Western Digital Deals & Offers

£27.99 from the WD store: wdc.com/en-gb/products/wd-recertified/wd-elements-portable.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkfbX8vTO2gIVwzobCh3clggbEAQYAiABEgJBGfD_BwE Or £42.99 for the 2TB

Thanks. Would be better in the title I think. :D

Like I said, sorry, "chirped", I noticed they've now increased in value since I got mine. Though it's possible someone selling those at £36 would actually take £25 each if you were buying 50 all at once... give it a go?

Oh nooo, my dear!!

I agree £20-£25 is the sweet spot for 1TB but I've got too many now so my new aim is £10-£15 (cheeky) before I purchase any more. Found a 2TB a long time ago for £18 and 4TB for £40 not too long ago either so it's possible

It's a blessing, & a curse, etc.

likewise 2017 LG TV won't read a disk that size. better to use a network share / NAS etc when going over 4TB.

new meanings to sticky notes :{ postits certainly seem to be an inefficient way for you maintain your current info - better keep it in the mind palace!

No, it has just been said (a few times in the last few weeks at Reddit.com) that I have a collection of Post-it Notes & I get very excited over them. The person repeating those claims does seem to need psychological help though. I don't need a 'database' to reach that conclusion.

this is a trick question right? obviously depends on the things like the size of the notes, your handwriting size and any shorthand notations you are using (cheeky)

So where can I get am MLC drive for £50? Which drives use MLC? My current SSD shows 93% health status, 32000Gb total host writes, is that a lot?

No, it has been tried and did not work

No

Can I use this to launch a rocket into space?

That's also a TLC chip (see above about life-time)

(excited) (excited) (excited)

As posted in past deals it is fish oil, which is why fisherman spray it on their bait/hooks. No doubt someone will try and deny it, but they confirmed it on TV QI. Prog.

Derby's shoes, car internal, just didn't drink yet

Seems a national deal; found in my local.

Great price, much better value than Durex lube (excited)

£70 now, missed that one :(

The form factor is truly amazing. I have one in my nuc too and the whole i3 computer is only about 2"×2"×1" 8)

too late back to 70 bux :(

Great price if you're after a 256GB.

Any SSD would be better than a mechanical 5400 hard drive, for sure. Do it, you won't regret it.

Not strictly true, it depends on the power supply you have for your pi, mine runs fine from the pi's USB port but I'm using a 2.5amp power supply. A good power supply for the pi should handle the current draw from a portable external drive

google unlimited music storage no? just like photos?

I can't really. I have about 1.7 tb of music. This is the reason I bought the 2tb. Im sure Google wouldn't support that amount either.

Thanks very much for the feedback, I think I agree with most of it. I'll try to trim them to get to the point a bit quicker. Disc was my bad spelling, disk was in phrases I lifted from elsewhere ;) - I think there's some rule about mentioning eBay here, only certain offers are allowed, so I used my friend's nickname for emphasis... Why is everyone so defensive about eBay? It is generally a wonderful place but there is so many dodgy sellers, and buyers it can be a minefield and there moderation and support sucks big time.

I got a 2TB recertified drive a few weeks back from a deal on here. It's going ok, however I think they are slightly loud with the platter head reading/writing or it might just be me.

On a serious note is there any advantage or disadvantage between the so called older model to new one ?

(lol)

£1

These drives have been returned to WD and they have wiped them clean, 'tested' them and are reselling them cheaper as already used or returned drives. Never had a problem with mine as of yet but you never know...

What’s the different between this and the other one for 28.99?

I had a feeling this comment was coming. My understanding is that we are carrying over the current laws from the EU agreement so one can only assume it will still stand...non the less, you would still have a 3 year warranty with WD themselves.

So where does the 2 years under EU consumer law stand after Brexit in 2019?

The warranty is with WD themselves so the fact Maplin is closing down doesn’t make a difference luckily. You’d also be covered by EU consumer law on any electrical goods from the original manufacturer for 2 years from proof of purchase I believe.

The stock levels shown online are not accurate, don't make a special journey.

Also online for £76.99, its an OK price if you need one, but probably a goose chase.

Do not be tempted to purchase from Toral Thomas at £98. New store front. No rating. If you have purchased, get ready to claim from Amazon.

Amazing price. Tempted to buy one as a spare for my RAID system...

WD over Seagate every day....

I was looking at buying 8tb WD Reds from amazon but reviews suggested they weren't even from Europe so they didn't have any WD Warranty at all. Ended up buying directly from WD

How are the warranty replacement Seagate drives doing?

It... should be obvious, but there's a genuine lack of realisation among a decent number of folks that M.2 has more than 1 interface style. Still a good price, but, as said, this is basically no different to a regular 2.5" box sata SSD with sata cable and power connector in speeds, it's just a good bit tidier. Some laptops have a slot for this as a drive option, makes for a very strong choice, M.2 sata SSD and a big, slow mechanical in the drive bay.

The price for an M2 is good so in my case it will allow the 2.5" ssd caddy to be removed and the battery replaced with a larger size. So there are benefits to this over an SSD. So based solely on a price for an M2 this is a good deal. If you dont need the extra battery space then I would prefer a standard 2.5" SSD as it is more versatile, and have considerably longer life than this - ie the black version of this has a claimed enduranceof 80tb. The Crucial MX500 and Samsung Evo have at least double that.

Good price. Heat from me. This might sound obvious but also remember that this is SATA SSD and not NVMe. So while it is m.2 form factor, it is no faster than a standard SSD. There is a WD Black NVMe for about £77

A bit off topic, but does anyone know of any good deals on a 40/42mm M.2? I see all these good deals for M.2's but never on those. I have a slim notebook that only takes those sizes which is frustrating. Good deal btw (highfive)

Cheapest it's ever been on Amazon

FYI Works in Synology nas if your model has the option

It's probably worth mentioning that the SSD in this deal (WDS256G1X0C) is due to be replaced by a faster model with higher endurance very soon (Model No.: WDS250G2X0C). - Sequential Read up to (MB/s): 3000 (from 2050) - Sequential Write up to (MB/s): 1600 (from 700) - Random Read up to (IOPS): 220k (from 170k) - Random Write up to (IOPS): 170k (from 130k) - Endurance (TBW) 200TB (from 80TB) Review: The Western Digital WD Black 3D NAND SSD Review: EVO Meets Its Match When you take into account the ~29% performance drop you get with NVMe SSDs and the Spectre/Meltdown patches it makes sense to buy a faster SSD.

I think I'm best off getting a USB 3 enclosure with cheap SSD inside.

Unsurprisingly Apple uses a proprietary format PCIe SSD so upgrading is as difficult as it gets. Using off the shelf parts requires no courage which is why Apple chooses to make their own interface standard that nobody else in the world uses. Therefore the only way to upgrade your storage would be to either buy a specific drive designed for macbooks like you linked on the other thread or perhaps buy one that someone has removed from a similar model macbook.

Thanks for the info. Do you know what the specific features I should be looking for are?

Personal speaking, you should have hammered all 4 ... lol.

oh goody, my favourite lol. they used to be really cheap to be fair.

Sure no problem. They can be found at www.sarcasm.com

where? i used to pick them up for £110 with Cashback. they seem to be alot more expensive now. if you have a decent linky please share, thanks.

Plenty of empty boxes on display in my locals has anyone else got one.

esq3585 8th Apr If it's cheapest and it is for home use I would just buy the cheapest colour tbh bingowings859 th Apr no downsides, as esq3585 says just buy the cheapest colour. The green drives had problems ages ago, so for that reason the least i'd buy is blue. I have 4TB purple as my data drive. Thanks. I forgot I asked this question so nice to see some answers waiting my next visit (y) thesilversurfer2009 9th Apr HiI would not recommend the WD purple drives for NAS because their firmware is optimised for writes and to complete in a specified time. There is a lot of info on this if you search the forums.https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/comments/6s4e40/would_a_wd_purple_be_suitable_for_regular_nas_use/I purchased for 4 WD 3TB purple drives which I believe are unused as part of a HP microserver bundle. They still have a 13 month warranty left. If anyone is interested in them please PM me . In my case I want to build a NAS rather rather than a surveillance system so will purchased RED drives instead.Cheers I think they meant as a simple data drive in a PC. For my NAS I bought WD Red but I too was thinking of whether I needed to worry about specifics when used in my PC for something that I don't need urgent access to, just somewhere to stick stuff :D

Hi I would not recommend the WD purple drives for NAS because their firmware is optimised for writes and to complete in a specified time. There is a lot of info on this if you search the forums. https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/comments/6s4e40/would_a_wd_purple_be_suitable_for_regular_nas_use/ I purchased for 4 WD 3TB purple drives which I believe are unused as part of a HP microserver bundle. They still have a 13 month warranty left. If anyone is interested in them please PM me . In my case I want to build a NAS rather rather than a surveillance system so will purchased RED drives instead. Cheers

no downsides, as esq3585 says just buy the cheapest colour. The green drives had problems ages ago, so for that reason the least i'd buy is blue. I have 4TB purple as my data drive.

If it's cheapest and it is for home use I would just buy the cheapest colour tbh

I understand the colours are used to indicate they are designed to be optimal for a specific purpose but what are the downsides to using it as a standard desktop device?