Aldi External Hard Drive 500gb USB3.0 35euro

Dony · 01-06-2011 9:49am #1

Yes these are now reduced to 35 euro. They were previously 65euro.
Super value.
Transfer rate max 5Gbit/sec.
They've brought out a 640gb version too and its now priced at 65.
Got mine in Drogheda.

TriStar6 · 01-06-2011 9:52am

Dony wrote: »

Yes these are now reduced to 35 euro. They were previously 65euro.
Super value.
Transfer rate max 5Gbit/sec.
They've brought out a 640gb version too and its now priced at 65.
Got mine in Drogheda.

Hi, which type are they 2.5" or 3.5" do you have a pic? where they marked with the price or did you have to ask? thanks

Dony · 01-06-2011 9:59am

I think they're 2.5 inch but couldn't be certain.
Yes they're clearly marked as reduced.
I asked when had they beem reduced since and was told since Monday morning.

slave1 · 01-06-2011 10:01am

If you see them SNAP THEM UP, great price

TriStar6 · 01-06-2011 10:33am

Got the last one on display in Aldi Tallaght near M&S
is the 2.5" great price, they where on HUKD last week at £29.99 but weren't reduced here.
Cheers OP

paddyp · 01-06-2011 2:09pm

Just bought two not marked reduced guy at the checkout was wondering how I knew.

Mr.Crinklewood · 01-06-2011 2:16pm

paddyp wrote: »

Just bought two not marked reduced guy at the checkout was wondering how I knew.

Here was that, many left?

johnnyrotten · 01-06-2011 2:37pm

do you need a usb3 port to use this?

Dony · 01-06-2011 2:43pm

johnnyrotten wrote: »

do you need a usb3 port to use this?

No you don't. It'll still work fine with USB port 2.0, just not as quick at transfering a file but still speedy enough IMO.

01-06-2011 2:48pm

Dony wrote: »

Yes these are now reduced to 35 euro. They were previously 65euro.
Super value.
Transfer rate max 5Gbit/sec.
They've brought out a 640gb version too and its now priced at 65.
Got mine in Drogheda.

A Sam McCauley flyer that came in one of the free local papers here have a 1tb one for 65 euro

EDIT: Here she is

TriStar6 · 01-06-2011 2:54pm

Deleted User wrote: »

A Sam McCauley flyer that came in one of the free local papers here have a 1tb one for 65 euro

EDIT: Here she is

That looks like a big drive???
If it's 3.5" it will need a power supply as well.

The 2.5" are much more portable

chavezychavez · 01-06-2011 2:55pm

Deleted User wrote: »

A Sam McCauley flyer that came in one of the free local papers here have a 1tb one for 65 euro

EDIT: Here she is

Unfortunately, that one is a 3.5" one that needs an external power supply.

http://www.burnit.ie/store/product/6795/iomega-1TB-Desk-Drive/

Aldi's is 2.5" and runs off USB alone.

edit...as TriStar6 mentions above

01-06-2011 3:09pm

chavezychavez wrote: »

Unfortunately, that one is a 3.5" one that needs an external power supply.

http://www.burnit.ie/store/product/6795/iomega-1TB-Desk-Drive/

Aldi's is 2.5" and runs off USB alone.

edit...as TriStar6 mentions above

And it's not USB 3.0, just 2.0, which would be a fairly big selling point

paddyp · 01-06-2011 3:10pm

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Here was that, many left?

Roscommon about 6 left at the time.

paddyp · 01-06-2011 3:21pm

28064212 wrote: »

And it's not USB 3.0, just 2.0, which would be a fairly big selling point

USB 3 won't make that much difference with a 2.5" drive like this. Twice as fast throughput but for random access they are about the same. Good info about that here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/usb-3.0-superspeed-external-drive,2670-8.html

01-06-2011 3:45pm

chavezychavez wrote: »

Unfortunately, that one is a 3.5" one that needs an external power supply.

http://www.burnit.ie/store/product/6795/iomega-1TB-Desk-Drive/

Aldi's is 2.5" and runs off USB alone.

edit...as TriStar6 mentions above

Very True. the one in aldi will complement the saorview box nicely although i think someone said that the FAT32 system doesnt perform well on larger capacity??

ch750536 · 01-06-2011 4:01pm

Yep, this is ideal for anyone looking for a media drive. Mine works with my MVision box and also the wii.

machalla · 01-06-2011 5:01pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Very True. the one in aldi will complement the saorview box nicely although i think someone said that the FAT32 system doesnt perform well on larger capacity??

Fat32 can't handle individual filesizes above 4Gb so that may be what they mean.

T-Maxx · 01-06-2011 5:56pm

None left at Aldi Finglas.:mad:

Keith186 · 01-06-2011 7:04pm

Some greedy prick bought 3 in coolock. None left.

paddyp · 01-06-2011 10:05pm

Keith186 wrote: »

Some greedy prick bought 3 in coolock. None left.

Ah now don't call yourself a prick, I was tempted to get a third to make a zfs usb pool rather that a usb raid.

chavezychavez · 02-06-2011 9:13am

Was 3 left after I got one in Aldi Listowel.

Had a bit of a wig-out when I saw the connection to the harddrive, but any regular printer usb cable fits it. Thought it was proprietary when I saw it first.

Mimikyu · 02-06-2011 9:22am

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Barr · 02-06-2011 9:25am

Anyone seen this offer in Cork ?

congo_90 · 02-06-2011 10:44am

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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try the aldi on the long mile road

Prefect_1998 · 02-06-2011 10:49am

tried

ballymun
newlands
and long mile and nothing,

if anyone sees on in a dublin store let me know, i paid 65 for one of these drives good while ago and its great..

craigmcc · 02-06-2011 2:14pm

Bought 2 in Cavan this morning :-) I think they still have some left.

robfowler78 · 02-06-2011 4:37pm

Was in navan today they had a meridon hdd 500 gb but it was 65.99. The guy in the shop said he new nothing of one for 35.99....

foxirl · 02-06-2011 4:39pm

robfowler78 wrote: »

Was in navan today they had a meridon hdd 500 gb but it was 65.99. The guy in the shop said he new nothing of one for 35.99....

That's it. It scans through as 35

BionicRasher · 02-06-2011 4:52pm

Barr wrote: »

Anyone seen this offer in Cork ?

Tried the Cobh store and they say they only ever had the 640gb version at 65 euros no 500gb version

robfowler78 · 02-06-2011 5:22pm

Seems to be different shop to shop.....or else they dont all know

ShamoBuc · 02-06-2011 5:45pm

They have a Medion(MD97710) External DVD writer for 60 euro and a Medion (MD97711)External DVD/Cd Burner for 39.99 in Mayfield. Pardon my ignorance but are they both external hard drives or something different - all those things look the same to me.

Welease · 02-06-2011 6:22pm

Couldn't find one in my local Aldi.. I asked the manager and he hasn't heard of it, so it's not a country wide deal

I popped into Tesco's though, and managed to pick up a Hitachi 500Gb portable drive for 39.95 (reduced from 69.95).. Last one on the shelf.

Athlone_Bhoy · 02-06-2011 6:24pm

ShamoBuc wrote: »

They have a Medion(MD97710) External DVD writer for 60 euro and a Medion (MD97711)External DVD/Cd Burner for 39.99 in Mayfield. Pardon my ignorance but are they both external hard drives or something different - all those things look the same to me.

They're burners. You want a hard drive not a burner.

Mr.Crinklewood · 02-06-2011 6:26pm

Welease wrote: »

Couldn't find one in my local Aldi.. I asked the manager and he hasn't heard of it, so it's not a country wide deal

I popped into Tesco's though, and managed to pick up a Hitachi 500Gb portable drive for 39.95 (reduced from 69.95).. Last one on the shelf.

Which Tescos hun?

Welease · 02-06-2011 6:58pm

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Which Tescos hun?

Edenderry,.. up at the backrow opposite the phones, beside the SD cards bottom shelf red/yellow price tags (in the unlikely event that is your local Tesco's).

djh · 02-06-2011 7:03pm

None in Aldi Parnell St Dublin city

Mr.Crinklewood · 02-06-2011 7:14pm

None in Aldi Rathmines.( Dublin ).

antocann · 02-06-2011 7:42pm

any left in longford ?

ImpossibleDuck · 02-06-2011 8:06pm

http://www.brand-name-coupons.com/seagate-expansion-1tb.html

1 TB - 49 dollars - 34 euro

Do-more · 02-06-2011 8:24pm

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

http://www.brand-name-coupons.com/seagate-expansion-1tb.html

1 TB - 49 dollars - 34 euro

Amazon won't ship it out of the U.S. Fail.

Daibheid · 02-06-2011 8:24pm

tui0hcg wrote: »

Tried the Cobh store and they say they only ever had the 640gb version at 65 euros no 500gb version

Same in Tory Top road and Grange stores.

Dman001 · 02-06-2011 8:28pm

Are these defo 2.5" HDDs, ie, they don't need external Power supply and are portable?

ImpossibleDuck · 02-06-2011 8:32pm

Do-more wrote: »

Amazon won't ship it out of the U.S. Fail.

Just ship it to a friend in America, then they ship it to you.

Unpractical but I still win

The Left Hand Of God · 02-06-2011 8:33pm

Dman001 wrote: »

Are these defo 2.5" HDDs, ie, they don't need external Power supply and are portable?

They are portable and USB powered but I'd say at this stage there are none left anywhere bar some aldi on the Aran islands or somewhere like that.

None in the Longmile road this morning

Barr · 02-06-2011 9:38pm

None left in Blackrock , Cork.

Vain · 02-06-2011 9:55pm

None Left in Tralee only the 640 mb one for 65euro they knew of the price for the smaller one.

BFassassin · 02-06-2011 10:20pm

I got one of them in Dundalk yesterday. It looked like the last one but didnt ask if there were any more. They had the 640GB ones for €60 though.
Cheers OP it will be handy for backups.

wil · 02-06-2011 10:56pm

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

Just ship it to a friend in America, then they ship it to you.

Unpractical but I still win

Unpossible if you have an imtrustworthy fiend:D

jimmycrackcorm · 02-06-2011 11:25pm

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

http://www.brand-name-coupons.com/seagate-expansion-1tb.html

1 TB - 49 dollars - 34 euro

+ international delivery
+ Duty...

GreyAlien · 03-06-2011 12:31am

Five or six on display in Killarney earlier. Minus one now of course.

Aldi External Hard Drive 500gb USB3.0 35euro

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