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Western Digital Recertified: 5TB €100 4TB €88 3TB €65 ect

  • 05-08-2016 6:05pm
    #1
    eqwjewoiujqorj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 506 ✭✭✭


    Link

    Prices approx. depending on how you pay and whether you use the UK or EU site.

    A couple of euro cheaper on the uk site, even with the conversion charge.

    eg
    4TB €91.24 uk / €94.99 eu

    The 5tb came to 103.41 if using visa debit @ 1.75% conversion fee.
    Visa Calculator link

    If you're paying by paypal make sure to change how you will be charged, ie get billed in the sellers currency.

    Here's where to go to change:
    Profile > Payments > Preapproved Payments > Set Available Funding Sources > Conversion Options

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  • #2
    tipperary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 447 ✭✭tipperary


    Thanks for that, picked up the 4TB My Book. Once again end up buying something I never realised I needed thanks to Bargain Alerts!

    link

    While basket will only give estimate for shipping to UK, selecting Ireland at check out also gives free postage.


  • #3
    Laphroaig52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Laphroaig52


    What's to stop me from ripping that drive out of that enclosure and making it a nice big 5TB internal drive on the PC?

    Nice one either way! Thanks!


  • #4
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Laphroaig52 wrote: »
    What's to stop me from ripping that drive out of that enclosure and making it a nice big 5TB internal drive on the PC?

    Nice one either way! Thanks!

    Some of the Western Digital portable drives have no sata connector on the drive inside just a USB connection so they wouldn't work. Not sure if it's these bigger drives are the same.


  • #5
    Laphroaig52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Laphroaig52


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Some of the Western Digital portable drives have no sata connector on the drive inside just a USB connection so they wouldn't work. Not sure if it's these bigger drives are the same.

    Thanks.

    That doesn't look like a portable drive but God knows what's inside.
    I'll fill the bugger in any case!


  • #6
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,708 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Laphroaig52 wrote: »
    What's to stop me from ripping that drive out of that enclosure and making it a nice big 5TB internal drive on the PC?

    Nice one either way! Thanks!

    That's how I filled my HTPC, easy to take out


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  • #7
    branners69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,726 ✭✭✭branners69


    How come they only offer 6 months warranty? Either they are 100% or they are not?

    I was looking for 4tb external which is €135 on Amazon but €95 here, but for the extra €40 I get 18 months extra warranty?


  • #8
    Laphroaig52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Laphroaig52


    slave1 wrote: »
    That's how I filled my HTPC, easy to take out

    That's exactly what I intend to do with it!


  • #9
    styron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 928 ✭✭✭styron


    branners69 wrote: »
    How come they only offer 6 months warranty? Either they are 100% or they are not?

    I was looking for 4tb external which is €135 on Amazon but €95 here, but for the extra €40 I get 18 months extra warranty?

    Recertified drives "may consist of customer return units and may be repaired" - new two year warranty drives are not.


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