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expiredWildarms7k posted Aug 05, 2024 09:15 PM

Sam's Club Members: 5TB My Passport Western Digital Portable Hard Drive (White)

+ Free S&H w/ Plus Membership

$90

$135

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Sam's Club has for its Members: 5TB My Passport Western Digital Portable Hard Drive (White, WDBPKJ0050BWT-WESB) on sale for $89.98. Shipping is free for Plus Members, otherwise shipping varies by location.
  • Note: Prices may vary in club and online.
Thanks to Community Member Wildarms7k for sharing this deal.

About this product:
  • Slim design
  • Software for device management and backup with password protection
  • 256-bit AES hardware encryption
  • SuperSpeed USB port; USB 2.0 compatible
  • 3-year limited warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
    • Details of Sam's Club return policy here.
    • Don't have a Sam's Club Membership? Join today: Club Membership $50/yr. or Plus Membership $110/yr.
  • Additional Information:
    • $10 savings offer ends August 14, 2024.
    • This offer is $10 less (10% savings) than our popular deal price of $99.98 from January 2024 which earned 17 thumbs up.
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars at Sam's Club based on over 90 customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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Written by Wildarms7k
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About the Poster
Sam's Club has for its Members: 5TB My Passport Western Digital Portable Hard Drive (White, WDBPKJ0050BWT-WESB) on sale for $89.98. Shipping is free for Plus Members, otherwise shipping varies by location.
  • Note: Prices may vary in club and online.
Thanks to Community Member Wildarms7k for sharing this deal.

About this product:
  • Slim design
  • Software for device management and backup with password protection
  • 256-bit AES hardware encryption
  • SuperSpeed USB port; USB 2.0 compatible
  • 3-year limited warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
    • Details of Sam's Club return policy here.
    • Don't have a Sam's Club Membership? Join today: Club Membership $50/yr. or Plus Membership $110/yr.
  • Additional Information:
    • $10 savings offer ends August 14, 2024.
    • This offer is $10 less (10% savings) than our popular deal price of $99.98 from January 2024 which earned 17 thumbs up.
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars at Sam's Club based on over 90 customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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Wantdealz
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If you create a guest membership and try to buy this, they will charge you a $20 guest surcharge instead of the usual 10% surcharge, becuase it is a "special purchase." After that and the $8 shipping costs, its about same price as several other drives out there...
ThomasH6035
81 Posts
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I probably buy 50 - 100 5TB portable hard drives per year.
This is the best deal I've seen in a while.
It used to be common (a few years ago) to find them at this price on sale, but not in the last year or 2.

Even at $100, it's the best deal around these days usually, so at $90, it's even better.

Regarding shucking: No WD portable drive sold in the last 12 years that I've seen, (and I've seen thousands) has been shuckable to become a SATA drive, and this of course is no different.

Regarding SMR: all WD portables that I've seen since about 2018 or so are SMR. This one is definitely SMR.
tomwil
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The regular price is $99.98. The sale is $10 off to $89.98.

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Aug 06, 2024 06:09 AM
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kevinaaaAug 06, 2024 06:09 AM
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It's not the largest however , WD has 6TB my passport.
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Aug 06, 2024 08:47 AM
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BayuUAug 06, 2024 08:47 AM
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Wow price has gone up tremendously. Bought this for $56 a couple years ago. I know it's not the same being it's Element and it's black. But $90 just wow.
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Aug 06, 2024 12:20 PM
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justaguyAug 06, 2024 12:20 PM
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Quote from tomwil :
The regular price is $99.98. The sale is $10 off to $89.98.
That is correct. I bought 2 in the last year for 99 and thought that was a good price. 89 is great.
Aug 06, 2024 01:31 PM
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maddysgearAug 06, 2024 01:31 PM
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FYI,
Slightly slower transfer speeds as these spin at 4800rpm and not 5400rpm like other 2.5" form factor drives. Also, the head movements are quite audible.
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Aug 06, 2024 01:48 PM
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PrayingMantisAug 06, 2024 01:48 PM
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Is this drive good for time machine backup or any other recommendation? I was thinking of getting an external drive, which doesn't need to be portable for the use case.
Aug 06, 2024 04:54 PM
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nektoAug 06, 2024 04:54 PM
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1. SMR
2. This version has micro-USB 3 connector - worst USB connector ever.
Aug 06, 2024 05:47 PM
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mhuber92211Aug 06, 2024 05:47 PM
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can this be used with a PS5?

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Aug 07, 2024 10:58 AM
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ThomasH6035Aug 07, 2024 10:58 AM
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Quote from BayuU :
Wow price has gone up tremendously. Bought this for $56 a couple years ago. I know it's not the same being it's Element and it's black. But $90 just wow.
I'm pretty sure the $56 ones on ebay you show were recertified drives, and that was the cheapest I'd ever seen them (in bulk). I bought a lot of those, but they weren't new.
I think the lowest I'd seen them new was $70.
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Irons82Aug 07, 2024 06:22 PM
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Quote from GreenMeat4193 :
ugh. can somebody give me their perspective on why people still buy hard drives in this day and age? i recognize the cost per gigabyte is undoubtedly better than an SSD, but i have yet to find a hard drive that was fast enough for my uses. every time ive bought one, ive wished i had just saved for an SSD. is this just me being impatient, or are hard drives too slow to bother with?
SSD drives need to be plugged in occasionally, 2-5 years, or it may get discharged and lose data. Magnetic hard drive doesn't have that issue. I plan to use this drive strictly as a back up, among several, of my most important data. I'll plug it in about once every 1-2 years to back up and update and put back on the shelf. Speed does not matter for my usage, as long as it can back up 5 GB worth of data within several hours.
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Aug 08, 2024 02:53 AM
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ScottoDonoAug 08, 2024 02:53 AM
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Quote from Wantdealz :
If you create a guest membership and try to buy this, they will charge you a $20 guest surcharge instead of the usual 10% surcharge, becuase it is a "special purchase." After that and the $8 shipping costs, its about same price as several other drives out there...
You can get a membership for $20 with stuff back in promos. Also $10 credit for your first scan and go purchase. Its worth its weight . And then its $90 and ships free.

Quote from saberlol :
Solid deal
But not a solid state deal
Aug 09, 2024 03:37 AM
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PrayingMantisAug 09, 2024 03:37 AM
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Quote from ScottoDono :
You can get a membership for $20 with stuff back in promos. Also $10 credit for your first scan and go purchase. Its worth its weight . And then its $90 and ships free.


But not a solid state deal
$20 for plus? I couldn't find deals lime that. Mine membership is expiring next month, so would love a deal. Please share deets.
Aug 09, 2024 04:25 AM
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ScottoDonoAug 09, 2024 04:25 AM
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Quote from PrayingMantis :
$20 for plus? I couldn't find deals lime that. Mine membership is expiring next month, so would love a deal. Please share deets.
I didn't say $20 for Plus. I pays $20 for regular but I got $20 worth of movie tickets for free
Aug 09, 2024 05:20 AM
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PrayingMantisAug 09, 2024 05:20 AM
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Quote from ScottoDono :
I didn't say $20 for Plus. I pays $20 for regular but I got $20 worth of movie tickets for free
Ah ok. I assumed plus when you said Ships Free. As far as I know, Sam's charges a shipping fee per item for regular members. They even charge a fee for curbside pickup orders.

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AltoidsArticAug 09, 2024 03:20 PM
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Will this be the same price in store too ?

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