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expiredcaptainguy posted Nov 17, 2023 6:06 AM

18TB WD easystore USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

$200

$405

50% off

+ Free Store Pickupat Best Buy

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Best Buy has 18TB WD easystore USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (WDBAMA0180HBK-NESN) on sale for $199.99. Select store pickup where available.

Note: Availability for store pickup varies and may be limited.

Thanks to Community Member captainguy for sharing this deal.

Includes:

18TB External Desktop Hard Drive
SuperSpeed USB-A cable (5Gbps)
AC adapter
Device management and backup software
2-Year Warranty

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About this Store:
- Refer to Best Buy's Return & Exchange policy.
  - Extended Holiday Return Period until January 13, 2024.
Additional Information:
- This offer matches a previous frontpage deal.
- Priced at ~$11.11/TB for an external hard drive.
- Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Best Buy based on 400 customer reviews.
Refer to the forum thread for additional details and community discussion.

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Written by captainguy

Best Buy has 18TB WD easystore USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (WDBAMA0180HBK-NESN) on sale for $199.99. Select store pickup where available.

Note: Availability for store pickup varies and may be limited.

Thanks to Community Member captainguy for sharing this deal.

Includes:

18TB External Desktop Hard Drive
SuperSpeed USB-A cable (5Gbps)
AC adapter
Device management and backup software
2-Year Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts

About this Store:
- Refer to Best Buy's Return & Exchange policy.
  - Extended Holiday Return Period until January 13, 2024.
Additional Information:
- This offer matches a previous frontpage deal.
- Priced at ~$11.11/TB for an external hard drive.
- Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Best Buy based on 400 customer reviews.
Refer to the forum thread for additional details and community discussion.

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Written by captainguy

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Model: WD - easystore 18TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

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jase77

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Nonsense. Normal people who just use a computer don't backup data but anyone needing 18tbs knows how things work.

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resuds

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Good deal at $11.11/TB

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lastwraith

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I would get this personally. While I don't subscribe to Seagate all being garbage, these WD that I've gotten have all been Helioseal drives (based on HGST designs) and have been cool, quiet, and fast. The initial ones were PWDIS which meant you had to tape the pin, cut it, or use an adapter, but the latest ones haven't been PWDIS so no issues.

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viseshrprasad

Nov 17, 2023 1:59 PM

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viseshrprasadNov 17, 2023 1:59 PM

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Can anyone tell me how much power do these draw? Will it be fine if I use it for Plex connected to a raspberry pi? I'm assuming since there is an AC adapter, it will not draw much from the raspberry pi.

xcopy

Nov 17, 2023 2:02 PM

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xcopyNov 17, 2023 2:02 PM

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Quote from zl25drexel

18TB is a lot of data to lost if it fails at some point... good drive for data backups or porn collection Smilie

Quote from lastwraith

People always mention this but it makes no sense to me. Either you backup the data because you care about it or you don't. Either way, losing a drive (regardless of size) shouldn't matter. Restore from the backups or don't care because the data wasn't worth backing up in the first place.
Larger drives means less power, space, and noise/heat being generated per TB.

Quote from zl25drexel

You are just assuming people think about data backups like you do, most people don't until they lose their data

Quote from jase77

Nonsense. Normal people who just use a computer don't backup data but anyone needing 18tbs knows how things work.

I (almost) never buy single drives. For long term back up, every purchase is in multiples of two, regardless of size (e.g., two+ each of 12TB, 18TB, 20TB, etc.). Short term/temp back ups can be handled on single drives without concern IMO.

Some people possibly don't care because they think data loss will never happen. Unfortunately, however, some refuse to learn, or they simply can't, even when warned 50x.

BrightWealth275

Nov 17, 2023 2:02 PM

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Quote from RayCanUSA

Where can you buy the 14TB Seagate expansion desktop for $150?

Costco online only starting 11/23 for $150.

xcopy

Nov 17, 2023 2:09 PM

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xcopyNov 17, 2023 2:09 PM

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Quote from zero2duo

Dang, I redeemed by credit card points for some Best Buy gift cards which haven't arrived in the mail yet. Should I buy this now or wait for the gift cards and pray the drive is still available at this price come Black Friday?

Believe who and what you want, but I'd strongly advise against waiting.

It might be better to buy now and try and return them if you can get more later, but history is not on your side. Odds are very high that these will sell out and the deal will be gone....

zl25drexel

Nov 17, 2023 2:25 PM

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Quote from jase77

Nonsense. Normal people who just use a computer don't backup data but anyone needing 18tbs knows how things work.

Nonsense, normal people don't know what they "need", and sure don't know "how things work". You are giving people too much credit. most people don't even know what 18 TB mean and how much data it holds.

m3n00b

Nov 17, 2023 3:12 PM

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Quote from Thyking

How do you shuck these drives, and for what purpose? I am a novice.

You can take apart the case they come in by unclipping a few hidden clips then put them into a NAS or desktop computer and setup raid. I did that with 4 10tb easystore drives for my plex server about 4 years ago and they're still going strong.

YanksIn2009

Nov 17, 2023 3:20 PM

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YanksIn2009Nov 17, 2023 3:20 PM

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Hmmm...need about $36 worth of fillers to get the $25 Amex off 250 offer. Can't find anything else I need that is not stupidly priced at Best Buy. K-cups are too pricey vs Amazon. Don't need my passports...Norton 360 is digital only and would not get me there anyway. Any other ideas.

St0ry

Nov 17, 2023 3:22 PM

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St0ryNov 17, 2023 3:22 PM

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Is the 3.3v pin still an issue with the external drives when shucking?

m3n00b

Nov 17, 2023 3:24 PM

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Quote from St0ry

Is the 3.3v pin still an issue with the external drives when shucking?

It was for me, so I cut the 3.3v cable.

pcgeekpcgeek

Nov 17, 2023 3:26 PM

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pcgeekpcgeekNov 17, 2023 3:26 PM

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Quote from IndigoRiver442

Any Best Buy cash back/discount deals for Chase Freedom cards specifically? I have one coming next week.

I've got a 10% off offer for my Chase debit card, but didn't get any for my Freedom, Freedom Flex, and CSP.

Also wondering will paying with PayPal still trigger the Chase offer for those who got the Chase offer for their Freedom cards?

Last edited by pcgeekpcgeek November 17, 2023 at 07:28 AM.

OooSD

Nov 17, 2023 3:30 PM

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OooSDNov 17, 2023 3:30 PM

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Quote from captainguy

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-e...Id=6427995

Thanks!

Bought this and "Crucial - X6 SE 2TB External USB-C/USB-A Portable SSD - Black" for 199.99+79.99 to get 25 off 250 from Amex.

vinnychase

Nov 17, 2023 3:34 PM

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vinnychaseNov 17, 2023 3:34 PM

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I have a 8tb WD red that must be 12 years old if not older, used daily an still going strong. Have 6 or 7 WD's (10-12 tb) off to the side of it for extra storage, 2 14tb still in the box from last black friday, Why am I thinking about getting this? My important porn is backed up on 50gig blurays. In which I will never find again, fast and easier to just redownload it. But yet, I feel I need to get this.

IndigoRiver442

Nov 17, 2023 4:00 PM

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IndigoRiver442Nov 17, 2023 4:00 PM

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Quote from pcgeekpcgeek

Thanks, I might just by 5 (or whatever the max is) with my 3% CC for now. I'll have to buy at least another 5 later and I can use the Chase then.

Do you mean the quarterly 5% cash back or is there a special offer ongoing? The card I have coming is a Flex.

superslickdeal

Nov 17, 2023 4:12 PM

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Quote from St0ry

Is the 3.3v pin still an issue with the external drives when shucking?

What does this mean? Is there some extra or missing pin in the connector or something?

superslickdeal

Nov 17, 2023 4:16 PM

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superslickdealNov 17, 2023 4:16 PM

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Quote from Dan15

tbh I'd spend a little more to get a Seagate Exos drive since then you get an actual warranty for the intended use case (NAS). I bought two 20TB Seagate Exos X20 drives for $250 a few months ago, and the all time low is around $210. They'll probably go on sale again.

After WD's issues (first the SMR thing, then the more recent issue of flagging drives with warnings just because they were powered on for three years: https://www.pcworld.com/article/1...blems.html), I try to avoid them.

Seagate Exos 20TB is $270 right now on Walmart shipped from Newegg. There's a slickdeal for it - I ordered a few of them before this deal and will likely return them if I can succeed to shuck these 18TB drives for $70 less each.

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18TB WD easystore USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

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