This hot deal from Best Buy is back and better than ever. They have the WD easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 for only $139.99. This is a fantastic price for a 8 TB harddrive.
This deal is especially popular because WD appears to be using 8 TB Western Digital “Red” hard drives inside these external drive enclosures. Instructions are available on how to extract the drive from the enclosure. This is a fantastic deal as the Western Digital “Red” hard drives (suitable for NAS) typically go for about $274, making this about a $135 savings over buying the drive itself.
Thanks Mike for letting us know!
UPDATE: There is a great guide on reddit for identifying exactly what type of drive is in these and the various implications of it. Apparently, while the vast majority of drives are WD Red, recently you may also get a ‘white-label’ drive with what appears to be the same performance characteristics.
got one! muchas gracias!
Jeff Christensen
Ummm …. not sure what the “red” hard drive is, but can this be used with a regular home computer to backup items/photos?
yes of course it can. these hard drives are like any other regular external storages. really good deal!
Red drives are for nas
ooohhh …. i just looked up nas — then these are better suited for multiple ‘pooters attached to one network?
They are good for that but also work well as a stand alone drive. They are better drives than their cheapest ones for sure. You can just as easily use it the way it comes out of the box without issues.
Yes very suitable for backup. Red drives from WD are designed for being on 24 hours a day (i.e. conditions common when used in a NAS)
Frank I bought one
Jacek, it’s a great price for a backup drive.
2 drive today, both wd white drives wd80emaz
does Best Buy price adjust? I bought one last week.
Yes they do price adjustments.
Karsten Reis
Love It……… Was waiting for this deal to come up… my 5TB is full with photos and needed to move into something bigger… Will use the old 5TB for a media server using Plex Server on Windows 10 machine… Tks CanonPriceWatch for all your hard work..
Ian Squires
I’m in for one. Thanks for the heads up CPW!
Chris Coffey
Back up to $ 200
It’s $199.99 now!
UPDATE: There is a great guide on reddit for identifying exactly what type of drive is in these and the various implications of it. Apparently, while the vast majority of drives are WD Red, recently you may also get a ‘white-label’ drive with what appears to be the same performance characteristics. https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/7fx0i0/wd_easystore_8tb_compendium/
Erin Evangeline-Korth just in case
Thank you!!!
Scored one! With tax $148
From online or in store?
Jamie, online , picked up at the local store
BestBuy matches the price if you bought one on blackfriday.
I chatted with them and they immediately refunded $10.7 to my card.
The deal is sorta back….$150 today