--- title: This 5TB Western Digital drive just dropped to $180, and... description: The Western Digital Elements 5TB portable hard drive is discounted from $300 to $180 at B&H Photo as part of a limited-time sale. The drive uses USB 3.1 Gen 1... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-5tb-western-digital-drive-just-dropped-to-180-and-it-s-a-steal-if-you-re-looking-to-store-dat-uiettm4di twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This 5TB Western Digital drive just dropped to $180, and it's a steal if you're looking to store data on the cheap | daily.dev og:description: The Western Digital Elements 5TB portable hard drive is discounted from $300 to $180 at B&H Photo as part of a limited-time sale. The drive uses USB 3.1 Gen 1... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-5tb-western-digital-drive-just-dropped-to-180-and-it-s-a-steal-if-you-re-looking-to-store-dat-uiettm4di og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/uiEtTm4DI.png og:image:alt: This 5TB Western Digital drive just dropped to $180, and it's a steal if you're looking to store data on the cheap og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This 5TB Western Digital drive just dropped to $180, and it's a steal if you're looking to store data on the cheap **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Western Digital Elements 5TB portable hard drive is discounted from $300 to $180 at B&H Photo as part of a limited-time sale. The drive uses USB 3.1 Gen 1 with sequential speeds up to 130 MB/s, requires no external power, works natively with Windows, and needs reformatting for other operating systems. It ships with a USB-A to Micro-USB cable and a two-year warranty. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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