j.metts Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 My local Target has "WD Elements 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drives" on clearance for $85/each. I'm planning on swinging by after work to pick up a couple, but before I do this, I wanted to see if anyone knew what WD drive is used for these. I want to buy a couple of them and pull the internal drives (voiding warranty, but $85!) to put into my server. Thoughts? Link to comment
j.metts Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Hmmmmm....bought one and cracked it open. It's a WD Caviar Black 64MB (WD2001FASS). Nice! Gonna have to go back for a 2nd! For $85 plus $10 gift card for purchases over $75, maybe 2 more! Link to comment
adammerkley Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Try plugging the model and serial into WD's RMA site. Maybe it even still has a warranty... Link to comment
j.metts Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Warranty expired 10/14/2011, but according to what I just read, I should be able to get it updated to the date of purchase: "By default, the warranty date is calculated from the manufacture date. However, if you have proof of purchase, we can update the warranty to calculate it from the purchase date. If you feel that the warranty date needs to be updated from the purchase date, please follow the instructions below. Send us an email from this link: http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php Put in "Update warranty" in the subject line. Attach a picture or a scanned copy of your purchase receipt (jpg, jpeg, or gif formats only, max 500KB) Send the email. Once we receive the email, we will verify the information and update the warranty accordingly. You will receive a response from us about the status of your email." Link to comment
ashaneil Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Can you link the item on their website or include the item # so I can hit my local store ? And did you buy it online and pickup at local store or did you buy it at the local store? Link to comment
j.metts Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 This is the drive on their website. It matches the item number on my receipt: http://www.target.com/p/Western-Digtital-Elements-2TB-External-Hard-Drive-Black-WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN/-/A-12714787 The only difference I see is that the description on the website says the model is "WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN" whereas the model on the box shows "WDBAAU0020HBK-NETG". Not sure what the difference is. A friend actually found them when he went by the store yesterday. They have about 40-50 on clearance. My local Target no longer has them, so I went back to this one close to my work to pick up a second. So, if anyone is in the DMV (DC/Maryland/Northern VA) area, this is the Springfield Target :-) Item Numbers: Online Item #: 12714787 Store Item Number (DPCI): 080-00-1082 Link to comment
j.metts Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 The only difference I see is that the description on the website says the model is "WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN" whereas the model on the box shows "WDBAAU0020HBK-NETG". Not sure what the difference is. Did a little research. Seems that the NESN version contains the WD Green drives and the NETG version is the one with the WD Black drives. Link to comment
ashaneil Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 None of the stores around here have it. Crap. Link to comment
ashaneil Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Lol found them at NewEgg: Western Digital Elements 2TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN for $109.99 after $70 instant rebate. (Note: You will see the price when item is added to cart) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136471 Link to comment
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