WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive

by Western Digital

WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive — charted as a top-100 best-selling hard drive on Amazon UK in 10 different years (2017–2026), peaking at #2.

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About this hard drive

Ultra fast data transfer with USB 3.0
For hard disks with a maximum size of approximately 13.2 x 10.5 x 3.8 cm (5.19 x 4.13 x 1.49 inches)
Compatible with Windows 10 or 8.1, reformat for MAC OS
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Details

Peak position	#2 (of 10 years charting)
Charted	2017–2026
Category	Data Storage › External Data Storage › External Hard Drives
Publisher	Western Digital
Price range	£17.00 – £121.96 (all time)

Price history

Amazon UK price history for WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive

Price history chart by Keepa.

In the charts

Its best year was 2020, when it finished at #2 in Amazon UK’s annual Top 100 hard drives. That year’s #1 was Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3.2. Gen 1, Black (HDTB410EK3AA) by Toshiba. It first charted in 2017 at #15, climbed to a peak of #2 in 2020, and last appeared in 2026, at #20. That is 10 consecutive years in the Top 100.

Around it in 2020

#1 Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3.2. Gen 1… by Toshiba
#2 WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive
#3 WD 2TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0 interface, port… by Western Digital
#4 Seagate Expansion Portable 1 TB External Hard Drive HDD – USB 3.0 for… by Seagate
#5 Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 3.0 Portable 2.5 inch External Hard Drive f… by Seagate

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WD Blue 1TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 6… — peak #2, 2016–2023
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WD 4 TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black, USB 3… — peak #7, 2017–2024
WD 5TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 G… — peak #7, 2025–2026
WD Blue 2TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache… — peak #8, 2016–2020
WD 2TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 G… — peak #9, 2025–2026

Chart History

FAQs

Was "WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive" a bestseller?
WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive — charted as a top-100 best-selling hard drive on Amazon UK in 10 different years (2017–2026), peaking at #2.

What was the best-selling hard drive of 2020?
"Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3.2. Gen 1, Black (HDTB410EK3AA)" by Toshiba was the #1 best-selling hard drive on Amazon UK in 2020. "WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive" finished at #2 that year.

What other hard drives by Western Digital were bestsellers?
"WD Blue 1TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 2 Year Warranty" (peak #2, 2016–2023); "WD 2TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0 interface, portable external storage, Plug-and-Play, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1, Formatted for PC and Mac, Black" (peak #3, 2017–2024); "WD Red 3TB 3.5 Inch NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM - WD30EFRX" (peak #5, 2016–2020); "WD 4TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0, Plug-and-Play, Formatted for Windows, Black" (peak #6, 2025–2026); "WD 4 TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black, USB 3.0, Plug-and-Play, formatted for Windows, Schwarz" (peak #7, 2017–2024).

What years did "WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive" chart on Amazon UK?
It appeared in the annual Top 100 best-selling hard drives list in: 2026 (#20), 2025 (#19), 2024 (#21), 2023 (#7), 2022 (#6), 2021 (#4), 2020 (#2), 2019 (#8), 2018 (#5), 2017 (#15).