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[Prime] WD D10 12TB 7200RPM Xbox Hard Drive + 3 Months Xbox Game Pass Ultimate $315.59 Delivered @ Amazon UK via AU

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[Prime] WD D10 12TB 7200RPM Xbox Hard Drive + 3 Months Xbox Game Pass Ultimate $315.59 Delivered @ Amazon UK via AUAffiliate
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Another cheapest price ever on this fast 3.5" drive. Gets around 244mb/s read/write speeds, so a bit faster than the other WD external drives which get about 180-190mb/s.

Listing says it comes with 3 months of game pass ultimate (worth $47.85) but i saw one review on the site which said their code had expired. But if that's the case i'm sure you could complian to Amazon.

Review: https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9251/wd-black-d10-game-dri…

As pointed out below, these likely contain a HGST Ultrastar DC HC520, which is a $600 drive if you want to shuck it.

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  • bongo007 on 13/10/2020 - 11:16
    +1

    Got this last deal (for a lot more :'( ). Warning if you want to use it for xbox it does not power off when xbox is shutdown, it keeps spinning up every minute making noise!

    • blackfalcon53 on 13/10/2020 - 11:19

      Oh really that's odd. I saw some reviews say the drive is noisey, others say it's very quiet.

      How have you found it? I know it won't be completely silent being a mechanical drive.

      • bongo007 on 13/10/2020 - 11:23
        +1

        Yea, its quite loud. Not that noticeable when the xbox is on as it also makes some noise. But when everything is off and the drive keeps spinning its quite annoying!

    • Mooncakes on 13/10/2020 - 11:37
      +1

      Did you go into the settings to make external drives turn off when not in use?

      • bongo007 on 13/10/2020 - 11:41

        Sure did, no effect.

        Also tried completely shutting down the Xbox instead of "Instant On", no difference.

        I haven't tried a different "powered" external drive so can't say if this happens with all of them. Only ever tried 2.5" USB drives.

    • OzBoganYeah on 13/10/2020 - 12:06

      How do you stop it from constantly spinning then? Just unplug it while it’s still spinning?

      • bongo007 on 13/10/2020 - 12:24

        It spins up every minute or so, not constantly.

        I turn off/sleep the xbox, then wait a few seconds and unplug the USB from the xbox.

  • Kawaii on 13/10/2020 - 11:17

    can this be used for PC?

    • blackfalcon53 on 13/10/2020 - 11:17

      Yes, it's just a standard external hard drive. You may need to format it.

  • nitens on 13/10/2020 - 11:19
    +5

    Don't forget shucking… This one may have a Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 12TB HDD which is a $600+ HDD.

    • Justin Powell on 13/10/2020 - 11:42

      12tb is an insane amount of store for 300 odd bucks.

      I cant fit 3.5" drives in my SFF case but I curious to see how people go shucking this one.

  • test11111 on 13/10/2020 - 11:41
    +1

    This or Elements?

    • blackfalcon53 on 13/10/2020 - 11:43

      Depends what you want.

      This is faster being a 7200 rpm drive, gets about 240mb/s vs 180mb/s on the Elements drive. But the Element is cheaper.

      If you will use the gamepass i would get this as it come down to $267.74 for this.

      • DanielP2 on 13/10/2020 - 11:54
        +1

        I'm assuming the gamepass is for new accounts only?

        • BillyG687 on 13/10/2020 - 11:57
          +1

          I'm pretty sure this can be used with existing accounts. It's usually only if its a 14 day or 1-month thing which is for new accounts.

          • DanielP2 on 13/10/2020 - 12:03

            @BillyG687: I hope so. I already thought I had got a bargain, that would be a hell of a bonus 🙂

        • bongo007 on 13/10/2020 - 12:25

          Got this last deal, works on existing accounts.

  • jamba on 13/10/2020 - 12:06
    +1

    I presume you can use this with the One series X?

    • wouldyou on 13/10/2020 - 13:52

      Only to store your Xbox series X / Xbox one games. You'll need to transfer Xbox series x (next-gen) titles from this to the internal SSD to actually play the games. However, you can play Xbox One and backward compatible games straight from this drive

  • SnoopX on 13/10/2020 - 12:13
    +3

    IMPORTANT NOTE

    I read an article recently which said only the new Xbox Series X drives can play Xbox Series X games. These drives can only be used to install and play Xbox One games… I'll find the link…

    EDIT Found the link: https://press-start.com.au/news/xbox/2020/10/11/a-closer-loo…

    Can store but not play XBox Series X games on these devices.

  • garetz on 13/10/2020 - 12:14
    +1

    Bought 2 in the last deal, 3 more here, 5 drives for a nas, great deal.

  • Kawaii on 13/10/2020 - 12:28
    +3

    I'd buy this instead of the 14TB deal, this simply looks better.

  • FlexBargain on 14/10/2020 - 08:42

    The 5tb black is also on sale today it seems. About $160, though it is the slower write speed compared to this. Not bad if you can’t justify the cost of this one. I just bought the smaller one for backing up of game pass games etc and hoping to continue it over to series x……..if I can get one between release and Christmas anyway!

    Western Digital WD_Black P10 Gaming Drive, 5 TB, WDBA3A0050BBK-WESN

    https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VNTFHD5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i…

  • trevor99 on 14/10/2020 - 09:04
    +1

    This 12tb disk is fantastic. Wasted on typical users like us, but great for heavy multi-user environments.

    https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library…

  • dajadawg on 14/10/2020 - 09:25

    Can I use this driver as-is to store and play media files? Or is this just xbox games and I have to reformat it to use it?

    • blackfalcon53 on 14/10/2020 - 09:28

      It's just a hard drive, so you can use it for anything really. You probably will need to re-format it for Windows, but that takes no time at all.

      For xbox, my understanding is external drives can be used for Games or Media, but not both.

      • dajadawg on 14/10/2020 - 10:01

        Thanks!

  • mattomatic on 14/10/2020 - 11:21

    Does this drive need the tape mod applied if used in a PC with a standard PSU?

    • Nom on 14/10/2020 - 12:19
      +1

      Depends on your PSU.
      If the drive won't spin up, then the answer is yes.

  • trevor99 on 14/10/2020 - 14:13

    Yeah bought one couldn't resist. SSDs aren't large enough yet, it's annoying to run out of space on the things. 250Mb/s will still load games pretty fast.

  • DanielP2 on 19/10/2020 - 15:44

    Has anyone had their drive from this deal ship yet? Im still waiting

    • trevor99 on 20/10/2020 - 00:14

      No mine hasn't even shipped. Will take a while.

      • jamba on 20/10/2020 - 05:02

        Mine shipped on Friday 16 October from Amazon facility in Rochester Kent GB.

        • DanielP2 on 21/10/2020 - 00:34

          I dont really care that mine is taking ages to ship….Im just scared they will cancel it :/

          • trevor99 on 21/10/2020 - 12:26

            @DanielP2: Don't worry mine shipped yesterday. This really was a terrific deal.

    • [Deactivated] on 26/10/2020 - 23:38

      Looks like I'm getting mine tomorrow.

      • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2020 - 11:12

        Gotem. All three WD120EMFZ-11A6JA0, firmware 81.00A81. Nice MacOS program, DriveDx is. And Helium, baby!

  • AdosHouse on 23/10/2020 - 15:46
    +3

    Mine arrived today, I paid extra for faster shipping. I can confirm I got a HC520 HDD. Bloody stoked.

    • DanielP2 on 26/10/2020 - 23:50

      Awesome news, cant wait to rip mine apart :P

      Mine shipped on Thursday and hit Perth on Friday. Still hasnt cleared customs yet. Im just glad its shipped :)
      Did you receive your 3 months of Gamepass? and if so did you try redeeming it?

      • AdosHouse on 27/10/2020 - 04:09

        I did receive the code, and I did try redeeming it. Code worked, but I already had a subscription, so I'm not totally sure it gave me 3 months free.

        • DanielP2 on 27/10/2020 - 08:10

          crap, thats what i was worried about :/

          • AdosHouse on 27/10/2020 - 12:44

            @DanielP2: On the positive side, the HDD works without straight up without having to eliminate the 3.3v pins.

        • DanielP2 on 28/10/2020 - 19:00

          My code gave an error message saying it had already been redeemed
          Amazon have no way of contacting them about an issue with an order as far as i can see.

          Edit: Even tho i got an error message I am pretty sure it went through. Nice!

          • AdosHouse on 28/10/2020 - 21:13

            @DanielP2: Was the box still sealed?

            • DanielP2 on 28/10/2020 - 23:07

              @AdosHouse: it was, but the tape came off very easy, easier than i would have expected

              the 3 months did add to my account though even tho it gave an error. i didnt notice at first cuz i already had almost 2 years on my sub

  • daitro on 28/10/2020 - 01:52

    Mine are still in France and I paid for expedited. Weird.

  • DanielP2 on 28/10/2020 - 23:10

    I saw a lot of complaints about these drives being noisy. Its dead silent compared to the 6TB WD black in my PC.

    And double the speed too. And i still havent shucked it, the enclosure itself seems to be awesome, even if it does feel cheap as hell.

  • trevor99 on 29/10/2020 - 14:26

    Ripper, got it and crystaldiskinfo says it's an HGST HC520 :)
    Will give it a good run before shucking, copying from 2 HDisks simultaneously at 80mb/s to the HC520 at 160mb/s and it's quiet as a mouse. Only 60% active, although must be jumping around to write to 2 areas.

    • AdosHouse on 29/10/2020 - 15:43

      I got a solid 250Mb/s when copying from a SSD. None of my other HDDs apart from my WD Gold can sustain that speed to test it.

  • trevor99 on 30/10/2020 - 11:25

    FYI the disk temp reported from crystal disk info in the USB enclosure was 47c, even with their little fan.

    Now I've shucked it and installed in a PC in front of a fan it's 31c, much healthier.

    I'm getting 250mb/s too, great.

  • Infraction on 30/10/2020 - 11:32

    Just received, being sold through Amazon.com.au I didn't realise it wouldn't come with an AU compatible power supply, they only included UK/US adapters :/

    • trevor99 on 30/10/2020 - 13:11

      Yes I used another one I had as they're a standard voltage. Now it's in the PC it's no longer needed.

    • Nom on 31/10/2020 - 15:29

      You can use a plug adaptor from KMart.

    • garetz on 01/11/2020 - 00:17
      +1

      You can register the product, contact wd support, and they will send you out a power adapter for free.

      I had 2 from the last deal, and they sent out 2 power adapters.

      • SlickMick on 07/11/2020 - 22:23

        Thanks, I'll try that.

  • jamba on 02/11/2020 - 19:11

    My Xbox GPU said it had already been redeemed but I am sure it went through. I forgot to check my subs before redeeming.

  • garetz on 03/11/2020 - 11:50

    Got my 3 today, packaging was kind of flimsy, box looked knocked about. I'll see how they go with full tests.

  • congo on 19/11/2020 - 11:48

    When does the Game Pass expire?

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