Philips 500gb External HDD 119.00 tescos

inode

Was just in tescos there in letterkenny and they have 500gb externals for 119.00. i think thats a great deal

here is some specs i found

Accessories Included USB cable, power cable
Brand Phillips
Features of Product Philips 500GB external HDD, USB 2.0 connection, plug & play
Hard Drive Size 3.5"
Interface USB 2.0
Networking Capability No
One Touch Backup Button No
Printserver Included No
Rotational Speed 7200 rpm
Storage Capacity Philips 500GB external HDD, USB 2.0 connection, plug & play

Conor108

nice find:D

chris85

Nice one was planning on getting a 320gb maxtor one for 100euro but that is a better deal so im heading to tesco

redfan

cheap as chips indeed. i got a 250 last year for almost 200.
funny if you wait what the price drops down to .

Basq

redfan wrote:

cheap as chips indeed. i got a 250 last year for almost 200.

You were robbed!

Bought a 250GB TargaBox in Lidl 2 years ago and only paid 129 euros for it!

Conor108

Got a 320GB Maxtor for 99 at PCWorld last xmas.

Sqaull20

Conor108 wrote:

Got a 320GB Maxtor for 99 at PCWorld last xmas.

Me too...still has 80 gig of space left,dont know how I lived without it...

dajaffa

You can get a SUMODISK Freecom 500gb one in Argos for the same price. I think it was actually left out of the main catalogue but it's in the launch one. I got one + its running fine.

SoldierForce

Which Tesco is it?

The tax man

SoldierForce wrote:

Which Tesco is it?

There's a clue in the first post.:rolleyes:

coldfire1x

I was in Jervis Shopping centre this afternoon and saw

Seagate FreeAgent 320GB USB2.0

selling for €89 in Sony Centre.

Looks like a very good deal. Komplett still selling this for 95 + you have to pay for devlivery charges.

And they look lot better that most of the HDD's out there

SoldierForce

The tax man wrote:

There's a clue in the first post.:rolleyes:

I meant if it's across all tescos. Bloomsfield & Stillorgan didn't have them.

Fnz

coldfire1x wrote:

I was in Jervis Shopping centre this afternoon and saw

Seagate FreeAgent 320GB USB2.0

selling for €89 in Sony Centre.

Same price in Peats according to their website. I may have to pick one up.

I just wouldn't have the same confidence in a 'Philips' brand HDD.

banchang

I'd never touch a Seagate again - after 4 months the fan died & all my photos with it. trying to open it currently to recover.

bittihuduga

what is the quality of phillips compared to other hard disk providers?
are they warrantied?

Saruman

bittihuduga wrote:

are they warrantied?

Of course they are however this does not matter since yuo are covered by the sale of goods act which protects you for a "reasonable expected lifetime" fpr up to 6 years.

Now if i could just find a bargain 500gb+ NAS box with built in gigabit switch for under €250
The Buffalo in the new argos catalog is wrong and it does not have a 4 port switch built in.

slumped

It's cheaper here: http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/551853/art/philips/spe3051cc-500-gb-usb-2-0.html

but you have to pay delivery charges - worth it if your local tesco does not have them!

S

Oracle

Nice deal, I got the Dabs one for a little less recently. As a matter of interest, is there 8Mb or 16Mb cache with this?

Tiesto

Tesco Clarehall has them.

Sully

Tesco Waterford doesnt have them

kensutz

Which one did you try Sully?

Sully

kensutz wrote:

Which one did you try Sully?

24hr one at Ardkeen. Still none today.

bittihuduga

one left at tesco maynooth

Rozbeef

none in sligo.

Zaph

Tesco in Ballybrack have about 5 or 6 left. Might pick one up tomorrow if they still have them.

Saruman

There were a few on a high shelf in Tullamore on Sunday. I counted 3, could have been faced off like that or there may be more behind those three.

sexylou138

Got 1 Today, My Brother Works For Tesco, Got One For Me, In Wexford;
Asfar As He's Aware Theres None Left In Dublin...

cian_r

Ballybrack have 4 left. Picked one up there this afternoon.

kensutz

sexylou138 wrote:

Got 1 Today, My Brother Works For Tesco, Got One For Me, In Wexford;
Asfar As He's Aware Theres None Left In Dublin...

Caps lock on?

maxheadroom

cian_r wrote:

Ballybrack have 4 left. Picked one up there this afternoon.

There was one left at about 7pm yesterday

sexylou138

kensutz wrote:

Caps lock on?

sORRY..!!

jaquesp

i would not purchase electrical / computer goods in tesco again after my experience. i purchased a cheap 10 euro kettle 3 weeks ago tesco clonmel. it faulty had to keep button pressed down to boil. brought it back with recipt and spent half hour arguing. first girl said her one at home the same so it not faulty. supervisor came and wanted to bring it to staff canteen to do some test boils on it. what a carry on for 10 euro kettle. what if it a tv or dvd would they sit in canteen testing it. i did not know tesco staff were qualified to test electrical goods.

Doodlebug

That is disgraceful carry on! They should take a leaf out of Lidl's book!

Irrespective of the low price you paid, they have an obligation to ensure what they sell is in fit condition for sale. Have a look over on the Consumer forum for discussions on this type of practice.

kc66

Good deal on dabs: http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4C06&CategorySelectedId=11157&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11157,47610000
500gb Iomega for €103 plus postage.

swingking

I was in PC World, Carrickmines and they are price matching tescos philips one

They are selling a 500gb Maxtor hard disk for the same price.

They've plenty of stock in

Snake Plisken

Tesco's lucan had 3 left last night, if you go in the main door look to your right and they are on the Top shelf of end stall facing u.

Snake

SuperSean11

500GB "SUMO" hard drive at argos for 119.99
320GB for 99.99

blobert

Anyone know if these are still available anywhere in Dublin?

Thanks

KnuckleSandwich

banchang wrote:

I'd never touch a Seagate again - after 4 months the fan died & all my photos with it. trying to open it currently to recover.

Damn Seagate, anything can kill 'em! Even a non-existant fan

They don't come with a fan, but one still killed it somehow! :rolleyes:

HungryJoey

PC World also have seagate 500GB's for €124.99 from what I can see.

This one: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=333054

Along with the €119.99 Maxtor 500GB.

Good prices.

Hj

Kintarō Hattori

Peats are matching the Philips 500GB with their Iomega 500GB @ €119.

conhoe

I bought a maxtor 500gb in pc world last week (119.00) and was busy all week filling it with stuff and it just crahed.:eek: It had lost its memory ,all 5oogb of it! I picked up the phillips one in tescos (119.00) and seems to going grand since. im a big phillips fan and have heard since of loads of maxtor products blowing up and crashing! So phillips all the way!

Baraboo

I have in the past found firewire to be much faster than usb2. If there is no difference in the price I would go with the firewire one.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=22035&source=MDnewsletter

wingnut

Correct. USB2 is theoretically faster than Firewire1 but tests show firewire faster in sustained transfer.

Snake Plisken

Tesco's Lucan still have 3 of the Phillips units if anyone is interested

realcavanman

Good value in Argos, considering the strong STG/Euro rate.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6752266/Trail/searchtext%3EPHILIPS.htm

JackieChan

realcavanman wrote: »

Good value in Argos, considering the strong STG/Euro rate.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6752266/Trail/searchtext%3EPHILIPS.htm

Its a good price(£74.99) if you are near the border. Currently selling for €169.99 in the Republic.

Oracle

That should be €95 at todays exchange rate, so it's €75 overpriced. Interesting idea JackieChan, I wonder whats the nearest Argos to the Border? I'd say there's probably one in Newry, Buttercrane??

etcetc

newry same shopping centre as sainsburys

Saint_Mel

Oracle wrote: »

That should be €95 at todays exchange rate, so it's €75 overpriced. Interesting idea JackieChan, I wonder whats the nearest Argos to the Border? I'd say there's probably one in Newry, Buttercrane??

Theres one in Enniskillen

Oracle

Thanks for the info, just handy to know, I might go up North soon.