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		muro on March 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WD Passport 4TB drives don't support WRITE SAME co... I was always wondering how external drives can be cheaper than internal. This explains. Thank you.

gambiting on March 26, 2020 [–]

Yeah, and massively cheaper too. I bought a 5TB passport drive for £71 recently, an equivalent capacity desktop drive would be at least £200. The price disparity is insane.

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