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Western Digital My Passport for MAC USB3.0 and USB-C External Hard Drive, 5TB $109 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Western Digital My Passport for MAC USB3.0 and USB-C External Hard Drive, 5TB $109 Delivered @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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my2cnts on 02/06/2023 - 18:04 amazon.com.au (3737 clicks)
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Not bad for a 5TB portable drive I guess

• Designed for Mac and Time Machine ready

• USB-C ready, USB-A compatible

• Password protection + 256-bit hardware encryption

• Up to 5TB capacity

• Slim design and easy to use

• Trusted drive built with WD reliability

• WD Discovery software for WD Security, Social Media and Cloud Storage import and WD Drive Utilities

• SuperSpeed USB port; USB 2.0 compatible

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  • Wakrak on 02/06/2023 - 18:05

    Price

    • my2cnts on 02/06/2023 - 18:07
      +2

      rookie mistake, updated thanks

  • AAA-A on 02/06/2023 - 18:07
    +4

    $109.00 is a great price, nice find

  • ozbargainerlife1 on 02/06/2023 - 18:10

    cashback?

  • RichardL on 02/06/2023 - 18:14

    Amazon are most likely price-matched JB Hi-Fi with the wrong capacity (2TB vs 5TB)

    Nevermind, looks like Amazon is price-matching Harvey Norman, etc. (as per below comment).

  • LeftHandSeat on 02/06/2023 - 18:17
    +6

    Same price at a few places though. Domayne, Harvey Norman

    • PlushToys on 02/06/2023 - 18:42
      +1

      4TB costs $70 more. I want what they are smoking. … Maybe not.

    • Wrongguy on 02/06/2023 - 19:09

      Thanks, got 1 from Harvey. Too good to pass

  • BargainHunterJohnnyB on 02/06/2023 - 18:20

    Anybody ever tried shucking one of these? 5Tb of mass storage for $110 isn't that bad.

    • onebee on 02/06/2023 - 18:30
      +5

      normally WD 2.5" hd can't shuck as their USB integrated into the harddrive. and most of 5TB 2.5" HDD is SMR.

      • SmoothCactus on 03/06/2023 - 01:13

        Fairly sure there’ these are sata interface drives that are the thick variants.

        Basically you can’t use these in all 2.5” slots unless they support 15mm (iirc its 15)

    • e1ghtgundam on 02/06/2023 - 18:38
      +1

      It's $21.8/tb and you can often see larger nas drives at this price/tb point (or even better, like the segate amazon deal but wouldn't hold my breath on another one like that).

      https://youtu.be/we9t1eOLj4o?t=51 looks like you can't connect it via sata anyway..

  • BigTime on 02/06/2023 - 18:20

    I assume this can be used on a regular windows PC no problem?

    • Dealr on 02/06/2023 - 18:21
      +1

      Yes

  • JerraJones on 02/06/2023 - 18:20

    "Designed for Mac", whatever the hell that means.

    • Magical Sound Shower on 02/06/2023 - 18:23
      +5

      Formatted for HFS+ out of the box rather than NTFS/exFAT

      • apu on 02/06/2023 - 18:24

        So to be clear, can you reformat these bad boys to use on PC? Is it worth it?

        • Magical Sound Shower on 02/06/2023 - 18:25
          +2

          Yes you can. Physically they are the same as the non mac ones.

        • CachePC on 02/06/2023 - 18:47
          +2

          Just need to use diskpart to remove the mac stuff by the clean parameter but make sure you have the right disk selected.

    • netsurfer on 02/06/2023 - 18:35
      +2

      It means after you purchase this, you can tell your wife that you need a Macbook Pro 16 inch to use it.

      • cheach on 03/06/2023 - 00:28

        That’s what she said.

  • yjm on 02/06/2023 - 18:27
    +4

    Bought two for my ever-growing collection of romantic/action movies.

    • annarchon on 02/06/2023 - 20:51
      +1

      Who says romance is dead.

  • clandestino on 02/06/2023 - 18:31

    I wonder why Mac users aren't buying these drives.

    • netsurfer on 02/06/2023 - 18:34
      +2

      Because Tim Apple told us to use Thunderbolt and iCloud.

    • Snoovey on 02/06/2023 - 18:34
      +8

      Too cheap for an Apple user

    • DoctorCalculon on 02/06/2023 - 18:46
      +8

      Easy to fix.
      Up the price to $1090, and slap on a shiny Apple logo. More shiny… more sales!

    • whyisave on 03/06/2023 - 00:55

      it needed to be advertised with colourful silhouettes

  • kuls on 02/06/2023 - 18:34

    Thanks. Bought one. Will figure out usage later.

  • netsurfer on 02/06/2023 - 18:38
    +1

    I am seeing this:

    Usually dispatched within 1 to 2 months

  • dottjt on 02/06/2023 - 18:39

    Is the downside that it's 2.0 USB?

    • netsurfer on 02/06/2023 - 18:42

      It's USB 3.0, backward compatible to 2.0. Sold out at Amazon AU anyway.

  • HelpfulMilk on 02/06/2023 - 18:44

    OOS

  • mjae01 on 02/06/2023 - 18:48
    +5

    Pricematch at officeworks for extra 5% off. Use Harvey Norman price at officeworks.

    • Magical Sound Shower on 02/06/2023 - 20:13
      +1

      Thanks, was able to do it! Paid $103.55. They had to think about it for a few minutes though.

  • Ozone999 on 02/06/2023 - 19:12

    Might be still one available as I just cancel my order.

  • WaywardOne on 02/06/2023 - 19:50
    -2

    Why isn't this a bargain?
    Portable 2TB External Solid State Drive USB 3.0 High-Speed External Hard Drive for PC, Laptop, Phones and More(F-2TB-BLACK) https://amzn.asia/d/d2I9h1c

    Pros:
    SSD
    Price
    Cons:
    Only 2TB
    No name

    • J6 on 02/06/2023 - 19:56

      Because of the brand…..

      • sintro on 02/06/2023 - 21:06
        +1

        I have a 4tb version, it's a great drive with usb c support.

        • lancesta on 03/06/2023 - 01:03

          Have you filled it up? I've heard some of the fake ones just have a lower storage volume so they only stuff up when they're filled past their actual capacity. Not saying that's the case here just asking?

    • Korban Dallas on 02/06/2023 - 21:05

      Because scam

    • npnp on 02/06/2023 - 22:26

      I think mostly because mechanical drives would be more reliable than no-name nvme/SSDs. In fact, in high usage scenarios, mechanical drive failures are less compared to nvmes even for well known brands.

  • Ebaygiftcards on 02/06/2023 - 20:21
    +1

    Back in stock. Just bought one. Rather buy from Amazon than from Gerry

    Edit: Out of stock again

  • Wrongguy on 02/06/2023 - 20:35

    https://www.harveynorman.com.au/wd-my-passport-for-mac-5tb-p…

    Check the 1* reviews, unusually high for a WD drive. Now regretting the impulse purchase.

  • zztrader on 03/06/2023 - 00:31

    Bummer, could have done with one of these at this price!

  • [Deactivated] on 03/06/2023 - 03:16

    Can anyone recommend a usbc to usba cable? My new laptop doesn't have standard USB ports, only the newer smaller ones lol

    Thanks

    • gasman70 on 03/06/2023 - 07:12

      The last external, portable HDD I bought had both types of cable in the box.

      If not, Amazon/OW/Jaycar/eBay have loads of options. Just do a 'USB C to Micro B cable' search and pick one that's not too cheap!

    • zztrader on 03/06/2023 - 15:20

      @Adelv
      Just buy a USB C to USB A USB3+ hub, or one that has USB A ports along with other inputs as well, but up to you of course :)

    • HelpfulMilk on 06/06/2023 - 18:54
      +1

      These harddrive have a usb-c convertor already in the box. So can plug one end in your external and then into a usb-c port on your device

  • HelpfulMilk on 06/06/2023 - 18:52

    For anyone having issues with formatting it on Windows heres what I did

    1) Connected the harddrive to your windows pc
    2) Open up diskpart via the search menu
    3) Enter cmd "list disk" and see which disk is the external (should be the one with like 4500gb free)
    4) Enter cmd "select disk X"
    5) Enter cmd "clean"
    6) Enter cmd "create partition primary"
    7) Enter cmd ""format fs=<format you want the drive to be> quick"
    8) Enter cmd "assign"

    Should be good to go

    • PlushToys on 08/06/2023 - 16:18

      Or just open up disk management, delete the crappy Apple volume and format as NTFS.

  • BigTime on 20/06/2023 - 11:27

    anyones order actually shipped or got an estimated date? mine went from 1-2 months to "We will email you when we have an estimated delivery date."

    • shadowfangz on 28/06/2023 - 13:41

      Just received mine

      • BigTime on 28/06/2023 - 19:17

        yeah got mine today as well

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