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expiredcaptainguy posted Oct 07, 2025 07:14 AM

Prime Members: 14TB Western Digital Elements USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

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Amazon has for Prime Members: 14TB Western Digital Elements USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (BWLG0140HBK-NESN) on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free.

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Amazon has for Prime Members: 18TB WD My Book Desktop External USB 3.0 Hard Drive (WDBBGB0180HBK-NESN) on sale for $269.99. Shipping is free.

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Amazon has for Prime Members: 14TB Western Digital Elements USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (BWLG0140HBK-NESN) on sale for $169.99. Shipping is free.

Note: Earn 10% back on this item when you pay with your Prime Visa.

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Post Date	Sold By	Sale Price	Activity
12/23/25	Amazon	$200	1
11/29/25	Amazon	$170 popular	9
11/19/25	Amazon	$170 popular	9
10/08/25	Amazon	$162	14
10/08/25	Amazon	$162 frontpage	39
07/30/25	Amazon	$200	8
07/08/25	Walmart	$170 frontpage	104
07/02/25	Amazon	$200	9
06/02/25	Amazon	$200 popular	22
09/05/24	Amazon	$259	6
04/11/22	Amazon	$240	2
03/31/22	B&H Photo Video	$200 frontpage	131
03/25/22	Newegg	$210 frontpage	40
02/08/22	Amazon	$200 frontpage	46
11/26/21	Newegg	$200 popular	46
11/26/21	Western Digital	$195 frontpage	154
11/02/21	Newegg	$240	3
10/18/21	Newegg	$240 popular	61
09/23/21	Newegg	$240	12
09/20/21	Newegg	$240 frontpage	99

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Cstegg

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Danimal86

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Nope, no problem doing that.I preclear drives first (its a good test of the drive) and let it sit as an Unassigned Device. Once you are ready, stop the array and assign it and good to go.

Jeffers1375

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Have you checked their prices lately? Granted I've only been tracking the WD HC530's but they are currently at $169.99. A year ago I got the same drives from SPD for $129.99. From what I've seen, used pricing has been consistently creeping up so it's refreshing to see deals again on new drives.

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t99

Oct 07, 2025 04:16 PM

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t99Oct 07, 2025 04:16 PM

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Quote from CalmRain713

Are these like their "blue" drives?

No, they are ultrastar (enterprise) drives with a 5400 rpm firmware limit.

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cheshirecat

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cheshirecatOct 07, 2025 04:17 PM

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Quote from t99

No, they are ultrastar (enterprise) drives with a 5400 rpm firmware limit.

Aren't those inside Easystore's?
Or does WD put the same drives in both Easystore and Elements?

t99

Oct 07, 2025 04:19 PM

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t99Oct 07, 2025 04:19 PM

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Quote from cheshirecat

Aren't those inside Easystore's?
Or does WD put the same drives in both Easystore and Elements?

Easystore, elements and mybook all use binned ultrastar drives for the higher capacity models

crowing

Oct 07, 2025 04:28 PM

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crowingOct 07, 2025 04:28 PM

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For shucking, do these normally have 512e sector size?

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Quote from jgid

This is a good deal but $100 off the 22TB is the way to go for me. Thanks!

which one? can you link thanks

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Quote from UltraTraveler

While Seagate has 26TB at a similar price, is Seagate worse than WD on reliability?

Seagate drives are fine, they had some issues in the past and some people cling to those but these days Seagate drives are just as good as any other!

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Quote from Danimal86

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Nope, no problem doing that.I preclear drives first (its a good test of the drive) and let it sit as an Unassigned Device. Once you are ready, stop the array and assign it and good to go.

100% smart tests and preclear so it's ready to go and weeds out any problems while I can still return it lol. Thanks yep, just purchased. I actually just did this with another drive I bought last year. It sat on the shelf and then just last month I decided to replace a 3TB drive I bought 10 years ago, not wanting wait for it to die. Just hadn't really thought then about any consequences of sitting on the shelf. Thanks for the answer. I Google it a bit and it does seem like it's good to sit, provided it's in a semi stable, dry environment.

The only issues with sitting on a shelf is hard drives tend to decrease in price/tb over time and your warranty is wasted sitting on a shelf!

dh22r

Oct 07, 2025 04:56 PM

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dh22rOct 07, 2025 04:56 PM

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i'm undecided on this 14TB or the seagate expansion 14TB -- with exos inside.
WD element:
- $170 less 10% prime discount ~ $157 plus tax; 5400 rpm (firmware)
seagate expansion:
- $180 plus tax; enterprise exos

yapchagi

Oct 07, 2025 05:01 PM

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yapchagiOct 07, 2025 05:01 PM

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I wish it was the same price for the desktop hard drive 7200 RPM.

FancyMint8485

Oct 07, 2025 05:28 PM

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FancyMint8485Oct 07, 2025 05:28 PM

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Quote from Jeffers1375

Yeah, everything is pretty much double now. I'm glad I was able to jump on that earlier deal and buy five - 4 to use in my NAS, 1 as a spare.

BeepBopBeep

Oct 07, 2025 05:31 PM

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BeepBopBeepOct 07, 2025 05:31 PM

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Quote from RotoJedi

I need around 25 GB total for what I am doing, grab a couple of these or wait for BF deal?

you mean. TB?

ChefJoe

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Oct 07, 2025 05:41 PM

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ChefJoe

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Oct 07, 2025 05:41 PM

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Quote from dh22r

FWIW, when I bought 3 WD Elements 14Tb external drives earlier this year (and I was happy paying ~$170 after various discounts and my taxes) they all ended up being 7200 rpm (physically, confirmed with a spectrum analyzer app on my cell phone detecting the frequency of 7200 rpm - 120hz). The firmware might cap the performance in some way but it's not an issue for me in my NAS.

RotoJedi

Oct 07, 2025 05:53 PM

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RotoJediOct 07, 2025 05:53 PM

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Quote from BeepBopBeep

you mean. TB?

Ha my bad yes TB

This is cheapest I have seen on the 14 so gonna grab it. I will use my couple 4 TB older drives for redundancy on important movies, TV shows etc

Johngcp

Oct 07, 2025 06:01 PM

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JohngcpOct 07, 2025 06:01 PM

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Quote from UltraTraveler

While Seagate has 26TB at a similar price, is Seagate worse than WD on reliability?

I have like 14 western digital drives all different kinds and ages. the 2 newest ones I bought have died. I recently bought 4 of the segates because they were a great price comparatively and so far they have been great. I hope they hold up for many years to come and if they do I'll probably stop buying wd at this point because of the price to size .

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Manufacturer:	Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Model Number:	WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN
Product SKU:	B07YD3G568
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ASIN:	B07YD3G568
Brand:	WD
Item Dimensions LxWxH:	5.31 x 1.89 x 6.53 inches
Item Weight:	2.67 pounds
Item model number:	WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN
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