Don't miss this deal if you need bulk storage at the best price per TB possible.
These drives are perfect for external or internal use. I rip them apart and use them in my big tower pc to back up all my data. This will bring my total up to 24tb.
Hope this is helpful to someone as this is the lowest price on amazon so far.
Top comments
cburns
31 May 173#13
It's a good price....but i'm sticking to the 2tb....because every harddrive fails eventually, even your backups of backups
besides, it's always better to spread your bets... failure wise and recovery of your data....4 x 2tb than 1 x 8tb :wink:
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paul_merton
31 May 172#1
inb4 "that's a lot of data to lose"
jordan14 to paul_merton
31 May 171#2
Back up back up back up
Sin_of_nature
31 May 17#3
No idea why this is cold. Great price for a 8TB at the moment
jordan14 to Sin_of_nature
31 May 17#4
I know right! I'm trying to figure out how coldness vs hotness is calculated. My notification says 15 people voted Hot!?! Weird.
So do these have SATA connectors on the inside? A lot of external drives these days don't and just have the USB controllers soldered onto the drive.
jordan14 to VDisillusioned
31 May 171#7
Great question! I guess I'll keep you posted... The 3.5" drives that I've ripped apart typically are usb to sata connector that you just unplug. I'm hoping this is the same. I've not seen a soldered one yet!
sion22 to VDisillusioned
31 May 172#9
From amazon comments, it have sata connector and you can take it out to use as internal HDD. also i never heard of external HDD being soldered. every external hdd i have has sata and can be taken apart.
jordan14
31 May 17#10
Yes Sion22! I should have thought to read the amazon comments and reviews – good thinking!
zizzles
31 May 17#11
or you could do 3 backups
sach1636
31 May 172#12
I have given up quest to understand how heat is added/calculated. Seems like gimmick.
cburns
31 May 173#13
It's a good price....but i'm sticking to the 2tb....because every harddrive fails eventually, even your backups of backups
besides, it's always better to spread your bets... failure wise and recovery of your data....4 x 2tb than 1 x 8tb :wink:
duction to cburns
4 Jun 17#29
Just buy two of these then.
jordan14
31 May 17#14
Agreed. I'm working towards having all my photography at another location. I do need the 8tb though... but I have 2x 4tb spare to back the 8tb I purchased.
umm, correct me if I'm wrong but taking them apart would void warranty no?
jordan14 to CartoonHead78
1 Jun 17#22
Yes - you do void your warranty.
CartoonHead78
31 May 171#18
As for per TB price, I get 8TB from buying cheap 2TB sky boxes for £20-25 each got another 4TB this week for £55!!
jordan14 to CartoonHead78
1 Jun 17#20
I had not thought of ripping apart Sky boxes. Great idea! Although it's not comparing apples to apples because the Sky boxes must be 2nd hand and well used at this price?
Turtle1992
1 Jun 17#19
Does this work with Xbox one?
jordan14 to Turtle1992
1 Jun 17#21
Yeah, I'm sure it must do. XboX has standard USB port, right?
jordan14
1 Jun 17#23
I had not seen this and you can also benefit from cash back on Quidco!!
Turtle1992
1 Jun 17#24
Yeah sure doe
Mr.No
4 Jun 17#25
Good price but they've been this for months (at Argos) and on/off at Amazon.
thegamingkinginfo
4 Jun 17#26
Price changed to £189.99
friar_chris
4 Jun 171#27
Shingled Magnetic Recording according to the amazon reviews.
madscientis
4 Jun 17#28
Hitachi is far more reliable than Seagate..
CapriciousZephyr
4 Jun 17#30
Yes, old wd passport drives had soldered-on USB connectors. Puts me off buying them again.
Johnmcl7
5 Jun 17#31
Yep, the WD 8TB is a little more pricey at £226 but doesn't use SMR:
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Opening post
These drives are perfect for external or internal use. I rip them apart and use them in my big tower pc to back up all my data. This will bring my total up to 24tb.
Hope this is helpful to someone as this is the lowest price on amazon so far.
Top comments
besides, it's always better to spread your bets... failure wise and recovery of your data....4 x 2tb than 1 x 8tb :wink:
All comments (32)
besides, it's always better to spread your bets... failure wise and recovery of your data....4 x 2tb than 1 x 8tb :wink:
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/6264462
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-Desktop-Drive-Backup-Software/dp/B01LWVT81X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1496665030&sr=8-2&keywords=wd+8tb
John