TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US2.2% cheaper in Japan
Is WD Red Plus 8TB 3.5-inch NAS Internal Hard Drive cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$7.80 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$7.80 (2.2%): Japan ¥52,890 ≈ US$347.19, the US US$354.99.
01 · Verdict
2.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥52,890incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$347.19JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$354.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$7.802.2% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japanincl. tax、the USexcl. tax; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-22. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥52,890 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$354.99 | Best Buy ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$347.19 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$7.80 | 2.2%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
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Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥52,890, Taiwan NT$13,500; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$352.40, still below the US by US$2.59.
- Break-even rate 0.0067 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Only paired when capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), not the brand's official price.
- Price and stock follow the page on the day of verification.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Best Buy ↗Current US retailer price · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- Japan ranking listing: WESTERN DIGITAL WD80EFPX, internal HDD, SATA connection, WD Red Plus (NAS) 256MB [8TB/3.5-inch] [PC parts]/Taiwan product page: WD80EFPX, 8TB, 3.5-inch SATA, 256MB cache, Red Plus NAS useThe Japan listing is the WESTERN DIGITAL WD80EFPX Internal HDD, SATA connection, WD Red Plus (NAS), 256MB [8TB / 3.5-inch]. The Taiwan page's model WD80EFPX, capacity 8TB, and Red Plus NAS series all match, a single price of NT$13,500. (Retailer: momo (a 3C accessories store)) The Taiwan price of NT$13,500 is about 1.49 times the converted Japan tax-excluded price (¥48,082 ÷ 1.1 x 0.2076 ≈ NT$9,074), a normal cross-market retail price difference.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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