[Official] WD External Shuckables - Price Tracking

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Ah, I think some (myself included) confused expected price with MSRP.

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EU Deals

Using GBP for pricing data

WD Model Capacity Expected Price Expected Price/TB Lowest Price Lowest Price/TB Last Lowest Date, Source Amazon UK Amazon DE
Elements 8 TB £139.99 £17.50 £111.83 £13.97 Sep 3 2020 Amazon DE link link
Elements 12 TB £185.99 £15.50 £154.99 £12.92 Dec 19 2019 Amazon UK link link
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12TB Easystore $199.99 (at expected price)

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Its available directly from bestbuy as well. I picked another one up.

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Thanks, so did I.

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The 8TB are back in stock at the Western Digital Store and the 6, 10 and 12TB are on sale. While the 8TB is not on sale, it has been going out of stock regularly on their store. If you are able to take advantage of the Youth Program, you get 15% off making them. The 15% off is the only reason I would choose to buy directly from WD rather than a normal retailer. Don’t forget to take advantage of a cashback website like Rakuten (formerly ebates) which is offering 5% cashback. I ordered 2 more 8TB yesterday and will get $12 cashback from Rakuten which helps offset most of the tax.

Here’s a breakdown of the current discounts for 6TB-12TB (pretax)

Current Price / Youth Discount Price
6TB - $119 / $102
8TB - $144 / $124
10TB - $189 / $162
12TB - $219 / $187

Western Digital Store

Youth Discount Program
https://www.youthdiscount.com/partners/western-digital-gb

I have bought 2 of the 8TB from them so far and both have been the white label WD80EMAZ which smartmontools identifies as a 5400 HGST Ultrastar He10 (Helium drive).

Model family:WDC HGST Ultrastar He10
Device model:WDC WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0
Firmware version:83.H0A83
User capacity:8,001,563,222,016 bytes [8.00 TB]
Sector sizes:512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation rate:5400 rpm

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If you have a plex pass you also get 15% off at the Western Digital store. You can combine the discounts for even better savings.

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@Hexa How so?

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Plex Pass Perks

It changes from time to time, currently looks like 10% off things we would want to shuck, but it’ll stack with a # of other discounts available.

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10TB Easystore $169.99 (at expected price)

Ebay (Best Buy):

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FWD-Easystore-10TB-External-USB-3-0-Hard-Drive-Black-%2F193456487242%3Fhash%3Ditem2d0ae7bb4a&campid=5338535236&toolid=20008

Best Buy

Link

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Ebay Best Buy AND Bestbuy.com also have the 8TB at $139.

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WD 12TB Elements at lowest price $174.99

https://amzn.to/38ZuhYQ

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My most recent Elements were WDC101, non-helium and ran hot because of it. Fair warning.

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8TB WD Easystore External USB 3.0 Hard Drive $120 + Free Shipping On Ebay Through Slickdeals

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WD 8TB Easystore at lowest price - $119.99

WD Model Capacity Expected Price Expected Price/TB Lowest Price Lowest Price/TB Last Lowest Date, Source Amazon Ebay Best Buy B&H Newegg
Easystore 8 TB $134.99 $16.87 $119.99 $15.00 7/23/20 BB@ebay — link link — —
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Sold out for now on Best Buy

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10TB Easystore at expected price - $169.99 (ebay, BestBuy)

WD Model Capacity Expected Price Expected Price/TB Lowest Price Lowest Price/TB Last Lowest Date, Source Amazon Ebay Best Buy B&H Newegg
Easystore 10 TB $169.99 $17.00 $159.99 $16.00 2/13/20 BB@ebay — link link — —
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WD 8TB Easystore below expected price - $129.99 (ebay)

WD Model Capacity Expected Price Expected Price/TB Lowest Price Lowest Price/TB Last Lowest Date, Source Amazon Ebay Best Buy B&H Newegg
Easystore 8 TB $134.99 $16.87 $119.99 $15.00 7/23/20 BB@ebay — link link — —
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I just bought an 8TB easystore fron Bestbuy and the white label is looking different from the old ones. Are these still same as Red or Blue?

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The WD80EZAZ is a perfectly fine drive. It’s not helium, but it’s still enterprise-grade.