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Gotta be!
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Can the encryption be disabled? This will be used as an automatic backup for a NAS. I heard horror stories about the drive dying and the data being inaccessible because of the encryption.
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Check comments (in big RED letters) on first page.....
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Yes, depending on your Nas, you can set scheduled backups within the settings to connected USB drives. You can leave the drive connected all the time and run it daily/weekly etc. However, always...
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These sales always coincide with my 10% coupons just expiring a few days earlier. Bummer.
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mine was working great until i stupidly moved my laptop and cause my drive to hit the tile floor while being written to. i was almost done filling it. ouch. i bought the 10TB as a replacement, but...
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I jumped on the WD elements from the other week, it was the "white" with red specs, that was actually a rebranded HGST. All in all I'm happy with it, all that's left is to find out if it will die...
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I bought this on sale for $170 last Saturday because my PS4 finally ran out of space (2TB internal and 1TB external). I am going to Best Buy to price-match the new sale price. That's $40 I could use...
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Is this a targeted offer?
EDIT: Yes, it is.
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Just FYI, you don't have to go to best buy instore to price match. They will be able to help you through the online chat if it's easier than going to the store.
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Need 4TB at half the price please.
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I shucked two of these drives and installed them to my Windows 7 desktop for a RAID 1 set up. On deleting the volumes the disks are showing 1.3TB.
Tried the solution given here but that didn't seem...
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YES, THIS CAN BE SHUCKED. Here's a video of how to shuck these easily without breaking any tabs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6VCQ64DkfM
You'll likely get a WD80EMAZ drive inside which is...
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great find but waiting for those 10tb to hit this price.
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There’s a utility app from wd that’s very useful, it lets you adjust the time the drive goes to sleep or turn it off , also you can turn the light off
In front of the drive
Is it better to let...
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They pack 10 TB onto the same platters. I'd say that's more efficient. 😉
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Not doubting you one bit that you had issues shucking this drive, however, I think this has been one of the easiest and fastest drives to shuck that I've ever tried. If you follow these directions,...
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I know YMMV on which drive you get, but I got 2 from my local BB and they were both Reds. Model WD80EFAX-68LHPN0
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Yea I broke the tabs during opening and they were adamant it was no go. It was an elements iirc.
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You'd have to get a lawyer, but that's probably illegal. A manufacturer can't invalidate a warranty for something like that. I can understand invalidating the warranty because you opened the drive...
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Is this a subset of ZFS? Does it protect from bitrot?
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Is anyone going through those deal portals that give you cash back when you buy? They have deals with the sellers. They also offer you cash up-front for signing up with them like $15.
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For all intents and purposes their the same drive. WD makes the Elements model to be sold everywhere. BB has so much clout, they had WD create the easystore drive t be sold only at BB. There maybe...
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Thank you and repped! This earned me $20.80 in ebay bucks. I was dumb enough to not see the offer in my inbox before I ordered. Went back and cancelled the order, activated then placed the order to...
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That's actually really helpful. The clips are less tight on the Elements enclosure, so you can actually pry it off instead of sliding. My mistake was trying to open it the same way instead of sliding...
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You're not very old, then.
There was a time when Seagate was considered the superior brand. But a sea of more recent bad models has changed that perception.
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Yup same here these new enclosure are some of the easiest to open. If it takes longer then 5 minutes to open these...you have no business shucking drives.
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Thanks! Bought one of these for $169 last week at Best Buy and just got an adjustment.
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I caved and got one to shuck. Website said it would be delivered tomorrow, so I went with that over store pickup. Then a few hours later got a FedEx notification saying it wouldn't be delivered till...
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easystore and elements do not have onboard encryption
MyBook and Passport have encryption
yes exactly...i strongly recommend you NOT use WD's encryption
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No, it's literally exactly not. There will always be X number of people who will buy Y item at Z profit margin ("People are buying them at this price," in your phrasing). To oversimplify, basic...
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This was posted on best buy answers:
These are some tips if it has Red Drive.. Check if its Made in Thailand Check Serial #.. If it starts with 7SG and next letter is between A-T it would be...
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Sorry just saw this. It was wrapped in plastic, no stickers sealing it. Based on the above serial number info, it's probably a white. Once I have time to hook it up I'll report back which it is.
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"These will usually have the 3.3v pin issue, depending on your equipment. Test it in the enclosure first before shucking. "
How do you do that?
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Just received both drives. Shuck them out and both are 7SJ white label WD80EMAZ 256MB Cache drives. Plug one right into my 2 Bay NAS and its currently rebuilding the partition.
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No 8% ebay bucks for me, but I did get a $5 coupon. So $125 for me. Thanks and repped!
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Keep in mind that the shucked drive is going into something that has more powerful cooling units to account for this.
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That’s not how economics works, lol
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I know. I promise I was just making a lame joke :D
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I would argue that far more drives die when they're old than when they're new ;)
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