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16TB WD Elements USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive (Certified Refurbished) Expired

$148.75
$299.99
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Western Digital via eBay has 16TB WD Elements USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive (Certified Refurbished, WDBWLG0160HBK-NESN) on sale for $148.74 when you apply coupon code SHOPGREEN at checkout. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member DealHunterNYC212 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • High Capacity in a Compact Design
  • Improve PC Performance
  • Plug-and-Play Simplicity
  • USB 3.0 And USB 2.0 Compatibility
  • WD Quality Inside And Out
  • Windows 10+
  • Reformatting required for use with MacOS
Includes:
  • WD Elements Desktop hard drive
  • SuperSpeed USB-A cable (5Gbps)
  • AC adapter

Editor's Notes & Price Research

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $19.25 lower than the previous FP deal.
    • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this product:
    • 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
    • This item has a 2-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
  • About this store:
    • 30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.
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USE CODE: SHOPGREEN

Product Details
Reliable, high-capacity storage for ultrafast data transfers.

Product Features
High Capacity in a Compact Design
Improve PC Performance
Plug-and-Play Simplicity
USB 3.0 And USB 2.0 Compatibility
WD Quality Inside And Out

Compatibility
Windows 10+
Reformatting required for use with MacOS

In The Box
WD Elements Desktop hard drive
SuperSpeed USB-A cable (5Gbps)
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide

CERTIFIED REFURBISHED DIRECTLY FROM WESTERN DIGITAL

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The first point is not about SSD vs external HDD. It's about size. Not to mention, it doesn't take 2 weeks. For 16TB, you can complete it in a few days.

Most people who would invest in a large HDD know enough to have a backup battery set up. I know I do. This is also more theoretical than a frequent or likely scenario.

The point of an external desktop HDD is, you leave it on the desk. It's odd that you criticize it for risks associated with transporting it as though you think people would be carrying this thing around. Of course portable SSD is more suitable for that.

On a separate note, it says seller pays for return shipping, so this may be a risk-free deal. If you find anything wrong, return for free.
You're seeing conflicting info because there are multiple ways of running badblocks. A single, sequential read or write pass will take approximately 20 hours on a drive like this. Many people run badblocks with settings that do multiple passes, hence why it could take around a week. I generally recommend running a single read pass with a program like Victoria or HDDScan, as they will also pick up slow/weak sectors. I know it's popular but I'm not a fan of badblocks. It's not well suited to modern hard drives. With the default settings, it can't even operate on a drive of this size.



This is flat out false. Unless there is something wrong with your machine's cooling system, leaving it on for a week will not cause it to overheat. Many people leave their PCs on 24/7. Some argue that leaving them on continuously actually increases their lifespan, due to the lack of thermal cycling.
Which drives come in these?

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04-20-2024 at 07:47 AM.
04-20-2024 at 07:47 AM.
Which drives come in these?
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04-20-2024 at 01:32 PM.
04-20-2024 at 01:32 PM.
I've bought this drive before from WD Ebay, drive came in new condition. In for another.
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04-20-2024 at 01:47 PM.
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Quote from tomcxp :
I've bought this drive before from WD Ebay, drive came in new condition. In for another.

Hope this works out!
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04-20-2024 at 01:53 PM.
04-20-2024 at 01:53 PM.
Showing $174.99 now.
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04-20-2024 at 01:57 PM.
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Showing $174.99 now.
SHOPGREEN takes 15% off Cool2
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04-20-2024 at 01:57 PM.
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showing $174.99 now.

use code: shopgreen
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04-20-2024 at 02:04 PM.
04-20-2024 at 02:04 PM.
I bought this last time. After a week I contacted the seller to see if they forgot to ship my drive. Never heard back (Still haven't heard from them). Four days later I get a shipping notification from UPS that something is on the way. Few days after that I got the drive. Just be prepared to wait a little bit for the drive. If you need it soon I would look elsewhere. If you don't care if it takes a couple of weeksโ€ฆ this is a great deal.
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04-20-2024 at 02:09 PM.
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Quote from tomcxp :
I've bought this drive before from WD Ebay, drive came in new condition. In for another.
how many hours of power-on-time shows up in SMART?
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04-20-2024 at 02:12 PM.
04-20-2024 at 02:12 PM.
How good a job do they do making the data unreadable. I don't want to examine it and find gigabytes of self nudes of some redditor type dude.
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04-20-2024 at 02:19 PM.
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Says 2 year warranty.
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04-20-2024 at 02:33 PM.

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04-20-2024 at 02:33 PM.
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I bought this last time. After a week I contacted the seller to see if they forgot to ship my drive. Never heard back (Still haven't heard from them). Four days later I get a shipping notification from UPS that something is on the way. Few days after that I got the drive. Just be prepared to wait a little bit for the drive. If you need it soon I would look elsewhere. If you don't care if it takes a couple of weeksโ€ฆ this is a great deal.
This is absolutely true. Their communication sucks and is non-existent.
I picked up the WD 16TB My Book refurb from the last deal, and it was defective. I emailed them a couple of times to ask if it's possible to exchange it for a replacement drive, but never heard back, so I ended up returning it all together because it was getting close to the end of the return window.

I'll give this drive a try and hope for some better luck with a functional drive this time around.
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04-20-2024 at 02:37 PM.
04-20-2024 at 02:37 PM.
Need a drive, but "refurbished" worries me.
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