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expiredanya618 posted Jan 16, 2023 6:23 AM

5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

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Best Buy has 5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN) for $89.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
  • Note, availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to community member anya618 for finding this deal.

Best Buy via eBay has 5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN) for $89.99. Shipping is free.

Product features:
  • 5TB storage capacity
  • USB 3.0 interface
  • Portable design
  • Automatic backup options
  • Compatible w/ PC or Mac
  • WD Drive Utilities

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $28 lower (24% savings) than the list price of $117.99.
    • This price matches this previous Frontpage deal.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.7 from over 10,400 best Buy customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Information about Best Buy returns can be found here
    • Best Buy via eBay return policy: 30 days / Buyer pays for shipping
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Best Buy has 5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN) for $89.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
  • Note, availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to community member anya618 for finding this deal.

Best Buy via eBay has 5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN) for $89.99. Shipping is free.

Product features:
  • 5TB storage capacity
  • USB 3.0 interface
  • Portable design
  • Automatic backup options
  • Compatible w/ PC or Mac
  • WD Drive Utilities

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $28 lower (24% savings) than the list price of $117.99.
    • This price matches this previous Frontpage deal.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.7 from over 10,400 best Buy customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Information about Best Buy returns can be found here
    • Best Buy via eBay return policy: 30 days / Buyer pays for shipping
  • Additional Note:

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Model: WD - Easystore 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

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Jan 16, 2023 5:29 PM
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OliveWater329Jan 16, 2023 5:29 PM
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Exactly what I needed after getting my fiancé a new laptop, was worried the internal 1TB NVME would fill up with all of her pictures. Got about 600GB family videos and pics. 4K HDR 60fps
Last edited by OliveWater329 January 16, 2023 at 04:41 PM.
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Jan 16, 2023 5:59 PM
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eslavJan 16, 2023 5:59 PM
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Not USB-C
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Jan 16, 2023 6:43 PM
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h0va4lifeJan 16, 2023 6:43 PM
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Quote from eslav :
Not USB-C
Does that matter considering it's a HDD? Saved on cost.
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Jan 16, 2023 8:01 PM
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DhryJan 16, 2023 8:01 PM
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Shuckable?
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Jan 16, 2023 8:34 PM
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QuikfingerJan 16, 2023 8:34 PM
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Quote from Dhry :
Shuckable?
Nope. Hdd soldered on.
Jan 16, 2023 8:50 PM
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samuraiX20Jan 16, 2023 8:50 PM
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Quote from eslav :
Not USB-C
Ty, that microb 3.0 port needs to die.

I would rather pay a bit more for a more modern usb c port than a early 2000s port that I never see used on anything than portable hdds...might as well be a proprietary port for them
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Jan 16, 2023 9:01 PM
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nyicon86Jan 16, 2023 9:01 PM
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Quote from samuraiX20 :
Ty, that microb 3.0 port needs to die.

I would rather pay a bit more for a more modern usb c port than a early 2000s port that I never see used on anything than portable hdds...might as well be a proprietary port for them
I mean, it's a spinning hard disk you really want USB-C on this aging drive technology? Go look for a native external NVME drive with USB-A you'll never find one ever on planet earth. There's a reason why they're all on USB-C and that's because of their speed reads and writes.
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Jan 16, 2023 10:00 PM
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PowzaJan 16, 2023 10:00 PM
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USB interface is soldered to drive on these. Sucks...
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Jan 16, 2023 10:11 PM
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WandJan 16, 2023 10:11 PM
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Quote from h0va4life :
Does that matter considering it's a HDD? Saved on cost.
Quote from nyicon86 :
I mean, it's a spinning hard disk you really want USB-C on this aging drive technology? Go look for a native external NVME drive with USB-A you'll never find one ever on planet earth. There's a reason why they're all on USB-C and that's because of their speed reads and writes.
It's not about the speed, it's about more and more laptops now coming only with USB-C ports. USB-A will be PS/2 pretty soon.
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Jan 16, 2023 10:14 PM
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WandJan 16, 2023 10:14 PM
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Is this SMR or CMR?

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Q: Are these drives CMR or SMR?
Asked 1 year ago by JoeyT.

A: SMR I would guess, but mine died in just 19 months Frown
Answered 3 months ago by CliffSebringVerified Purchase
Last edited by Wand January 16, 2023 at 02:17 PM.
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Jan 16, 2023 10:54 PM
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Jan 16, 2023 10:54 PM
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Quote from nyicon86 :
I mean, it's a spinning hard disk you really want USB-C on this aging drive technology? Go look for a native external NVME drive with USB-A you'll never find one ever on planet earth. There's a reason why they're all on USB-C and that's because of their speed reads and writes.
HDD drives are not going anywhere any time soon, and they are still MUCH cheaper than SSDs. Most non-tech savvy people probably don't know the difference between HDD and SSD and don't know which one is faster, and they may have never heard of SSD-based portable drives.

I have a few micro B cables solely because I have data on some old drives, and cannot wait for everything to become USB-C.

That said, WD does provide USB-C drives in their My Passport Ultra line, and other brands like Lacie has been offering USB-C drives for a while.
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Jan 16, 2023 10:56 PM
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h0va4lifeJan 16, 2023 10:56 PM
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Quote from Wand :
It's not about the speed, it's about more and more laptops now coming only with USB-C ports. USB-A will be PS/2 pretty soon.
Ok that is understandable concern - although its a rarity that laptop doesn't have USB-A, and even then most ppl use one of those hubs anyway - are wireless mouse/keyboards now coming with usb-c dongles? All of my laptops, including a yoga have usb-a and usb 4 ports, but not all of my laptops have HDMI.

I'd rather have the savings and not force usb-c for a small portion of ppl, and that portion can buy an adapter on their own.
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Jan 16, 2023 11:10 PM
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YunWunJan 16, 2023 11:10 PM
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Quote from h0va4life :
Ok that is understandable concern - although its a rarity that laptop doesn't have USB-A, and even then most ppl use one of those hubs anyway - are wireless mouse/keyboards now coming with usb-c dongles? All of my laptops, including a yoga have usb-a and usb 4 ports, but not all of my laptops have HDMI.

I'd rather have the savings and not force usb-c for a small portion of ppl, and that portion can buy an adapter on their own.
Macbook air and pro doesnt have any usb-a only usb c so its not that rare actually
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Jan 16, 2023 11:20 PM
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h0va4lifeJan 16, 2023 11:20 PM
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Quote from YunWun :
Macbook air and pro doesnt have any usb-a only usb c so its not that rare actually
thats mac for ya - anyways most ppl have usb-c hubs that they are using with their laptops to connect their other devices and older montiors.
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Jan 16, 2023 11:42 PM
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caranddriverJan 16, 2023 11:42 PM
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These portable spinning drives seem to be stuck at 5TB forever and the prices have not dropped like SSD. At some point, SSD will get to these prices and these either die, get cheaper or increase in storage.

They are fine if you are using as another backup to say cloud.
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