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expiredanya618 posted Jan 16, 2023 6:23 AM
5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive
$90
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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.
Best Buy via eBay has 5TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (WDBAJP0050BBK-WESN) for $89.99. Shipping is free.
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- Note, availability for store pickup may vary by location.
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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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.
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- 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.
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:
- Note, availability for store pickup may vary by location.
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:
- Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.
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Model: WD - Easystore 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
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The other way I use it is label the 5TB portable with YEAR , for example, I would put 2023 year on hard drive, and over the course of year, copy stuff from the PC or transfer stuff to laptop or share some stuff with others. This way current 2023 stuff is on device, and when 2024 comes out just put a new 5tb on for that year.
Just be VERY Careful to not bump into these drives if the hard drive is in active use, ... because you will corrupt the drive. BE VERY CAREFUL! It is SMR drive which is fine for storage. The thing is if you have laptop, and you take it with you, be VERY Careful, because a bump, or jarring the drive when writing could ruin your day.
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The other way I use it is label the 5TB portable with YEAR , for example, I would put 2023 year on hard drive, and over the course of year, copy stuff from the PC or transfer stuff to laptop or share some stuff with others. This way current 2023 stuff is on device, and when 2024 comes out just put a new 5tb on for that year.
Just be VERY Careful to not bump into these drives if the hard drive is in active use, ... because you will corrupt the drive. BE VERY CAREFUL! It is SMR drive which is fine for storage. The thing is if you have laptop, and you take it with you, be VERY Careful, because a bump, or jarring the drive when writing could ruin your day.
They are fine if you are using as another backup to say cloud.
This has been $129.99 recently in case
You're looking for a bigger drive.
Whole drive corrupted.
I like Toshiba portables with a little more reinforced casing.
But I don't pull the trigger unless it's $0.015 per gb (90/5000 is .018)
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Make sure you have an extended credit card warranty - these 2.5" 5TB disks aren't built to last.
But I don't pull the trigger unless it's $0.015 per gb (90/5000 is .018)
Overall a good deal.
Make sure you have an extended credit card warranty - these 2.5" 5TB disks aren't built to last.
I use them to just plug into PC, copy stuff or transfer stuff, UNPLUG, and put in closet or safe place! PERIOD!
I currently use SSD drives as data drives in PC's or other places , and leave on 24/7. I would use 3.5 inch CRM drives , maybe NAS type or good quality for 24/7 use or the Best Buy WD easystore ones in enclosures.
Yikes, I hope others are not using these WD 5TB portables as 24/7 drives. Scary!
This has been $129.99 recently in case
You're looking for a bigger drive.
WD makes portable 5TB USB-C models as well but they tend to run higher. It isn't like the the drive throughput is any faster using USB-A or -C, just convenience.
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The drive in this thread is a 2.5 inch portable hard drive, and doesn't need extenal power to work. You just plug it into usb 3.0 port and it is tiny drive (compared to 3.5 drive).
With your 5tb external drive it's much bigger, and you need to get power cord to plug into wall and then use usb 3.0 port to get it to work.
The reason we buy these tiny PORTABLE models is for small form factor, and not having to plug power into the device. This is good price of 89 dollars for this drive for 5TB.
p.s. If it says EXTERNAL DRIVE it means 3.5 inch hard drive.
If it say PORTABLE DRIVE it means 2.5 inch hard drive.
... you might already know this, but you mentioning 2015 when you bought your 3.5 inch external drive for 130 dollars, and and saying this Portable for 89 dollars just seems ok for 2023. I have bought plenty of hard drives since 2015 (8 years ago), and couldn't tell how current your knowledge was. You can get 14 gig hard drives for under 200 dollars in 3.5 inch size that would be much better drives than 2015 era.
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