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WD 4TB Elements Portable HDD: US $106.17 (~AU $137.90), Seagate 4TB Expansion Portable HDD: US $104.95 (~AU $136.31) @ Amazon US

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WD 4TB Elements Portable HDD: US $106.17 (~AU $137.90), Seagate 4TB Expansion Portable HDD: US $104.95 (~AU $136.31) @ Amazon USAffiliate
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Best AU Price is $189AUD
Currently at record low price according to CAMELCAMELCAMEL

I don't believe there will be a problem doing an RMA on a WD hard drive bought overseas. You just fill out an RMA request and then post it to their Sydney office. When I did this a few years ago I requested a RMA, got a free prepaid package to ship it out in and received a new product as it was verified broken.
I've done a few and after mail being received you usually get the drive back or a new one in a week or so.
https://westerndigital.secure.force.com/ind/?lang=en_US
http://support.seagate.com/customer/en-US/warranty_validatio…

@marko62: Apologies, recently it seems they removed the sata interface and it can no longer be shucked.

WD 4TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBU6Y0040BBK-WESN
Order Summary
Items: USD 99.00
Shipping & handling: USD 7.17
Total before tax: USD 106.17
Estimated tax to be collected: USD 0.00
Order total: USD 106.17

Seagate Expansion Portable 4TB US $104.95 (~AU $136.31)

Best AU Price is $159 at Officeworks

$1.50 Cheaper than the WD Elements. Not record low, but best price atm for 2.5' 4TB Hard Drive.

For those who plan on shucking these for storage arrays you can either get:

Seagate ST4000LM024
Guide to shucking
https://mattgadient.com/2018/01/27/how-to-shuck-the-seagate-…

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-S…

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  • Alitoleah on 25/03/2018 - 01:11
    +1

    Nice price!

    • [Deactivated] on 25/03/2018 - 01:12
      +1

      Thx for upvote :)

  • TanedaR on 25/03/2018 - 01:30
    +1

    FYI: the seagate one is $2 USD cheaper, $97.99 lol

    Seagate Expansion 4TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (STEA4000400)
    https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-S…

  • mmd on 25/03/2018 - 01:35

    Can this be shucked?
    And how would warranty work?

    • [Deactivated] on 25/03/2018 - 01:58
      +1

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2a6dkAZ6xY is the video of shucking with screwdriver.
      I don't believe there will be a problem doing an RMA on a WD hard drive bought overseas. You just fill out an RMA request and then post it to their Sydney office.
      I've done a few and after mail being received you usually get the drive back or a new one in a week or so.
      https://westerndigital.secure.force.com/ind/?lang=en_US

    • marko62 on 25/03/2018 - 07:33

      The answer is NO. As far as i know if you want a drive for use in another device you need to buy a Seagate. I have needed 2 drives for shucking within the last 6 months and all my searching lead me to that conclusion.

      • [Deactivated] on 25/03/2018 - 07:37

        Obviously you didn't watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2a6dkAZ6xY

        • marko62 on 25/03/2018 - 07:41
          +2

          That video is more than 2 years old. WD have changed the way they do things since then. You need to look for more recent information

        • [Deactivated] on 25/03/2018 - 07:51
          +2

          @marko62: Apologies, recently it seems they removed the sata interface and it can no longer be shucked.

        • pizzaguy on 25/03/2018 - 16:37

          @Levity: recently = 2-3 or more years ago.

  • hetzjagd on 25/03/2018 - 03:28
    -3

    A true ozB'er would cop a 8tb for the best $:TB ratio. If you won't use all the extra space over a 4tb then you aren't even trying

    • Maverick-au on 25/03/2018 - 06:30

      A true ozB'er would cop a 8tb for the best $:TB ratio.

      There is no 8TB in a 2.5" form factor.

      • [Deactivated] on 25/03/2018 - 07:40

        Yeah only goes up to 4TB for 2.5' inch Portable drives. I think your confused with the 8TB 3.5' wall powered drives.

        • Maverick-au on 25/03/2018 - 10:57
          +1

          Yeah only goes up to 4TB for 2.5' inch Portable drives. I think your confused with the 8TB 3.5' wall powered drives

          I'm not confused, you mean hetzjagd.

          And there are 5TB 2.5" drives from Seagate.

        • [Deactivated] on 26/03/2018 - 14:44

          @Maverick-au: Sorry was replying to the first post forgot to tag him.

  • thelastnoob on 25/03/2018 - 03:38

    PLEASE - will this go into a ps4?

    • Maverick-au on 25/03/2018 - 06:27
      +2

      PLEASE - will this go into a ps4?

      OzBargain has this new feature called search and using this feature you would find that the answer is no. And not just because of the size of the drive but because there is no SATA interface.

      • thelastnoob on 25/03/2018 - 23:27

        sorry mate how do i search for does xxx work on a ps4? is the info in comments or forum?

    • MeesusEff on 25/03/2018 - 12:24

      Ps4 released the external drive feature last year, just plug it in

  • quill on 25/03/2018 - 07:31

    Could I use it with my android phone (nokia 3) and otg cable or would i need to buy an usb hub as well?

    • [Deactivated] on 25/03/2018 - 07:43

      The power draw would be too high. So probably not. I think that function is for USB pen drives.

      • retiredfeline on 25/03/2018 - 14:41

        Also for USB devices in general, e.g. cameras, modems, etc.

  • petry on 25/03/2018 - 11:39
    -2

    the 6tb elements is roughly the same price on newegg so this is a rip really. Amazon know what they're doing.

    • auMouth on 25/03/2018 - 14:38
      +1

      NewEgg charge twice as much as Amazon for postage!

      • [Deactivated] on 25/03/2018 - 16:01
        -1

        That's a lie. It's not even the same price and 6 tb drives are around 180USD and shipping is more than double on Newegg.

        • petry on 25/03/2018 - 20:26
          +1

          https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682223…

          LINK WILL NOT TAKE BACK TO US SITE. To do that change currency back to us dollars you'll see 129.99

          Add code 109.99 us price.

          As for shipping need a freight forwarder to get us price.

          Point is and was amazon price for a 6tb is NOT 109.99 us. They could match that easy but make money with higher prices and cheaper shipping from saps like us.

          https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/86rstg/hdd_w…

          So trolls where's your amazon declared interest cuz I'm not seeing it…

        • [Deactivated] on 25/03/2018 - 23:02
          +1

          @mouth:
          This is a 4TB portable drive with USB power. That's a much bigger and heavier 3.5' Desktop drive requiring wall power.
          Its not even the same item that you linked?

          WD Elements 6TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive WDBWLG0060HBK-NESN Black
          Subtotal: AUD$170.00
          Shipping: AUD$31.57
          Total=$201.57AUD is $65 more expensive for a much bigger product rquiring wall power. So yes you are indeed wrong…

        • auMouth on 26/03/2018 - 10:25

          @Levity: NewEgg shipping is more expensive than Amazon, almost double. NewEgg makes their unit prices lower and charge more in shipping. That's the statement I made, that statement is correct, it is not a lie. It's not about what unit you are buying, but that the shipping to AU from NewEgg on identical units is always more expensive than Amazon. Prove me wrong!

  • dlakers3peat on 25/03/2018 - 20:10
    +1

    How does warranty work when you buy from Amazon US? Can you claim locally with with WD and Seagate?

  • gstratto on 02/05/2018 - 13:24

    Has anyone bought this?
    Wondering if it comes with AU power adapter or US.

    • gstratto on 02/05/2018 - 17:11

      The Desktop version is cheaper, that's the one I meant.

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