I'd say 2 years is good for the price, I was hoping they'd have a nice 3 year, but WD are definitely on it unfortunately.
Yaradabbadoo
26 Oct 161#45
Was a strange day, Linux Mint destructed after upgrading the kernel because of the Dirty Cow Patch, then my MB decided to update and hosed all the settings but didn't actually update the bios?
After manually upgrading MB I just installed Linux Arch with Cinnamon, not as pretty as Mint but hopefully will not break as much as Mint did.
Yep I did use the drives serial numbers I also spoke to someone at WD and also checked online, it appears the drives have the same warranty as the enclosure, 2 years. Not sure how I feel about it.
mikedigitales
26 Oct 16#44
Unlucky on the server death - tried it with a live disk? RE the warranty - was that from checking the serial numbers of the bare 3.5" drives Yaradabbadoo? The Reds normally have a 3 year I think?
Yaradabbadoo
26 Oct 16#43
Arrived today has a 2 year warranty on the drives so thats good.
But my motherboard or NVME drive or probably Linux Mint gave up the will to live today:-)
Im going to bed I hate computers!
Yaradabbadoo
22 Oct 161#42
Will do when it arrives, word of warning, I was on the phone for over 1 hour trying to get them to honour the voucher they sent me!
From what I have read the enclosure will hardware encrypt the drives so if that fails the only way to get the data back is to pay them WD a fee.
Basically if you need the drives and not the enclosure this would be worth it otherwise I would not bother.
mikedigitales
22 Oct 16#41
Could anyone who picked one of these check the warranty of the two bare drives on the WD warranty checker please - https://support.wdc.com/warranty/warrantystatus.aspx?lang=en Would be very interested if these have the separate 3 year warranty outside of the enclosure.
kg808
19 Oct 161#39
I got a reply from western digital online store, I was advised to call 020 3356 3759 to complete the order, hopefully they will honor the discounts.
friar_chris to kg808
19 Oct 16#40
Let us know how you get on. I will try them at the weekend myself.
Nathe
18 Oct 16#38
The email discount code doesn't work, expired?
friar_chris
17 Oct 16#37
Guess not then.
encaser
16 Oct 16#36
These are a lot cheaper than greens, so I wanted to use 2 and save cash in the windows machine.
encaser
15 Oct 16#32
Is it worth/possible getting this to split in a win7 machine and use to download films/tv shows to and use with a smart tv media player? Cheers.
djdope to encaser
16 Oct 16#35
Why not share the drive from the win 7 machine
zebrum
16 Oct 16#33
With the 20% code and £10 off it comes to £301.99
friar_chris to zebrum
16 Oct 161#34
Have you got a 20% code to work with this product? Care to share?
AjunNg
14 Oct 16#28
I have an ISIC card, how do I get the discount?
huangxq2 to AjunNg
15 Oct 16#31
They changed their website. I tried ISIC card, does not work anymore.
Even when it worked in the past, it was a hit and miss, as the discount only apply to some products. They one you want may not be discounted for ISIC.
walio
15 Oct 16#30
code doesn't work for me either.
seanmcr
14 Oct 16#29
Newsletter bait :disappointed:
friar_chris
14 Oct 16#27
Nope.
PreachingPython
14 Oct 16#26
no love on the newsletter code either
sparc
14 Oct 16#24
Hmmm, I just tried the newsletter code they sent me and got an invaild error message.
This still working for others?
topcat16 to sparc
14 Oct 16#25
Ive had no luck all day.
cfbc
14 Oct 16#23
If you are into that... Mines my ripped cd collection, movies filmed of my kids and movies/dvd's I back-up that I own and can then download to tablets for kids/me to watch on the go. :smiley:
Picard123
14 Oct 165#22
That's one hell of a porn collection.
Picard123
14 Oct 16#15
Who the hell needs 12TB?? :confused:
drnkbeer to Picard123
14 Oct 16#18
People who like to keep their own backups.
I've got about 30TB worth of storage, already got a couple of 6TB ones, could do with some more mind.
CampGareth to Picard123
14 Oct 16#19
Home storage is currently 11TB and due to grow as soon as soon as I get a second computer to attach drives to.
pc5020 to Picard123
14 Oct 16#21
People who like to store their own movie/tv collection :wink:
TooManyBargains
14 Oct 16#20
Thanks, I think you may be right as now page is hanging when attempting to apply discount codes on multiple computers/browsers. I will try again later, prefer not to get in touch as wouldn't want them to pull the offer if it wasn't intended.
TooManyBargains
14 Oct 16#16
Guessing they have pulled the newsletter codes as I cant get them to apply to anything on the site. Lowest I can get is £359 via educational store but then even the £10 off code does not apply. Missed out and was exactly what I needed :disappointed:
kg808 to TooManyBargains
14 Oct 16#17
i have been checking their stock levels for a few weeks now, and noticed their site was updated over the weekend, and is still very buggy, i managed to get another newsletter code, however it doesn't seem to work now - i'm sure they are having technical issues, i would suggest getting in touch, or trying again later on, hoping they sort it out soon
Yaradabbadoo
14 Oct 16#14
Newsletter code doesn't work for me, they have very limited contact options, phone Irvine California, no chat - strange for a tech company I guess they must get a lot of failures:-)
lovedove
14 Oct 16#13
I can't even see the student section anymore.
TooManyBargains
14 Oct 161#11
10% off code not working for me, is it working for anyone else? I tried 3 different ones from different email addresses but just says 'Invalid promo code'
topcat16 to TooManyBargains
14 Oct 16#12
I am having the exact same issue.
I get the drive reduced to £359 with student discount but cannot enter the emailed code.
BurnToasT333
14 Oct 161#10
Have a look here on back up solutions reddit.com/r/datahoarder
kg808
14 Oct 16#9
so true, i looked into getting a nas drive, but decided against after reading some people's horror stories, and as i have also previously lost alot of data to hard drive failure, i am now intending to back it all up - granted at a considerable cost, so i am glad i got a good deal
kg808
14 Oct 16#6
all drives are being taken out and put into an antec 1200, that i am using as a plex media server, i will then remove the 2tb drives I already have and put them into the enclosures, and put them up on ebay for around £80
topcat16 to kg808
14 Oct 16#7
That's exactly what I am trying to do but they wont recognise the email address they have just sent a password to.
BurnToasT333 to kg808
14 Oct 16#8
I was going to say that there is a better way to manage large amounts of storage than having 3 of these.
BurnToasT333
14 Oct 16#5
Are you using 3 all in the same location or are they being used in different properties?
kg808
14 Oct 161#4
my invoice
it gets discounted down to £315 - £10 code = £305
i did pay a little more, as i couldnt be bothered getting 3 different newsletter codes, with 3 seperate orders
p-e-t-e
14 Oct 16#1
How does this come down from £389.99 to £305?
cfbc to p-e-t-e
14 Oct 16#2
From previous post with link:
Fantastic way to get your hands on 2 x WD 8TB Red drives cheaply.
The WD enclosure is user serviceable so they expect and allow you to remove the drive from this unit unlike the single MyBook 8TB which requires you to break the enclosure.
You can of course use this as intended as a very large encrypted 16Tb USB 3.0 drive. Or 8TB using RAID 1 (Mirrored).
On the WD Store Front Page about midway down is a box on the left that says "Sign Up for WD Specials". If you enter your email address and click "Sign Me Up" you get an email sent to you instantly with a unique 10% off code.
Despite WD making the drives they seem to be out of stock for long periods of time with this drive just coming back into stock this morning after a long period away.
Unique 10% Code emailed to you also stacks with WDSTORECPN giving a fantastic prince of £377 for 2 x 8TB Reds
Western Digital voucher codes:£10 - WDSTORECPN
Not tried it as running out of time for work, but will later... Are these reliable/good?
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Opening post
34 currently in stock (maximum i could add to basket)
these will sell out, so be quick
Sign up for newsletter https://www.wdc.com (bottom of page) you will get a code emailed to you with a coupon code, or, if you have a nus isic bolt on at http://benefits.isic.org/en/wd (but it didn't work for me since they have recently upgraded their site), or, if your school is part of the program, you may be able to get it discounted at http://shop.wdc.com/store/wdus/en_UK/DisplayActivatePurchasePlanPage/marketID.1115100
also use code: WDSTORECPN for an extra £10 off (over £100 spend)
free standard shipping (3-4 days), express shipping (1-3 days) is extra
credit to EMM386 for the method:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/western-digital-book-duo-16tb-430-possible-further-10-off-10-off-377-wd-online-store-2494709
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After manually upgrading MB I just installed Linux Arch with Cinnamon, not as pretty as Mint but hopefully will not break as much as Mint did.
Yep I did use the drives serial numbers I also spoke to someone at WD and also checked online, it appears the drives have the same warranty as the enclosure, 2 years. Not sure how I feel about it.
But my motherboard or NVME drive or probably Linux Mint gave up the will to live today:-)
Im going to bed I hate computers!
From what I have read the enclosure will hardware encrypt the drives so if that fails the only way to get the data back is to pay them WD a fee.
Basically if you need the drives and not the enclosure this would be worth it otherwise I would not bother.
Even when it worked in the past, it was a hit and miss, as the discount only apply to some products. They one you want may not be discounted for ISIC.
This still working for others?
I've got about 30TB worth of storage, already got a couple of 6TB ones, could do with some more mind.
I get the drive reduced to £359 with student discount but cannot enter the emailed code.
my invoice
it gets discounted down to £315 - £10 code = £305
i did pay a little more, as i couldnt be bothered getting 3 different newsletter codes, with 3 seperate orders
Fantastic way to get your hands on 2 x WD 8TB Red drives cheaply.
The WD enclosure is user serviceable so they expect and allow you to remove the drive from this unit unlike the single MyBook 8TB which requires you to break the enclosure.
You can of course use this as intended as a very large encrypted 16Tb USB 3.0 drive. Or 8TB using RAID 1 (Mirrored).
On the WD Store Front Page about midway down is a box on the left that says "Sign Up for WD Specials". If you enter your email address and click "Sign Me Up" you get an email sent to you instantly with a unique 10% off code.
Despite WD making the drives they seem to be out of stock for long periods of time with this drive just coming back into stock this morning after a long period away.
Unique 10% Code emailed to you also stacks with WDSTORECPN giving a fantastic prince of £377 for 2 x 8TB Reds
Western Digital voucher codes:£10 - WDSTORECPN
Not tried it as running out of time for work, but will later... Are these reliable/good?