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expiredJeffSRAWR posted Jul 08, 2025 06:15 AM

14TB WD easystore 3.5" USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

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Best Buy via eBay has 14TB WD easystore 3.5" USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (WDBAMA0140HBK-NESN) on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has 14TB WD easystore 3.5" USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (WDBAMA0140HBK-NESN) on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

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  • USB 3.0 interface: Offers easy-to-use connection to devices. Backward-compatible with USB 2.0 for simple connection to your computer.
  • Comes with the WD Discovery backup software that lets you set hourly, daily, or monthly backup schedules and makes it easy to back up high-capacity files to your drive. Compatible with Apple Time Machine (requires reformatting)

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  • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 3,000 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Best Buy via eBay has 14TB WD easystore 3.5" USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (WDBAMA0140HBK-NESN) on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has 14TB WD easystore 3.5" USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (WDBAMA0140HBK-NESN) on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member JeffSRAWR for finding this deal.

Note, product will be sold/shipped by Best Buy

Product Details:
  • USB 3.0 interface: Offers easy-to-use connection to devices. Backward-compatible with USB 2.0 for simple connection to your computer.
  • Comes with the WD Discovery backup software that lets you set hourly, daily, or monthly backup schedules and makes it easy to back up high-capacity files to your drive. Compatible with Apple Time Machine (requires reformatting)

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 3,000 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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MWink
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If you plan to use it externally, I see no reason to swap it into a different enclosure. The SATA-USB bridge WD historically used in these is one of the best I've seen. You can shuck the drive (or put it in a different enclosure) without data loss. However, subsequently putting it back into the WD enclosure can damage the backup GPT (partition table) header. Windows doesn't seem to care about this (and may even silently fix it) but Linux tends to throw a fit (but it can be manually repaired there too).
WildflowerGuru
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Easystore is the name Best Buy uses exclusively for their WD hard drives

Elements is the WD common name sold everywhere else

BB does this so it doesn't have to price match, different branding, different part numbers
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Jul 08, 2025 04:42 PM
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PowerfulGame2847Jul 08, 2025 04:42 PM
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Should I trust a hd with 14tb worth of data?
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Jul 08, 2025 04:47 PM
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unknownuser5Jul 08, 2025 04:47 PM
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Quote from PowerfulGame2847 :
Should I trust a hd with 14tb worth of data?
You should not trust any storage with even 1 bit of data if it is of any value to you. This is why there is 321 rule.
Jul 08, 2025 05:36 PM
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saliv1215Jul 08, 2025 05:36 PM
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deal appears to be dead
Jul 08, 2025 05:42 PM
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WildflowerGuruJul 08, 2025 05:42 PM
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Quote from JollyName737 :
I've had a WD MyBook fail many years ago and that sucked. I primarily want to use for just backup and archive of files (photos, data, etc.). It won't see a lot of use and will be connected intermittently to a laptop and not a desktop. Is it better to have this or a portable external in that case?

How many TB are you looking for? If you aren't saving large video files (movies), look into something I think would fit your need. Highly reliable. Small light form factor that doesn't need an external power source. Hook up a USB C cable and ready to save files.

Samsung T7 external portable SSD
https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Po...0874XN4D8/
If you have Prime they are on sale in the 1TB, 2TB, 4TB sizes and colors today
Jul 08, 2025 05:53 PM
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JollyName737Jul 08, 2025 05:53 PM
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Quote from WildflowerGuru :
How many TB are you looking for? If you aren't saving large video files (movies), look into something I think would fit your need. Highly reliable. Small light form factor that doesn't need an external power source. Hook up a USB C cable and ready to save files.

Samsung T7 external portable SSD
https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Po...0874XN4D8/
If you have Prime they are on sale in the 1TB, 2TB, 4TB sizes and colors today
Thanks for this reply! I wasn't going to do SSD just because I heard it has to be powered up occasionally (easy enough I guess), and this would really just be for archiving work and fam photo/movie files that would potentially go months without a write. Only large files would be some go pro videos that might approach a few GB, but it's really quantity of files and 2-5 TB should be sufficient.
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txjesterJul 08, 2025 05:54 PM
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For those interested, B&H has this for $170 also - Elements version, like Amazon.

And, if you have their CC, no tax option. Little more savings.
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WildflowerGuruJul 08, 2025 08:09 PM
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Quote from JollyName737 :
Thanks for this reply! I wasn't going to do SSD just because I heard it has to be powered up occasionally (easy enough I guess), and this would really just be for archiving work and fam photo/movie files that would potentially go months without a write. Only large files would be some go pro videos that might approach a few GB, but it's really quantity of files and 2-5 TB should be sufficient.

This type of SSD uses power directly from your pc or laptop USB ports by the connection cable Included in the box. The USB C cable supplies the power and the data transfer. I think it also has a USB A cable for older ports.
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Jul 08, 2025 10:00 PM
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jase77Jul 08, 2025 10:00 PM
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Did best buy stores even have these when this posted?
Jul 09, 2025 01:24 AM
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MadiSunshineJul 09, 2025 01:24 AM
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Just got the same deal on Western Digital [westerndigital.com] with 10% cashback from (place I can't post about).
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stanavJul 09, 2025 04:06 PM
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Quote from WildflowerGuru :
This type of SSD uses power directly from your pc or laptop USB ports by the connection cable Included in the box. The USB C cable supplies the power and the data transfer. I think it also has a USB A cable for older ports.
The "desktop" version has 3.5" hdd and requires an external 12v power supply (which is included). The "portable" version houses a 2.5" drive and is powered by the same USB data cable, no external power required. External SSD drives can be 2.5" or M.2 form factor and usually don't require extra power other than that provided by the USB cable.
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playdohJul 10, 2025 02:27 AM
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https://www.amazon.com/Western-Di...B09VCXWPQG 20TB only $270
Jul 10, 2025 03:43 AM
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Nacho1545Jul 10, 2025 03:43 AM
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What drive is inside if I shuck? Anyone know?
Jul 10, 2025 03:52 AM
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nyknicks8Jul 10, 2025 03:52 AM
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Buy direct from western digital using other cash back sited
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geearfJul 10, 2025 02:30 PM
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Quote from playdoh :
https://www.amazon.com/Western-Di...B09VCXWPQG 20TB only $270
I ordered one from Amazon Resale for $197, less than $10 per TB felt like a risk worth taking. Though now I need to find more for a RAID array.

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publicpersonaJul 10, 2025 05:47 PM
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Quote from MWink :
Actually, the hardware is not the same. They may contain the same HD but the SATA-USB bridge is different. Some people seem to prefer the version used in the EasyStore. And yes, the MyBook is even more different.
There is no functional difference. Cite any reliable source that describes a functional difference. [Edit: There does seem to be a consensus that the EasyStores tend to be consistently OK for shucking, but the Essentials can be a gamble (locked to firmware, etc.) due to sharing logic and bridge with MyBook but with the MyBook encryption disabled).

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Quote from unknownuser5 :
Not true.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoar...nt/jq608yr [reddit.com]

Elements have a physical power button which you need to press to turn on everytime the unit starts. Easystore does not.


Although lot of recent review for elements says that the power button is non-functional.
The power button does nothing. I've had mine for five days now, through several power cycles, and have not touched the power button.
Last edited by publicpersona July 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM.

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