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expireddaisybeetle | Staff posted May 19, 2022 04:09 AM
expireddaisybeetle | Staff posted May 19, 2022 04:09 AM

WD Portable Hard Drives (Refurbs): 5TB easystore

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Western Digital via Ebay has select Certified Refurbished 5TB Western Digital Drives on sale below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter daisybeetle for posting this deal.
  • Note: Select models (noted below) include a 2-Year Allstate Warranty (more info).
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    • Condition: This item is Certified Refurbished. It has been professionally restored by a Western Digital approved vendor. Units are usually cosmetically indistinguishable from New products, however some may show signs of light use. Functionally, these units are equivalent to New. Certified Refurbished units will be shipped in a New Brown CR Box
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Western Digital via Ebay has select Certified Refurbished 5TB Western Digital Drives on sale below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter daisybeetle for posting this deal.
  • Note: Select models (noted below) include a 2-Year Allstate Warranty (more info).
Available:

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Condition: This item is Certified Refurbished. It has been professionally restored by a Western Digital approved vendor. Units are usually cosmetically indistinguishable from New products, however some may show signs of light use. Functionally, these units are equivalent to New. Certified Refurbished units will be shipped in a New Brown CR Box
  • About this Store:
    • Returns: 30 days returns, Seller pays for return shipping
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lolrofllol
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If you're thinking about it, no, these are NOT shuckable.

WD 2.5" externals have the USB controller integrated directly into the drive. Meaning that it's not a SATA drive inside.
CompulsiveBuyer
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These drives check all the boxes:

✔️ SMR, for very slow and inconsistent write performance
✔️ Refurbished, for the will-I-get-a-good-one lottery
✔️ Third-party warranty, for hassle-full claims

It's a winner!
RobertJason
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Probably goes without saying, but 'Easy Store' is the BestBuy version of 'Elements'. Aka, these are all likely the same drive internally.

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May 19, 2022 04:35 AM
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Ben.C.HMay 19, 2022 04:35 AM
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Is this suitable for use as a NAS storage disk?
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May 19, 2022 04:37 AM
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joexnerMay 19, 2022 04:37 AM
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Short of a gigantic, very redundant storage array, what possible use do people have for refurbed hard drives?
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May 19, 2022 04:42 AM
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ThomasH6035May 19, 2022 04:42 AM
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Is there a limit of 5 on these like usual with WD? I've learned the hard way that if you order more than the allotted amount, it will cancel the whole order a couple days later, and then not allow you to buy more until a week or so has passed.
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Quote from joexner :
Short of a gigantic, very redundant storage array, what possible use do people have for refurbed hard drives?
Cache drives, mostly.

If you just need somewhere to dump data that's downloaded from a more reliable source, these are the drives you want.

Perfect for console users who want to offload their games, torrent seedboxes, or temporary storage for your IP cameras.
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May 19, 2022 04:55 AM
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spiffytexanMay 19, 2022 04:55 AM
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Quote from Ben.C.H :
Is this suitable for use as a NAS storage disk?
Not if you plan on hitting your NAS a lot. These have laptop hard drives which are overall about half as fast as desktop drives.

Slower rpm, slower seek times, smaller cache, smaller platters.

These are okay for things like redundant backups or junk file storage, but I won't trust refurbed drives for important data. Almost all refurbished drives over the years seem to have very high failure rates, and little to no warranty.
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May 19, 2022 04:58 AM
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lolrofllolMay 19, 2022 04:58 AM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank lolrofllol

If you're thinking about it, no, these are NOT shuckable.

WD 2.5" externals have the USB controller integrated directly into the drive. Meaning that it's not a SATA drive inside.
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RobertJasonMay 19, 2022 04:58 AM
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Probably goes without saying, but 'Easy Store' is the BestBuy version of 'Elements'. Aka, these are all likely the same drive internally.
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May 19, 2022 05:23 AM
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ttplayer4lifeMay 19, 2022 05:23 AM
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CMR or SMR?
May 19, 2022 05:44 AM
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lg_20May 19, 2022 05:44 AM
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No Thanks!
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May 19, 2022 05:52 AM
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alexisrudMay 19, 2022 05:52 AM
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Quote from joexner :
Short of a gigantic, very redundant storage array, what possible use do people have for refurbed hard drives?
Older console games
May 19, 2022 06:13 AM
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kylelpalmerMay 19, 2022 06:13 AM
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Quote from joexner :
Short of a gigantic, very redundant storage array, what possible use do people have for refurbed hard drives?
I have two of these I use one drive for portable movie storage and the other for game storage on my xbox.
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Quote from ttplayer4life :
CMR or SMR?
all 2.5" 5tb HD are SMR, no exceptions

not shuckable makese these useless

seagate portable hd are about the only ones that is shuckables which is what I use on my servers.
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May 19, 2022 06:18 AM
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AreMay 19, 2022 06:18 AM
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Can never have enough portable drives for porno.
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fivenueMay 19, 2022 06:29 AM
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Shouldn't we concern about buying any refurb drive?
I mean, there's a reason it's refurb
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May 19, 2022 06:53 AM
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asukaMay 19, 2022 06:53 AM
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While I can understand the NAS crowd being down on this deal, it is an excellent deal for those of us who want an offsite encrypted, incremental backup in several places.

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