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WD 18TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 $471.56 + Delivery ($0 with Prime) @ Amazon US via AU

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WD 18TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 $471.56 + Delivery ($0 with Prime) @ Amazon US via AUAffiliate
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Homerlovesbeer on 26/12/2021 - 20:41 amazon.com.au (809 clicks)
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WD 18TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 - WDBBGB0180HBK-NESN

Seems a good deal. Cheapest in some time.
Description
The My Book drive is trusted desktop storage designed to complement your personal style with a massive amount of space to store your photos, videos, music and documents. Equipped with social media and cloud storage import, password protection and perfectly paired with WD Backup™ or Time Machine™, My Book desktop storage helps keep your files safe.

Features & details
Auto backup with included WD Backup software and Time Machine compatibility
Password protection with hardware encryption
Trusted storage built with WD reliability
USB 3.0 port; USB 2.0 compatible
3-year manufacturer's limited warranty

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  • UsernameChecksIn on 26/12/2021 - 20:46
    +1

    Thanks OP

    Hope they will send 18TB instead of 10TB this time 🤞
    Maybe Amazon US has less issues compared to Amazon UK via Amazon AU

    Edit: Has been lower relatively recently $448.78 https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/664336
    Holding out for more price drops

    E:
    ? This first insta-post link is incorrect

    The dupe post is also incorrect… https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/11551842/redir

    seems to work now + 3camels

    • Rajserp on 26/12/2021 - 21:02

      The $448.78 drive isn't exactly the same part number and is UK rather than USA. But I will add it to my 3Cammels. Gteat prices either way.

      • UsernameChecksIn on 26/12/2021 - 21:05

        Your dupe post pointed to Philips Hue lights!

        • Rajserp on 26/12/2021 - 21:07

          Don't know how that happened…. I copy pasted the link when I was on the HDD listing. Had not even looked at Hue lights.

  • Rajserp on 26/12/2021 - 21:09

    Unsure if this drive fits under any of the cashback categories. Wouldn't bet on it working.

  • bargaino on 26/12/2021 - 21:25

    Surely anybody wanting 18TB needs a RAID? So a NAS with bare 2.5" drives is the way to go.
    What is the usage case for this?

    • Nom on 26/12/2021 - 21:37
      +4

      What ? Use case for this is 18TB of space. If you want to pool multiple together then go ahead 👍

      Don't forget to buy two because you'll need a backup.

      • bargaino on 26/12/2021 - 21:41
        -1

        Mirroring is not a backup. I try to tell managers this, but they don't always listen.

        But don't be shy, what is the usage case? Pr0n collection?

        • fredblogs on 26/12/2021 - 22:13
          +1

          media

        • Nom on 26/12/2021 - 22:14

          Mirroring is not a backup.

          100% this.

          But don't be shy, what is the usage case?

          Use case is still just 18TB of space as above 🤷🏼‍♂️ You don't need to RAID it or mirror it. It's just storage.

        • [Deactivated] on 26/12/2021 - 22:34
          +2

          Who mentioned mirroring? A second drive can be offsite, it’s not automatically a mirror because there are two.

  • NotAFool on 26/12/2021 - 21:57

    Good to shuck? 7200 Rpm?

    • Sleepycat3 on 26/12/2021 - 23:35
      +1

      5400RPM. WD180EDFZ

      • fredblogs on 27/12/2021 - 13:28

        Do 7200rpm 18TB drives hit this price point?

    • Homerlovesbeer on 27/12/2021 - 00:32
      +3

      18Tb for $470ish where?

      • Whisper Quiet on 27/12/2021 - 02:35

        The closest I've seen for an internal drive is the 18TB WD Ultrastar for $550 on Amazon (Deal barely lasted a day)

      • Grazz989 on 27/12/2021 - 02:38

        What's a decent enclosure for a single drive?

    • justtoreply on 27/12/2021 - 00:33
      +1

      Wot?

      Red internal drives are NOT cheaper! That's the point of buying these (whether shucking or not)

      Please show me those cheap 18tb red drives.

      • ratoloko on 27/12/2021 - 01:01
        -6

        Amazon AU

        WD RED 6TB 7200RPM 256MB Cache 5y warranty for 349
        Two disks, 12TB for 700.
        A decent USB-c travel enclosure dual disk for 100

        As I said, OP posts are for newbies who just wanna cheap storage no matter if the performance isn't good. 3y warranty, 5400 single disk. Yeah nahhh

        • Surreality on 27/12/2021 - 01:09
          +4

          Branded storage? Most drives are going to be either WD or Seagate.
          A lot of people are shucking these and throwing them into Synology/QNAP’s where you would be running RAID. The price is approaching pre-Chia cost which is good.

          Your solution above achieves 6Tb mirrored for $700. These disks will provide provide 18Tb mirrored for $1000. 3x the storage for 1.5x the cost… The more disks, the higher the read speed through RAID and larger disks give more room when your NAS has a maximum number of disks you can use.

        • justtoreply on 27/12/2021 - 04:12
          +3

          So.. 18tb for $1050 (also requiring three power points) is cheaper than $470?

        • Nom on 27/12/2021 - 10:02
          +1

          So you're suggesting a 12TB alternative for almost double the cost of this 18TB drive… ?

          Are you doing this with a straight face ?

          As I said, OP posts are for newbies

          I don't think we are the newbs 😎

    • Nom on 27/12/2021 - 09:58

      …. wow.

      Every single part of this post is wrong with the exception of "you need at least 2 units to have a backup".

      Branded storage are for newbies, buy the disks plus a decent enclosure and marry them.

      That is precisely what this deal is all about.

  • kml22 on 27/12/2021 - 09:56
    +1

    Thanks OP, bought one.

  • Nom on 27/12/2021 - 13:38

    Now $576

  • Nom on 28/12/2021 - 21:37

    Back in stock again 👍

  • jace88 on 28/12/2021 - 22:54

    So tempting but… do I really need 18TB, and are we headed for cheaper mass storage prices again?

    My Synology DS1019 NAS just hit 80% full with it's 3x12TB drives; and my next two drives need to both be the same size to ensure I get best bang for buck with expanding my SHR.

  • Russticles on 01/01/2022 - 11:38

    Anyone's drives shipped yet?

    • Nom on 03/01/2022 - 18:16

      Nope, but my order's delivery date is by 16 Feb, so they've got plenty of time yet.

    • juns on 03/01/2022 - 20:50

      Mine's already in NSW as of 31st December.

      Though it says arriving on the 21st of Jan

      • Nom on 08/01/2022 - 13:54

        Interesting - mine is still yet to ship and the order says "Arriving 16 February"…

  • Russticles on 16/01/2022 - 03:16

    Ok mine finally shipped at the start of this week and just now Amazon notified me saying the items are being returned and my money refunded!

    I checked the tracking ID, looks like the package was damaged in transit, that sucks! I wonder how long until they drop below $470 again.

    • Nom on 16/01/2022 - 08:13

      Mine also just shipped a few days ago, finally 🤞

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