The newest Western Digital 1TB Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive is marked down to $40 (Reg. $60), 2TB from $60

Reg. $60/$40

Update (1/8 9:00pm): Staples also offers the WD Elements 2TB Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive for $59.99 (Reg. $75+).

Staples offers the WD My Passport 1TB Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive in multiple colors for $39.99 with free shipping for Rewards members (sign-up here at no-cost). That’s a $20 savings off nearly every online retailer including Amazon and the lowest price that we’ve tracked since this line of hard drives was announced. For further comparison, our previous 1TB deal was for $48. The larger 2TB model is also on sale for $70 (Reg. $90).

Rated 4.5/5 stars by 280 Amazon customers. Features:

• Auto backup with included WD Backup software
• Password protection with hardware encryption
• Reimagined design
• Trusted drive built with WD reliability
• USB 3.0 port; USB 2.0 compatible

The My Passport portable hard drive is trusted to store the massive amounts of photos, videos and music you love. Available in an array of vibrant, fun colors, the sleek style fits comfortably in the palm of your hand, so you can easily take your treasured content everywhere you go. Built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with WD Security software helps keep your content private and safe. Easily add a ‘return-if-found’ message as the password prompt in case your My Passport ever gets lost. My Passport portable storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up. It comes with all the software you need to help protect all your data, including WD Backup and WD Security software.