WD Elements 4TB External Desktop Hard Drive (3.5", USB 3.0) $169.60 @ Futu Online eBay

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  bluechan on 14/06/2016 - 13:54

  Any idea what the internal drives in these are?

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    tyrotex on 14/06/2016 - 13:58

    I haven't bought one for a while, but I think they are usually WD Green drives

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      g12345567 on 14/06/2016 - 14:45

      Yes, green as stated by the green 4tb on the outside of the packaging.

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        unco on 22/06/2016 - 09:02

        Mine arrived and the 4TB was written on a black square. Does that indicate I have WD black drives inside? Is there any other way to tell without cracking it open?

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  unco on 14/06/2016 - 13:56

  +5

  Saw the comments of the previous deals from Futu, the hard drive is not very well packaged.
  The box is placed in a larger box which it can tumble around in.

  Has anyone who previously bought from them and had a problem with the drive been able to get support from them easily?

  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/237898

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    Powershopz on 14/06/2016 - 14:31

    I bought some of these in March this year through Futu Online's eBay store.

    I did note this too with the packaging. I ordered 2 and it was like they receive them from the distributor in a box of 4. Had taken, 2 out then resealed the box (no extra padding put in) and sent it onwards to me. It was a very snug fit so I don't think they'd move around too much.

    Thankfully the drives both worked fine and I've had no issues with them.

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    1bug on 16/06/2016 - 18:42

    I bought 1 of these drives last week from the CLICK20 eBay sale and it got delivered today.

    The WD box was placed in a large padded envelope about twice the size of the box. The envelope was then folded back on itself giving an extra layer of padding on 1 side, and the contents placed in the larger shipping box. Although there was still a little room for movement from side to side, there's less likely to be any damage due to the padded envelope. So it looks like Futu has improved its packaging.

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      unco on 17/06/2016 - 09:35

      Thanks guys, I bit the bullet and purchased it this morning.
      Hoping it arrives in good condition. Will report back on packaging for any potential future buyers.

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        unco on 22/06/2016 - 09:04

        Okay it arrived and was inside a large padded envelope and then stuffed in to the box.
        The internal box couldn't move within the larger box. Quite happy.

        https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/32825/40393/img_5970.j…

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  Gmetal on 15/06/2016 - 17:31

  Hmm, I need an internal HDD, looks like these can be ripped apart to pull out a SATA drive? Looks like pretty good value, anyone done this with these Elements drives before?

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    magic8ballgag on 19/06/2016 - 15:10

    Yes they can, and it's not that difficult to do so.

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  Xizor on 20/06/2016 - 22:34

  If only these were RED drives inside like the one i nabbed at Harvey Norman months back.