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4TB WD My Passport Portable External Hard Drive (Black)

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Amazon has 4TB WD My Passport Portable External Hard Drive (WDBPKJ0040BBK-WESN, Black) for $70. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Slim Design
  • Software for device management and backup with password protection. (Download and installation required. Terms and conditions apply. User account registration may be required.)
  • 256-bit AES hardware encryption
  • SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (5Gbps); USB 2.0 compatible
  • 3-year limited warranty

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $29.99 lower (30% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $99.99.
  • About this product:
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Amazon has 4TB WD My Passport Portable External Hard Drive (WDBPKJ0040BBK-WESN, Black) for $70. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member bink for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Slim Design
  • Software for device management and backup with password protection. (Download and installation required. Terms and conditions apply. User account registration may be required.)
  • 256-bit AES hardware encryption
  • SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (5Gbps); USB 2.0 compatible
  • 3-year limited warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $29.99 lower (30% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $99.99.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.6 from over 76,700 Amazon customer reviews.
  • About this store:
  • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.

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Parad153
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You are referring to the Adorama deal which no one has received shipment. I ordered pretty early and it got cancelled. Check before thread crap
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armedmetallica
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Fixed that for you... thanks. I thought it was on Seagate that was doing SMR. ... guess not.

Customer Reviews
It uses SMR/Shingled technology. Avoid at all costs.
By Alicia on December 2, 2022
Pretty much all external drives use shingled technology, which overlays a small portion of tthe data over top of the data that came before it. When modifying older data, this means the write speeds slow to worse than dialup internet speeds and drastically reduces the lifespan of the drive itself. My drive lasted less than a year despite being used solely for backups simply because deleting old backups caused it to run for days at a time.
You're far better off ordering a USB enclosure and an internal hard drive that uses either PMR or CMR technology. Those are far more reliable than this piece of e-waste. see less
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tweener702
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if you know of any cheaper 4tb portable drives - send that my way. I highly doubt anything is cheaper.
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Jan 4, 2023 4:29 PM
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resudsJan 4, 2023 4:29 PM
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I get that these can't really be shucked, but just curious, any idea what color drive is in these?
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Jan 4, 2023 5:15 PM
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ttplayer4lifeJan 4, 2023 5:15 PM
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More importantly, SMR or CMR?
Jan 4, 2023 5:27 PM
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ThomasH6035Jan 4, 2023 5:27 PM
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Quote from ttplayer4life View quoted comment :
More importantly, SMR or CMR?
I'm pretty sure most or all modern portable drives (especially the slim ones) will be SMR. This one is SMR.
All 4TB+ passports I've seen since ~2017 are SMR.
Last edited by ThomasH6035 January 4, 2023 at 09:33 AM.
Jan 4, 2023 5:30 PM
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resudsJan 4, 2023 5:30 PM
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got price match at bestbuy to use store credit i had there.
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armedmetallicaJan 4, 2023 5:30 PM
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Quote from ttplayer4life View quoted comment :
MOST importantly, SMR or CMR?
Fixed that for you... thanks. I thought it was on Seagate that was doing SMR. ... guess not.

Customer Reviews
It uses SMR/Shingled technology. Avoid at all costs.
By Alicia on December 2, 2022
Pretty much all external drives use shingled technology, which overlays a small portion of tthe data over top of the data that came before it. When modifying older data, this means the write speeds slow to worse than dialup internet speeds and drastically reduces the lifespan of the drive itself. My drive lasted less than a year despite being used solely for backups simply because deleting old backups caused it to run for days at a time.
You're far better off ordering a USB enclosure and an internal hard drive that uses either PMR or CMR technology. Those are far more reliable than this piece of e-waste. see less
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Jan 4, 2023 5:43 PM
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Jan 4, 2023 5:49 PM
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tweener702Jan 4, 2023 5:49 PM
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Quote from StrongCarpenter4032 View quoted comment :
$17.50/tb isn't very slick
if you know of any cheaper 4tb portable drives - send that my way. I highly doubt anything is cheaper.

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Jan 4, 2023 5:50 PM
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St8Jan 4, 2023 5:50 PM
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Quote from StrongCarpenter4032 View quoted comment :
$17.50/tb isn't very slick
Is it really that bad of a deal? I need something to backup all my photos and videos. While I enjoy using google photos, I want something more permanent and offline.
Jan 4, 2023 5:58 PM
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LilylyJan 4, 2023 5:58 PM
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Quote from braab321828 View quoted comment :
Is it really that bad of a deal? I need something to backup all my photos and videos. While I enjoy using google photos, I want something more permanent and offline.
good enough. cheapest right now for 4tb external HD. google photos doesnt store unlimited photos though.
Jan 4, 2023 6:00 PM
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StrongCarpenter4032Jan 4, 2023 6:00 PM
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Quote from tweener702 View quoted comment :
if you know of any cheaper 4tb portable drives - send that my way. I highly doubt anything is cheaper.
Might be the cheapest now, grab if you're impatient. 5tb was $58 a couple of weeks ago. $11.6/tb.
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Jan 4, 2023 6:04 PM
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St8Jan 4, 2023 6:04 PM
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Quote from Lilyly View quoted comment :
good enough. cheapest right now for 4tb external HD. google photos doesnt store unlimited photos though.
Oh I know. I purchase storage through them. 4gb is way more than I need technically but figured I'd get enough to last me a long time. Plus I figured backing up full 4k files and raw files will take up space on a harddrive. I know google photos does some compression.
Jan 4, 2023 6:23 PM
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LilylyJan 4, 2023 6:23 PM
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Quote from StrongCarpenter4032 View quoted comment :
Might be the cheapest now, grab if you're impatient. 5tb was $58 a couple of weeks ago. $11.6/tb.
where? was it "my passport" or some kind of "bestbuy element" version?
Jan 4, 2023 6:24 PM
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StrongCarpenter4032Jan 4, 2023 6:24 PM
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Quote from Lilyly View quoted comment :
where? was it "my passport" or some kind of "bestbuy element" version?
On slickdeals.net
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Jan 4, 2023 6:26 PM
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LilylyJan 4, 2023 6:26 PM
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On slickdeals.net
i dont see it.

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Jan 4, 2023 6:29 PM
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Quote from armedmetallica View quoted comment :
Fixed that for you... thanks. I thought it was on Seagate that was doing SMR. ... guess not.

Customer Reviews
It uses SMR/Shingled technology. Avoid at all costs.
By Alicia on December 2, 2022
Pretty much all external drives use shingled technology, which overlays a small portion of tthe data over top of the data that came before it. When modifying older data, this means the write speeds slow to worse than dialup internet speeds and drastically reduces the lifespan of the drive itself. My drive lasted less than a year despite being used solely for backups simply because deleting old backups caused it to run for days at a time.
You're far better off ordering a USB enclosure and an internal hard drive that uses either PMR or CMR technology. Those are far more reliable than this piece of e-waste. see less
I can't speak to the longevity, but my God these things are slow, and not just compared to SSDs. I'll use them for TimeMachine but that's about it.
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