Starts 11/20: 14TB WD Elements Desktop USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive $170 ~ B&H

Danimal86

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$12.14/tb.

Good deal for new shuckable drive.

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jmr2198

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jmr2198Yesterday 07:23 PM

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This is $10 less than the deal newegg will have during black friday sale email blast the other day.
WD Elements 14TB External $179.99 - WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN Black

malacbe

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malacbeYesterday 07:41 PM

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WD Elements vs Seagate Expansion

Which one should I pick?

Daekwan

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DaekwanYesterday 08:15 PM

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What's the consensus on shucking these to use in a NAS? Im guessing its WD white label inside?

YudongW

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YudongWYesterday 09:17 PM

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Quote from malacbe

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WD Elements vs Seagate Expansion

Which one should I pick?

always WD

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MagentaStove929

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MagentaStove929Yesterday 10:21 PM

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ok I see it goes live tomorrow

ValientVerdict9910

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ValientVerdict9910Yesterday 10:34 PM

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14tb too small. Need 16-20tb deals.

dcpoor

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dcpoorYesterday 10:37 PM

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Quote from ValientVerdict9910

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14tb too small. Need 16-20tb deals.

yep, there's been a drought of WD 20TB+ deals. Frown

kilimar

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Quote :

What's the consensus on shucking these to use in a NAS? Im guessing its WD white label inside?

Anyone know:
* Can these be shucked or are they connectors soldered on?
* Are the 14 TB and 20 TB SMR or are they still CMR?

elefante72

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elefante72Today 12:31 AM

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Quote from kilimar

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Anyone know:
* Can these be shucked or are they connectors soldered on?
* Are the 14 TB and 20 TB SMR or are they still CMR?

I bought one last month. They are binned Hitachi aka hc enterprise drives so they do not get the speed as retail. They also can be easily shucked and they are cmr drives. I believe they only have 1 year warranty.

khronos

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Quote from elefante72

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I believe they only have 1 year warranty.

it says they have a two year warranty except for in China where it is three years

joe318

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joe318Today 05:33 AM

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Good model if I plan to use as desktop expansion drive (not shucking)?

whodiini

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whodiiniToday 05:40 AM

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Pre-pandemic these were $200 on sale. After that, prices flattened so here we are, many years later and they are still $170. By now, should be 20TB for $200.

SiennaPiranha5958

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SiennaPiranha5958Today 05:49 AM

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Quote from whodiini

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Pre-pandemic these were $200 on sale. After that, prices flattened so here we are, many years later and they are still $170. By now, should be 20TB for $200.

was this purely due to crazy inflation?

kskreider

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kskreider

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Quote from Daekwan

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What's the consensus on shucking these to use in a NAS? Im guessing its WD white label inside?

I shucked a lot of these in 8 packs for my NAS. My experience is that they dont fail one at a time but go in groups. If I buy 8 I may see 2 or 3 all fail in a 4+ week period

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