Connect this portable and powerful drive to immediately add storage capacity and expand your console or PC gaming experience.
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jay-uk
26 Aug 17#1
Hot
Tempted but i've got a few hard drives already
Old_King_Doran
26 Aug 17#2
This worth it you think? Keep running out of space on ps4.
powerbrick
26 Aug 17#3
My get to match the one X.
Crossbow
26 Aug 17#4
Great deal - new is £120 currently (after a quick search) & rarely goes for lower it appears:
gopolog86
26 Aug 17#5
Bargain price for this
popoyaya
26 Aug 17#6
Can this be dismantled and put inside a laptop?
AndyRoyd to popoyaya
26 Aug 17#14
Not 100% sure but unlikely. Similar WD drives have the USB3 connector physically soldered to the drive board, rather than having some removable SATA to USB3 adaptor that would otherwise make the drive compatabile with standard SATA connecions. Can't immediately find any teardown / disassembly refs for the My Passport X model(s).
gopolog86
26 Aug 17#7
Ordered thanks the 2tb is £38 but you need to spend over £50 to get free delivery
Graham1979
26 Aug 17#8
THE FIRST OF THE BI-WEEKLY WD REFURBS back already? Time flies so fast.
reddit
26 Aug 17#9
Waiting for the 'these are damaged and will break down in 5 minutes' comments.
ST3123 to reddit
26 Aug 17#11
Yep you can guarantee it on every wd refurb deal. Well to add some balance before the moaners descend onto this, I have owned several WD refurbs and not had problems with any and IMHO a brand new drive has just as much chance of failing so there! :stuck_out_tongue:
RiverDragon8 to reddit
26 Aug 17#12
The worst are the people who never even owned these drives and they come on here ranting and raving and talking :poop: about them.
reddit to RiverDragon8
26 Aug 17#18
I am rather disappointed not to see them.
They must all be busy be swigging that Lidl prosecco.
mackem1966
26 Aug 17#10
these are damaged and will break down in 5 minutes :thumbsup:
davej798 to mackem1966
26 Aug 17#15
was just going to say that ha
[email protected] to mackem1966
26 Aug 17#28
No they not, not always. And your comments is rather sweepingly generalised and inaccurate. I have refurbs that still going after several years. Basic common sense applied when it comes to important data when you use any drive applied and you'll be fine. (Keep backups of backups)
Murielson to [email protected]
26 Aug 17#48
Point totally missed!! Go back and look at the post and you will see it was in jest and response to post about those who slate these drives.
thegamingkinginfo to mackem1966
26 Aug 17#29
People always say this on recertified drive threads. In my experience there's nothing wrong with them. In fact, I've had hard drives brand new from Amazon fail before these. It's simply luck, but many people on HUKD have never had an issue with failure of recertified drives.
frozencake to mackem1966
26 Aug 17#30
You chat absolute fraff, I have a 3TB WD recertified drive running my Xbox one games for about 2 years and never had any issues. Great price to those that could grab one!
Jeezeypeeps to mackem1966
26 Aug 17#42
Yeah sure. Thanks for your fact-free contribution.
hyenadog
26 Aug 17#13
It's probably more sensible to think about the use of the drive .. if you need it for storage of important stuff then it's crazy to cheap out on refurb drives .. if you are using it for an Xbox PS then it's fine IMHO
dave859
26 Aug 17#16
Had lots of WD refurbished drives and never had one fail on me. You would be hard pushed to find another 2.5 3tb drive anywhere for cheaper.
NaughtyDawg
26 Aug 17#17
Have been looking for one for a decent price. Cheers! +1!
zirk
26 Aug 17#19
Out of Stock now.
captainbeaky
26 Aug 17#20
Well I bought one a few months ago. Looked like new & passed every test I threw at it. Nothing to say it won't break next week but the same could be said about any drive. Not sure I'd ever return a failed drive - even if it had a 3 year guarantee.
NaughtyDawg
26 Aug 17#21
Out of stock now!
Bossworld
26 Aug 17#22
Any thoughts on the 4TB desktop refurbs? I need a 4TB to strip and use as an internal media drive and I'd like a 4TB portable to act as a mirrored backup (using a scheduled robocopy or similar)?
Stimpington to Bossworld
26 Aug 17#26
HUKD is pretty toxic re feedback HDD refurbs, but I can summarise my own experience as very positive. I ran tests on my 'new' 4GB WD refurb when it arrived recently, passed with flying colours. I have another 2GB refurb that's been running fine since 2012.
Don't store anything on it before dismantling, however, as you won't be able to recover that data (thanks to encryption on the bit of hardware in the enclosure, which you will unplug when you strip it).
debesis26
26 Aug 17#23
can you stick this inside ps4 or its external only?
Murielson
26 Aug 17#24
Out of stock, only tells you after registering and trying to submit order!!
mrstocko
26 Aug 17#25
Bought 2 x 2tb which are still in stock with the free delivery. Thanks op.
phatdaveuk
26 Aug 17#27
Any free delivery codes going for the 2tb?
Babboon
26 Aug 17#31
Out of stock, 2TB is available at £37.99.
gopolog86 to Babboon
26 Aug 17#34
Plus postage which is a killer
Tequila
26 Aug 17#32
Expired.
scottishgamer
26 Aug 17#33
Damn, annoyed I missed out on this!
mickael28
26 Aug 17#35
Do you realise how much data one can fit in 3TB? Why voluntarily "choosing" to put an extra risk in the possibility of a failure?
This is just like using a condom with sellotape, I wouldn't risk it but some people seem to be penny wise pound foolish.
Good luck, with the recovery process and the pregnancy for that matter :smile:
dave859 to mickael28
26 Aug 17#38
Really does depend what you plan on storing on it, A new drive from any retailer could fail anytime and putting home videos and pictures is probably a bit of a risk if it's your only backup. Big drives are fine for PS4/Xbox as anything can be downloaded again if the drive does fail. These have probably had more tests done on them than brand new ones.
jamgin to mickael28
26 Aug 17#39
For those of us who know about these things. 1. Keep copies of data in multiple places. Hard drive, cloud etc. 2. Wear multiple condoms when indulging in some nooky.
Murielson to mickael28
26 Aug 17#40
Sellotape is ridiculous, just wash through and re use
7777777 to mickael28
26 Aug 17#44
so just buy the drive and wear condom for extra protection.
Stimpington to mickael28
26 Aug 17#49
3TBs of data will fit in 3TB.
If your method isn't to negate all risk by backing up twice or more, instead ensuring that the one drive on which you store it was brand new at purchase, then you don't understand enough to condescend.
mickael28 to Stimpington
26 Aug 17#54
Yes, I duplicate everything I store. I don't even trust those cases which offer RAID for you, as they might have a bug in their software or hardware at some point and you're screw, or they stop supporting it all together in a few years and something happens that affect you.
My point is that storage is not that expensive nowadays, just try to prevent as much as it's in your hand, buying a recert drive is an extra risk. Just get 2 new ones (different brands even) and the likelihood is greatly reduced, it's not going to change your finances much at the end of the year.
reddit to mickael28
26 Aug 17#53
Apparently ....
itsvimal
26 Aug 17#36
Out of stock now
J4GG4
26 Aug 17#37
I deal with all brands of refurbished drives, some years and years old.
I find that WD is by far the most reliable. While seagate and fujitsu the least.
Spark
26 Aug 17#41
I'd happily pay £37.99 for the 2TB one but the shipping cost kills it.
halster65
26 Aug 17#43
Cheers..just grabbed a 2tb!
jezzery to halster65
26 Aug 17#45
Any way round the postage? Can't pay £7.30 postage. Nearly as much as 3tb
dave859 to jezzery
26 Aug 17#46
Not really, best thing to do is buy two.
teggl97
26 Aug 17#47
Lol got this last year when it was posted. Just died yesterday. Not getting refurb again
TheStrangler
26 Aug 17#50
This is obviously usb powered (no separate power unit required) and I know these models work with Xbox, but could someone kindly confirm whether the PS4 needs an external HD with it's own power source to work? Cheers.
RiverDragon8 to TheStrangler
26 Aug 17#51
I'm using a USB powered WD 1.5TB (refurb) with my PS4 right now, earlier on I bought 2 of the 3TB one's.
TheStrangler to RiverDragon8
26 Aug 17#52
Thanks RiverDragon8 for your reply. :thumbsup:
Spark to TheStrangler
1 Sep 17#60
The PS4 can quite comfortably power a 2.5" drive over USB on its own. Be careful though because the front ports on the Pro models seem less powerful than the one on the back that is purposefully designed for ext storage.
reddit
27 Aug 17#55
Value wise, 2 of the 2Tb works out to be reasonable and gets free shipping too.
SirHugo
31 Aug 17#56
I ordered two 2TB drives - used a personal WD code which gave me an extra 20% off - total ££60.78!
They send me these codes regularly but this is the first time one's actually worked - had quite a shock when the discount applied.
Also had a surprise today when the drives arrived. I've bought WD refurbs many times which were in plain boxes, but these drives were in their original retail blister packaging. Don't think they're refurbs at all - looks like they've got a 3 year warranty also.
7777777
31 Aug 17#57
mine came in a plain box. Works fine with PS4 as en external storage.
I still do not know if I can remove the disk from its enclosure and use it as an internal drive.
ianbeany
1 Sep 17#58
Mine came in abrown box but looks brand new..
Hard Disk Sentinel show power up time of 0 days 0 hours.
Does anyone know if they reset the SMART info when they 'recertify' them? Or have I got a brand new one?
Spark
1 Sep 17#59
I also got mine today but according to Speccy it has undergone some pretty heavy use in the past. I'm running a HD Tune scan against it now before I format it for my PS4 but hopefully it will come back clear and last a few years.
I also got a plain brown box one so it seems like there's very little consistency here.
ianbeany to Spark
1 Sep 17#61
Had never heard of Speccy before but I've just tried it and for some strange reason it displays the stats from my SSD C drive instead of this one..
Sounds like its doing that for you too so you should try a different program.
Spark to ianbeany
1 Sep 17#62
You're absolutely right, I just rechecked it and it's showing the same stats for every drive in my machine. I think there's a bug in the latest version because when I used it last year it was fine.
Unfortunately it seems like you need the registered version of HD Sentinel for SMART reporting unless I'm missing something.
ianbeany
1 Sep 17#63
Mine is a registered (well sort of :wink: ) version so that might be the case.
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Tempted but i've got a few hard drives already
They must all be busy be swigging that Lidl prosecco.
Don't store anything on it before dismantling, however, as you won't be able to recover that data (thanks to encryption on the bit of hardware in the enclosure, which you will unplug when you strip it).
This is just like using a condom with sellotape, I wouldn't risk it but some people seem to be penny wise pound foolish.
Good luck, with the recovery process and the pregnancy for that matter :smile:
1. Keep copies of data in multiple places. Hard drive, cloud etc.
2. Wear multiple condoms when indulging in some nooky.
If your method isn't to negate all risk by backing up twice or more, instead ensuring that the one drive on which you store it was brand new at purchase, then you don't understand enough to condescend.
My point is that storage is not that expensive nowadays, just try to prevent as much as it's in your hand, buying a recert drive is an extra risk. Just get 2 new ones (different brands even) and the likelihood is greatly reduced, it's not going to change your finances much at the end of the year.
I find that WD is by far the most reliable. While seagate and fujitsu the least.
They send me these codes regularly but this is the first time one's actually worked - had quite a shock when the discount applied.
Also had a surprise today when the drives arrived. I've bought WD refurbs many times which were in plain boxes, but these drives were in their original retail blister packaging. Don't think they're refurbs at all - looks like they've got a 3 year warranty also.
I still do not know if I can remove the disk from its enclosure and use it as an internal drive.
Hard Disk Sentinel show power up time of 0 days 0 hours.
Does anyone know if they reset the SMART info when they 'recertify' them? Or have I got a brand new one?
I also got a plain brown box one so it seems like there's very little consistency here.
Sounds like its doing that for you too so you should try a different program.
Unfortunately it seems like you need the registered version of HD Sentinel for SMART reporting unless I'm missing something.