TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US10.4% cheaper in the US
Is WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD 1TB (WDS100T5B0E) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$18.78 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$18.78 (10.4%): Japan ¥30,280 ≈ US$198.77, the US US$179.99.
01 · Verdict
10.4% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥30,280incl. tax · Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$198.77JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$179.99tax basis not stated · Walmart US Marketplace listing; seller Platinum Micro; tax unknown · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$18.7810.4% · 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 UStax basis not stated; 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) | ¥30,280 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USWalmart US Marketplace listing; seller Platinum Micro; tax unknown | US$179.99 | Walmart Marketplace — Platinum Micro ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$198.77 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$18.78 | 10.4%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 ¥30,280 and Taiwan NT$7,140 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are excluded. U.S. checked list price: US$179.99 (Walmart Marketplace — Platinum Micro; tax unconfirmed).
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$201.75, above the US by US$21.76.
- Break-even rate 0.0059 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
- ヨドバシ.com ↗Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- US price
- Walmart Marketplace — Platinum Micro ↗Walmart US Marketplace listing; seller Platinum Micro; tax unknown · tax basis not stated · In stock · checked 2026-09-24
- 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 internal SSD, WD Blue SN5100 series NVMe SSD, 1TB, WDS100T5B0E (model WDS100T5B0E)/Taiwan product page: WDS100T5B0E, WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD 1TB, model and capacity match exactlyJapan lists model WDS100T5B0E, product name "WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD 1TB," JP ¥27,527. Opened the Taiwan product page and confirmed the product name "WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD 1TB (WDS100T5B0E)," with the model matching exactly, promotional price NT$7,140. (Storefront: momo shopping)
- 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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