Price alert: Just ordered a 3TB WD portable hard drive from Target. It was in their weekly ad that I got in my emails. The price was $64 and change, less cost than their cheapest 2TB...

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Just ordered a 3TB WD portable hard drive from Target.
It was in their weekly ad that I got in my emails.
The price was $64 and change, less cost than their cheapest 2TB portable HD.
Just a heads up for anyone looking for a portable HD. Don't know how long their ad price is for.

will

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Soul Dr. wrote:

Just ordered a 3TB WD portable hard drive from Target.
It was in their weekly ad that I got in my emails.
The price was $64 and change, less cost than their cheapest 2TB portable HD.
Just a heads up for anyone looking for a portable HD. Don't know how long their ad price is for.

will

I made that happen because I bought a 2TB WD hard drive last week for about the same price.
You're welcome!

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

I'm going to Target tomorrow to buy a new card reader; I hope I can resist the temptation to buy the hard drive because I don't need it at this time. Thanks for the heads-up!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Interesting.

My 2Tb internal drive was $120,
but it's a Gold Enterprise drive
with a 2 million hour MTBF.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

GoofyNewfie wrote:

I made that happen because I bought a 2TB WD hard drive last week for about the same price.
You're welcome!

Thank You! All help is appreciated.

will

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

Also my personal view. I think a manf makes a drive and does QA on it. The good ones become Enterprise with a 5 year warranty, the medium ones become consumer drives with a 3 year warranty, and the low end drives become portable drives with a 1 year warranty (or maybe 3 years or even lifetime but the manf relies on the consumer forgetting all this stuff). And there are rejects.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

chrissybabe wrote:

Also my personal view. I think a manf makes a drive and does QA on it. The good ones become Enterprise with a 5 year warranty, the medium ones become consumer drives with a 3 year warranty, and the low end drives become portable drives with a 1 year warranty (or maybe 3 years or even lifetime but the manf relies on the consumer forgetting all this stuff). And there are rejects.

Ergo WD black, red, blue...

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Soul Dr. wrote:

Just ordered a 3TB WD portable hard drive from Target.
It was in their weekly ad that I got in my emails.
The price was $64 and change, less cost than their cheapest 2TB portable HD.
Just a heads up for anyone looking for a portable HD. Don't know how long their ad price is for.

will

I just went to their ad and found only 1-T, 2-T and 4-T drives. I'll keep looking because I'm always in the market.

stant52 Loc: Williamsport, Pa.

AzPicLady wrote:

I just went to their ad and found only 1-T, 2-T and 4-T drives. I'll keep looking because I'm always in the market.

Here you go , https://www.target.com/p/western-digital-3tb-elements-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive/-/A-79733005

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

AzPicLady wrote:

I just went to their ad and found only 1-T, 2-T and 4-T drives. I'll keep looking because I'm always in the market.

Try looking on their website to see if it is still on sale.
Just do a search for 3,TB portable HD.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

stant52 wrote:

Here you go , https://www.target.com/p/western-digital-3tb-elements-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive/-/A-79733005

Yes, that's the one I ordered. It's being delivered today.

With free 2 day shipping.
Will

BryGuy Loc: Buckeye, AZ

Does it require an external power source or is it simply plug into USB?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I wonder how they differ from My Passport Ultra, or if it is just a marketing name change.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

BryGuy wrote:

Does it require an external power source or is it simply plug into USB?

I think it's just plug and play most newer portable HDs are that way.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

BryGuy wrote:

Does it require an external power source or is it simply plug into USB?

Most all of the pocket drives are USB powered.