Grab 14TB of shuckable storage for $169 — WD external hard drive back to all-time low for Black Friday

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To shuck or not to shuck? That is the question.

WD Elements 14TB
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Even as SSDs grow larger, you just can't beat traditional spinner storage when it comes to pricing. The WD Elements 14TB external hard drive is back at a fantastic price of $169.99, the drive's historic all-time low price. This great deal means you could save up to $210 off its regular price.

Western Digital WD Elements 14TB
All-time low price
Save 55% ($210)
Western Digital WD Elements 14TB: was $379.99 now $169.99 at BHPhoto

The WD Elements 14TB is an ample external storage solution for all your backup needs. Alternatively, you can shuck it and repurpose the internal hard drive for your NAS or PC.

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The WD Elements 14 measures 5.31 x 1.89 x 6.53 inches and weighs 0.9 pounds. Although it's not obnoxiously big or heavy, it's one of those external storage devices that'll probably spend more time on your desk than on the road. The device requires external power and must be connected to a wall outlet via an AC adapter.

The WD Elements 14 is ready to use immediately if you're a Windows PC user. If you're using macOS, you'll need to reformat it to a file system compatible with macOS. Western Digital provides a limited two-year warranty on the WD Elements 14TB, giving you extra peace of mind.

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8 Comments Comment from the forums
  • pug_s
    This is no deal. About 3.5 years ago, Bestbuy had the deal with the same drive for $200 and you can get 15% off if you give an old drive to recycle. I have plenty of dead drives from my company and got 4 drives and I am currently using them in my Synology NAS.
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  • scottsoapbox
    pug_s said:
    This is no deal. About 3.5 years ago, Bestbuy had the deal with the same drive for $200 and you can get 15% off if you give an old drive to recycle. I have plenty of dead drives from my company and got 4 drives and I am currently using them in my Synology NAS.
    A lot of things were cheaper 4 years ago.
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  • Vex99
    go to slickdeals and u can buy a 26tb hard drive for 270, but please dont buy from newegg they are chinese-owned and trash now, wait for a similair deal from seagate.com, they show up very frequently,
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  • SomeoneElse23
    I get my drives re-certified with 5 year warranties from goharddrive.
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  • Amdlova
    I have one of these... if you are lucky will have an red drive on it.
    you can dissemble it put a small tape on power connector and make a internal drive.
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  • Misgar
    Grab 14TB of shuckable storage for $169 I've just checked my local Amazon web site and the WD Elements 14TB is the equivalent of US $344.54, including 20% local tax.

    That's double the price in the US. Somebody, somewhere is making a decent profit. Economies of scale or price gouging?


    Amdlova said:
    if you are lucky will have an red drive on it.
    The trouble with buying USB drives is you've no idea what's inside, until you get your hands on it.

    I shucked an old 8TB WD Elements recently after making sure it was CMR, not SMR. The drive was white label not red, but I'm still very pleased it's not SMR, which I avoid whenever possible.
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  • yevp
    Yev from Backblaze here -> Shucking you say... :LOL::ROFLMAO:
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  • docbones69
    Two suggestions for the article, I would add a part on how the drive companies have made shucking harder. (case are more complex) and a second part about the warranty and that for those in the US the warranty is NOT voided if you shuck your drives.
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