15% off stacked on top after utilizing the recycle program promo Best Buy had.
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05-13-2022 at 12:30 PM.
05-13-2022 at 12:30 PM.
Quote from lesterhung :
WD do NOT have warranty at all, regardless of where you buy it and if you didn't shuck it.
PSA. WD DO NOT HONOR WARRANTY.
On bbb.org, where companies can PAY money to buy their reputation, WD still manages to get a F
https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/fremont...116-882225
Looks like WD dropped the ball forgot to buy comments.
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05-13-2022 at 09:51 PM.
05-13-2022 at 09:51 PM.
Quote from lesterhung :
WD do NOT have warranty at all, regardless of where you buy it and if you didn't shuck it.
PSA. WD DO NOT HONOR WARRANTY.
On bbb.org, where companies can PAY money to buy their reputation, WD still manages to get a F
https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/fremont...116-882225
well its a good thing we have so many brands to choose from. oh wait! LMAO
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05-14-2022 at 07:25 AM.
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Wouldn't that be eastern digital in that case
Europe is considered part of the "West" Smilie
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