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Western Digital My Book HDD - 4TB (Recertified) - £64.99

£64.99 WD29 Aug 17

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michaeladamson89

29 Aug 17

Been looking for an external hard drive for my Plex server and this seemed like a good deal for a 4tb drive with free shipping.

Also has 6TB for 99.99 but felt 4tb was best bang for buck.

All comments (74)

michaeladamson89

29 Aug 17 #1

Been looking for an external hard drive for my Plex server and this seemed like a good deal for a 4tb drive with free shipping.

Also has 6TB for 99.99 but felt 4tb was best bang for buck.

barmrest

29 Aug 17 #2

4TB is slightly better value. They've been roughly this price for a while but if I'm not mistaken this is the cheapest I've ever seen them. I've have a few of the 6TB drives, they seem fine. Heat.

tek-monkey

29 Aug 17 #3

Tempted by the 6Tb but I'd be ripping it open for the drive, not sure as warranty would be void.

danieltraugott7765

29 Aug 17 #4

Recertified? What does it mean?

barmrest to danieltraugott7765

29 Aug 17 #8

Drives that allegedly failed and were returned to the manufacturer who then tested them and found them to be reliable. Like I said in an earlier post, I have a few of these from WD and they're fine, I think WD are trustworthy but there are other HDD manufacturers who I'd be less trusting of.

gacameron01 to barmrest

29 Aug 17 #16

Can also be the housing that failed, so that gets swapped out.

nomnomnomnom to gacameron01

29 Aug 17 #21

Yep, it's the housing most of the time. If a drive is dead (bad sectors, head failure, etc...) it's not an economical repair. Only the PCB can realistically be swapped out without an issue.

omendata to danieltraugott7765

31 Aug 17 #62

It means dont buy it.
I work in IT and would never buy a recertified drive - it could have a new motherboard or other part fitted, it could even have been zero cluster reformatted or if you are lucky just reboxed but if one thing has gone wrong it could lead to more going wrong - generally in electronics i would never buy refurbished or recertified stuff even though as an electronics engineer i could always repair it - its just not worth the bother or the small savings!

I had many customers with seagate drives with the notorious 7200 firmware lockup problem - sent em back to seagate got a new recertified drive and they all failed within 1-2 years, some even had the same fault appear again months later!

Check this:-
petervis.com/gal…tml

If you want to make sure the drive is new then use S.M.A.R.T. i recommend Acronis drive tester its free and will tell you how many hours the drive has been on for , how many times it has been switched on and how many bad sectors it has had remapped - up to you but i wouldnt buy one and i am as tight as a gnats chuff!

Master_Yoda to omendata

31 Aug 17 #63

Omendata - it would be useful to know what in your opinion would typically be acceptable for hours the drive has been on / how many times it's been switched on and how many bad sectors it has(?). Also, is there a threshold for these numbers, above which we are able to refuse the drive (i.e. effectively as a defective unit) and demand a refund / exchange?

S.c.0.TT.y

29 Aug 17 #5

6tb is not available.

Ordered the 4 :wink:

Arizolas

29 Aug 17 #6

Will this work with a ps4?

At the minute my hard drive beeps its an early samsung 2tb and I want to swap back to the 1tb that came with the pro.

Could i copy all onto this and then back again?

philmitchell to Arizolas

29 Aug 17 #13

It will work on the ps4 .

JonDOnnis

29 Aug 17 #7

Is this compatible with an Xbox One?

philmitchell to JonDOnnis

29 Aug 17 #14

Yes .

Got one in the xbox one s and a ps4 .

dashforth

29 Aug 17 #9

Does anyone know what colour the WD drive is?

rev6 to dashforth

29 Aug 17 #10

Usually Silver.

‌ :stuck_out_tongue:

barneydog to dashforth

29 Aug 17 #11

I don't know about the 4tb but I have 3 of the 6tb drives and they are WD blues

chandrajithka to dashforth

29 Aug 17 #35

green if it quite new it should be blue

hullkrforever

29 Aug 17 #12

I ordered one of these about a month ago its great well worth the money plugs straight into my Xbox one s

mr_bigg

29 Aug 17 #15

May be a silly question but can you use these with Macs or do i have to get the specific mac version?

Thanks

c955 to mr_bigg

29 Aug 17 #19

Absolutely can use with your Mac. You don't need to buy the 'Mac-specific' version at all. I'm using this HD with my 2015 MBP right now. You only have to format it when you initially take it out of the box and is very easy to do. Apple provide you with the app to do this as part of the OS.

mr_bigg to c955

29 Aug 17 #23

Thank you :raised_hand:

scotty071280

29 Aug 17 #17

is this a nas drive aswell

quixoticduck

29 Aug 17 #18

Would people say this is better than this? amazon.co.uk/gp/…c=1 other than storage size/price? I think it requires a separate power supply and is less small?

crazygoldfish

29 Aug 17 #20

can you pull the drives out of these and use an internal?

fiqqer

29 Aug 17 #22

Apart from the Seagate ST4000 series (inherently faulty drive), western digital drives on general have a higher failure rate than Seagate ones. Expect to have around 5% failure rate (conservative estimate) for this. They will typically have their worst drives in these home, intermittent use devices (They are backup storage devices, not heavy use desktop hard drives and not always on storage). This is pretty bad for a device that shouldn't really be used that often. Still if you are going to use it in a xbox as a games drive then it should be no big deal. You can re-download your software when it fails and the chances are you will replace it when the newer shinier xbox comes out. :smile:

Bikerdanny to fiqqer

29 Aug 17 #29

I was recently looking for a external HDD and settled on a Brand new Toshiba 1TB for £45, I also read a study that found WD HDD'S have a failure rate of 5%, seagate was something like 3% and Toshiba less than 1%. This deal looks good, but as you have said on a xbox or ps4 this drive would have a lot of heavy useage so i wouldn't trust its reliability to be up to much.

quixoticduck to Bikerdanny

31 Aug 17 #64

Is this easy to do? I'm fairly ok with tech (built my PC) but I've never heard/had never thought about doing this. I'm currently in the market for a 3/4TB Internal HDD and 3/4TB external HDD. I was going to get a Toshiba Basics 3TB External HDD and either the Toshiba 3TB or WD Blue 3TB internal HDD. Is the main advantage to doing what you did just saving costs?

Hmmm, I'm currently choosing between a WD Blue 3TB/ or Toshiba 3TB. So Toshiba is better with no downsides? Or did you just look at stats for the 1TB? Some reviews seem to say the 3TB is noisy but I've only skimmed.
Thanks!

Bikerdanny to quixoticduck

1 Sep 17 #67

I would certainly go with the Toshiba drive whatever the GB capacity based on what i found and its super easy to use a external HDD on a PS4 - simply plug in the drive, format it and then its ready to use and your PS4 will automatically install games and large stuff to it rather than your PS4 internal HDD. a quick google "how to use external hdd with ps4" will give you a fools proof guide on how to do it :smile: Oh btw I can't comment on the 3TB toshiba drive, but my 1TB one is practically silent.

Bikerdanny to quixoticduck

1 Sep 17 #68

oh in regards to advantages to using a external HDD rather than upgrading the internal one is you have more storage for less money ! if you removed your PS4's internal drive you obviously lose this capacity and would have to put it in a external HDD enclosure to use it again. ATM I've got the 500gb internal drive that came with the ps4 and the 1tb external = 1.5TB overall capacity. if i had just installed a larger internal drive this would have worked out more costly and i'm happy with the above capacity.

quixoticduck to Bikerdanny

4 Sep 17 #73

Sorry, I was unclear (probably wasn't paying attention to your comments, I assumed you were talking about a PC!) I'm not planning on altering a PS4, I'm just thinking of adding a 3TB HDD inside my PC because I have 4 tiny old HDDs inside at the moment, and I'm also planning on getting a 3TB external HDD to back my PC stuff up on.

I'm just trying to work out the best deals to buy for both the 3-4TB internal and 3-4TB external drives. :smile: Obviously I want to save money but since they should (hopefully) last a long time, I would favour quality/speed/quietness/something I won't have to RMA!

eas4uk to fiqqer

6 Sep 17 #74

backblaze.com/blo…17/
would disagree with you. Seagate have 'generally' been the most unreliable drives in recent years

Jonnyblock

29 Aug 17 #24

Are these 2.5 inchers that you can put internally in a ps4?

jackvdbuk to Jonnyblock

29 Aug 17 #25

no 3.5"

rev6 to Jonnyblock

29 Aug 17 #26

3.5"

Rustybucket

29 Aug 17 #27

Just a word of warning for everyone. The My Book series have encryption inside that renders the drive useless if the enclosure fails. Don't put precious items on it unless as a 2nd backup.

community.wd.com/t/w…496

Bossworld to Rustybucket

29 Aug 17 #28

Sorry if this was mentioned on another thread (think in a different context) but if you strip the drive from the enclosure before putting data on it, will it work as normal?

Rustybucket to Bossworld

31 Aug 17 #61

I believe so. Please do more research before any investment though.

southpaw83

29 Aug 17 #30

Bought a 4 and ripped it out for the HD. Been grand so far

luckyfives

29 Aug 17 #31

Using this to migrate my media files from home computers, fast and reliable best bit of tech ive bought in years! I pad £99 for my 4gb although it is the mycloud version. at this price still a bargain so HOT

crazygoldfish

29 Aug 17 #32

Very tempted --- just got a barracuda 2tb at the weekend so don't really need

baladar

29 Aug 17 #33

Dammit, when wiil another WD Passport deal come up? While this is value for money, I'd prefer a Passport.

DrJogalog to baladar

29 Aug 17 #34

4TB My Passport. £67.99 delivered.
wdc.com/en-…tml
edit - Sorry. Sold out. There are 2 and 3TB ones available though

superspeedy

29 Aug 17 #36

what is better MyBook or MyPassport?

hopper_papa_roac

29 Aug 17 #37

I bleieve the mybook is a bit bigger and requires external power the my passport is powered by USB

komi

29 Aug 17 #38

does anyone know what speed this hdd is? 5400? wanting to rip out and use in PC

barneydog to komi

29 Aug 17 #40

Both blue and green drives are,5400

Liverpool_Bear

29 Aug 17 #39

Hot from me.

Alloneword

29 Aug 17 #41

Am i still right in thinking the blue drives (which i suspect most of these will be) DO NOT give you the option to play with WDIDLE to alter the parking time?

All1

wlobart

29 Aug 17 #42

Any warranty on these?

tempt

29 Aug 17 #43

WD recertified deals should be made sticky.

29 Aug 17 #44

This is a good deal but personally I would pay the extra £8 for the equivalent elements version because of the lower risk of data loss because of the encryption on the my book.

iz123456789 to reddit

30 Aug 17 #45

Would you be able to elaborate on that because I actually don't see the difference!

yeboi

30 Aug 17 #46

I bought one last time it was posted, great price!

worked well with my ps4.

WessexUnderwater

30 Aug 17 #47

I bought one of these a week or two back, it had a WD Green inside.

Bargainz999

30 Aug 17 #48

What does anyone think of one of the NAS deals?? Are they not worth it???

I desperately need a NAS to share data with the whole household

blakesley

30 Aug 17 #49

I bought one of these a couple of months ago and it was DOA but they won't email the information I need to return it. Customer service has been awful. May have to take them to Small Claims Court.

rnem170 to blakesley

30 Aug 17 #51

Write to their CEO. ceoemail.com
I had an issue with their responses. Did that. Got a call from the US, one from Ireland and my issue was fixed very quickly.

DingIs to blakesley

1 Sep 17 #65

Hope you paid by credit card, then just contact them to cancel payment..

Master_Yoda

30 Aug 17 #50

I'm confused about this WD hardware encryption which you can't switch off. The encryption WD use on the drive not only means if the enclosure fails, you lose all your data (which apparently happens alot), but there are articles online saying the hardware encryption doesn't even work??? See HERE as an example(??)

So it appears that the hardware encryption is completely pointless and just causes huge trouble and inconvenience. It looks to me that the only reason it's even there is to make WD more money and stop people taking the HDDs out and using them as internal drives(?). Can I just check, if you plan to use Bitlocker or similar to encrypt your hdds, are there any problems or issues using these hardware encrypted drives?

rnem170 to Master_Yoda

30 Aug 17 #53

The encyption is tied to the physical enclosure. If that fails, even if the drive works, you can't get your data back. Even putting it in another MyBook enclosure won't work. If you take the drive out and format it and use it elsewhere, it will work anywhere (apart from in the original enclosure of course).

I can understand encryption in a laptop and drive, but I don't get why it would be useful in one of these.

Master_Yoda

30 Aug 17 #52

What exactly is the difference between this old one and the newer more expensive model?

captainbeaky to Master_Yoda

30 Aug 17 #57

Just has a different enclosure. It apparently took 2.5 years to design - "to appeal to a younger, less conservative consumer."

michaelgreen

30 Aug 17 #54

I am interested in ripping it out and putting in to my PC.
Does anyone know the type of connection is on the hard disk
are they SATA

captainbeaky to michaelgreen

30 Aug 17 #55

Yep - standard 3.5" sata drive. Plenty of videos on YouTube giving instructions on how to remove the drive from the enclosure

JABBERWOC

30 Aug 17 #56

By halving the capacity and buying the 2tb version you can save 2 pounds! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!

Master_Yoda

30 Aug 17 #58

Just noticed on Amazon's US site that someone just bought a 6TB new version one of these (Verified review) and says inside the enclosure was a 320GB Seagate?? :dizzy_face: LOL

koska

30 Aug 17 #59

It seems it expired. I can't see buy now button

HussainM

31 Aug 17 #60

I bought it from their website few months ago and the hard drive was making so much noise. Because they are used drives therefore i wouldn't suggest to buy it from them.

Banjo_McBanj

1 Sep 17 #66

Just received mine

Was just about to buy another but looks like it's out of stock now.

ashfp

1 Sep 17 #69

Just received a 4TB drive, it was easy to open the caddy to retrieve the drive:
Same process as this:

My drive is a "WD40EZRZ" which appears to be a "WD Blue" drive for those interested. You may need a Torx T10 screwdriver bit if you wish to remove the rubber mounts, or a pair of pliers will also do the job as they're not screwed in tight.

Also, just checked the warranty for the drive itself and it says "Status: In Limited Warranty" until "03/31/2018".

dsm52 to ashfp

1 Sep 17 #70

Mine was a wd green drive. Same warranty - 6 months. But I just tried doing a full format (not quick format) and after some hours, when it looked like it was nearly finished, if failed to format with an error. Now I can't quick format it either.

I'm sending this back - the advice on here is correct. DONT BUY RECERTIFIED DRIVES, it's a false economy.

ealingbroadway

2 Sep 17 #71

This isn't WiFi or LAN only USB so can't be used as a Mycloud which is what I need

CFD25

2 Sep 17 #72

Hello, help please.
I bought this for the PS4.
It lights up, power is going through it, disk is spinning, but does not show its connected.
I then tryed on my PC, and the same is happening.
Am I doing anything wrong? Thanks!

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