If you’re into video editing or other forms of content creation, you may soon run out of space on your hard disks. For those who merely want to keep their own collection of photos and videos, two or three petabytes is not nearly enough. This 12TB WD Elements external hard drive is on sale at B&H for only $189.99! B&H’s DealZone, a daily bargains area, has the drive on sale. We’ve never seen a price this low before, thanks to the $120 off-page coupon. This is the lowest price we’ve ever seen for the Elements on other sites. It sells for about $250 on sites like Amazon.com.
Using the desktop drive is a cinch because to its straightforward plug-and-play design. For Mac compatibility, you’ll need to reformat the device, which is compatible with Windows out of the box. The data will be lost if you don’t do a clean format prior to utilizing the hard drive.
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| WDBWLG0120HBK-NESN | WDBBGB0120HBK-NESN | WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN | WDBPMV0050BSL-WESN | |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop | Desktop | PC, Mac | MAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connectivity Technology | USB | USB | USB | USB |
| Digital Storage Capacity | 12 TB | 12000 GB | 5 TB | 5 TB |
| File System | NTFS | — | NTFS | — |
| Hard Disk Description | Desktop | Desktop | Portable | Portable |
| Hard Disk Size | 12.0 TB | 12.00 TB | 5.0 TB | 5 TB |
| Hardware Interface | USB 3.0 | USB 3.0, USB 2.0 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.0 |
| Item Dimensions | 5.31 x 1.89 x 6.53 inches | 5.5 x 1.9 x 6.7 inches | 4.35 x 3.23 x 0.82 inches | 4.33 x 3.21 x 0.83 inches |
| Item Weight | 2.72 lbs | 2.90 lbs | 0.52 lbs | 0.51 lbs |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 12 TB | 12 TB | 5 TB | 5 TB |
| Size | 12TB | 12TB | 5TB | 5TB |
You’ll be using a USB 3.0 cable to make this connection. Because of its extensive compatibility, as well as its ability to carry data at speeds of up to 5 Gbps, it makes sense that it is so popular. If you have a lot of storage, you’ll need a lot of bandwidth so that you can transfer everything quickly.
Use this hard disk as a secondary storage device. It should be big enough to accommodate your full computer system.. In this case, it can function as a backup location for all of your data. Alternatively, you can use it as a repository for all of your media. Maintain a single location for all of your images and videos.
