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popular Posted by Meowssi | Staff • Jun 13, 2024
popular Posted by Meowssi | Staff • Jun 13, 2024

Sam's Club: 5TB My Passport Western Digital Portable Hard Drive (White) $100 + Free Shipping w/ Plus

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Sam's Club [samsclub.com] has for their Members: 5TB My Passport Western Digital Portable Hard Drive (White) on sale for $99.98. Shipping is free w/ Plus.
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Sam's Club [samsclub.com] has for their Members: 5TB My Passport Western Digital Portable Hard Drive (White) on sale for $99.98. Shipping is free w/ Plus.

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Jun 14, 2024
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ninerfan722
Jun 14, 2024
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USB-c?
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Jun 14, 2024
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sri69
Jun 14, 2024
593 Posts
Quote from ninerfan722 :
USB-c?
The one I bought from Sam's about 1.5mo ago for the same price (not sure why this is a frontpage slickdeal) came with USBA USBA 3.0 cable. The drive itself is USBA with the split connector, but 3.0 speeds. Not usbc.
Jun 14, 2024
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LavenderPickle7682
Jun 14, 2024
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Quote from ninerfan722 :
USB-c?
Probably not -- even though it's 2024, everyone is legit asking for USB-C.....so many of these consumer devices are choosing to use an antiquated legacy format.

And since it's spinning rust, you probably couldn't even get the full USB3 type-A speeds from it, let alone anything befitting of the various USB-C higher speed protocols. 5400rpm (at best!) only reads/writes so fast.
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Jun 15, 2024
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VarmintCong
Jun 15, 2024
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Seems like prices on these Passport type drives hasn't dropped the last 3-4 years.
Jun 15, 2024
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FindingDory
Jun 15, 2024
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Price matched to Target
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Jun 16, 2024
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AceroF
Jun 16, 2024
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Quote from FindingDory :
Price matched to Target
They said no at target for price match
Jun 16, 2024
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dcmanryan
Jun 16, 2024
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It's been this price at my Sam's Club since they've carried it.

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Jun 16, 2024
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psychobilly2017
Jun 16, 2024
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How is this Slick? 🤷🏽 Always been this price.
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Jun 16, 2024
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VarmintCong
Jun 16, 2024
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Quote from gamersdream :
Don't get this, for portable use just get ssd as it's much faster and durable. You might not use 5 tb all the time. Having a 1 or 2 tb ssd would work much better
Whoa, don't do this, flash memory is not good for long term storage, it needs to be regularly recharged, so it's the wrong medium for data backup.

This magnetic drive is perfect for backing up data.
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Jun 16, 2024
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pyroskater85
Jun 16, 2024
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Quote from VarmintCong :
Whoa, don't do this, flash memory is not good for long term storage, it needs to be regularly recharged, so it's the wrong medium for data backup.

This magnetic drive is perfect for backing up data.
Exactly the reason why I'm looking for one. But wouldn't having bare drives better for long term storage vs something like this.
Jun 16, 2024
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VarmintCong
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Quote from pyroskater85 :
Exactly the reason why I'm looking for one. But wouldn't having bare drives better for long term storage vs something like this.
Either is fine, I've never had one of these fail in 15 years.
Jun 17, 2024
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drsa78
Jun 17, 2024
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Can these be shucked, or are these the ones that have the components soldered?
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RelaxedRailway7437
Jun 17, 2024
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Quote from ninerfan722 :
USB-c?
USB 2.0 ... no thanks LOL
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VarmintCong
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Quote from RelaxedRailway7437 :
USB 2.0 ... no thanks LOL
i doubt it's 2.0 but passports are a bit slow, better to just have it background backup. You don't want to use these for any kind of fast transfer.

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