WD Elements Portable 4TB (Recertified) - £49.50 @ Western Digital Shop

Use Code : 10RECERT for extra 10% off. (£49.50)
5TB also £63 with code.

Brutes17/05/2022 08:47

Use Code : 10RECERT for extra 10% off. (£49.50)5TB also £63 with code.

TY - 5tb for 61.20, that'll do: westerndigital.com/en-…ied

Not removable from the enclosure.

WD 2.5" drives replace the controller board with a single USB bridge board, as opposed to using a standard drive.

MyPassport supports hardware encryption and has some associated apps / tat, Elements does not.

Heat was looking to buy one today

malhal17/05/2022 09:13

Good price but these larger portable drives are supposed to be slow and …Good price but these larger portable drives are supposed to be slow and have a high failure rateRead lessRead more

I've had my 2TB one for 5 years, working perfectly since day one (edited)

Have bought a few recertified WDs over the years and never had any issues. What's the difference between these and the MyPassport range as they're always slightly cheaper?

Brutes17/05/2022 08:47

Use Code : 10RECERT for extra 10% off. (£49.50)5TB also £63 with code.

Thanks, Edited.

Not sure it's worth it for a re-certified drive. They checked that it's not actually dead, but it's going to have a reduced lifespan as some of the spare blocks will already be used up.

Don't keep anything important that isn't backed up on there.

Good price but these larger portable drives are supposed to be slow and have a high failure rate

Thanks, also grabbed the 5Tb version to replace my 4Tb seagate which failed at the weekend. Whilst not the fastest or most reliable, they're ok for keeping old Xbox games on which don't need to be on SSD

Josh.Rogan17/05/2022 09:03

TY - 5tb for 61.20, that'll do: …TY - 5tb for 61.20, that'll do: https://www.westerndigital.com/en-gb/products/recertified/portable-drives/wd-elements-se-usb-3-0-hdd-recertifiedRead lessRead more

nice thanks!

Anyone know if the current extra 1 year of warranty offer is included with recertified products ? Can't find anything to say otherwise.
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tipperman17/05/2022 12:36

Anyone know if the current extra 1 year of warranty offer is included with …Anyone know if the current extra 1 year of warranty offer is included with recertified products ? Can't find anything to say otherwise.https://www.westerndigital.com/en-gb/company/programs/extended-warrantyRead lessRead more

Don't think so as the page only shows a 1 year warranty

mr-mixalot17/05/2022 12:47

Don't think so as the page only shows a 1 year warranty

All the pages i have looked at dont mention the extra warranty (including standard non recert purchases) extra warranty terms page suggests whatever the warranty showing on the item pages (1,2 years etc) then an extra year is added to it - a bit confusing

Are these removable from the enclosure?

Ordered with 10% discount code. The 15% youth code can’t be used on top of it.

Christopher_Lees18/05/2022 09:29

Not removable from the enclosure.WD 2.5" drives replace the controller …Not removable from the enclosure.WD 2.5" drives replace the controller board with a single USB bridge board, as opposed to using a standard drive.Read lessRead more

Hiya, did that mean that the WD 2.5" MyPassport has a removable HDD?

No....

While it's (technically) a drive in there, it doesn't connect to anything other than the supplied USB cable, so removal of the enclosure is pointless.

Christopher_Lees25/05/2022 06:38

No....While it's (technically) a drive in there, it doesn't connect to …No....While it's (technically) a drive in there, it doesn't connect to anything other than the supplied USB cable, so removal of the enclosure is pointless.Read lessRead more

Thanks... good to know.

I wonder what's the technical difference between this drive and that MyPassport model... other than the case, I cannot think of anything.

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