[Best Buy] WD My Passport SSD 512GB USB 3.1 External Solid State Drive - $119.99

Aug 12th, 2019 11:15 am

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DealAvenger [OP]: Banned; Aug 11, 2019; 29 posts; 130 upvotes

Aug 12th, 2019 11:15 am

[Best Buy] WD My Passport SSD 512GB USB 3.1 External Solid State Drive - $119.99

Deal Link:: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/wd ... n/13014149
Price:: 119.99
Savings:: 19%
Retailer:: Best Buy

I've been following the price of this ever since the beginning of the year. It's highly reviewed, silent, and looks good with USB 3.1 to boot.

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Aug 12th, 2019 10:23 pm

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max011: Deal Addict; Nov 25, 2003; 4944 posts; 7034 upvotes; Vancouver

Aug 12th, 2019 10:23 pm

Not sure it's really good price for something that size...

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Aug 12th, 2019 10:47 pm

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undacova: Deal Addict; Mar 8, 2008; 3438 posts; 775 upvotes; Toronto

Aug 12th, 2019 10:47 pm

max011 wrote: ↑ Not sure it's really good price for something that size...

SSDs are generally about speed and no moving parts instead of size.

Aug 12th, 2019 11:14 pm

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Angultra: Deal Fanatic; Mar 1, 2002; 9653 posts; 6380 upvotes; Toronto

Aug 12th, 2019 11:14 pm

Comparing apples to apples, I would go with the Samsung T5 instead for $105:

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/sa ... m/11982066
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B073GZBT36

And since it always comes up, a 2.5" SSD with external case is not comparable, this is far more portable.

+5

Aug 12th, 2019 11:39 pm

#5

indeals: Deal Addict; Nov 6, 2016; 1039 posts; 1003 upvotes

Aug 12th, 2019 11:39 pm

Lol why is this one $400 regular price

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/wd ... r=PDP_Reco

Aug 13th, 2019 12:07 am

#6

binzokun: Newbie; Jan 7, 2007; 18 posts; 1 upvote; Coquitlam

Aug 13th, 2019 12:07 am

the samsung has faster speed than the WD and build quality is also nicer.

Aug 13th, 2019 3:23 am

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max011: Deal Addict; Nov 25, 2003; 4944 posts; 7034 upvotes; Vancouver

Aug 13th, 2019 3:23 am

undacova wrote: ↑ SSDs are generally about speed and no moving parts instead of size.

I'm not all that stupid. I know difference between technologies. Just wander if this is a good price for the SSD drive of this size. And I believe it is NOT.

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Aug 13th, 2019 3:31 am

#8

brokeuniversitystudent: Newbie; Aug 9, 2017; 71 posts; 35 upvotes

Aug 13th, 2019 3:31 am

indeals wrote: ↑ Lol why is this one $400 regular price

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/wd ... r=PDP_Reco

The sale looks 10x better with that kind of regular pricing!

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Aug 16th, 2019 3:21 pm

#9

rogerchoi: Member; Nov 25, 2006; 452 posts; 262 upvotes

Aug 16th, 2019 3:21 pm

Samsung is a better deal. Value-wise, I'd get a cheap 1TB internal SSD and put it in an enclosure.