WD Passport Portable WDXMS3200 320 GB

viv.ie

WD Passport Portable WDXMS3200 320 GB 109euros in PC World Carrickmines.Reduced by 40euro .Classy little portable at a good price had quite a few in stock.

fl4pj4ck

still not good deal. i got one in spain a month ago, paid e79 with a protective case for free

degsie

fl4pj4ck wrote: »

still not good deal. i got one in spain a month ago, paid e79 with a protective case for free

How much did it cost you to go to Spain to buy it? :rolleyes:

viv.ie

still not good deal. i got one in spain a month ago, paid e79 with a protective case for free

Sadly dont live in Spain !

Mizu_Ger

I got one yesterday. I think the price is very good. Cheaper than Komplett and same as elara.

gerrykiddy

I know this is an e bay shop but it is in Dundalk and I have always had terrific service and value.
http://stores.ebay.ie/techstuffireland

whiterebel

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

I got one yesterday. I think the price is very good. Cheaper than Komplett and same as elara.

I can't find that drive at all on Elara or Dabs.

quarryman

€95 here plus delivery so 109 isn't too bad for bricks and mortar.

Mizu_Ger

whiterebel wrote: »

I can't find that drive at all on Elara or Dabs.

Here's the elara one:

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1497048

€110.11 without delivery

Fnz

whiterebel wrote: »

I can't find that drive at all on Elara or Dabs.

€96 (excl. delivery) on Dabs. [Link]

Other colours available too, btw.

oneweb

Sorry for going off topic, does anyone know if the drives inside are sata or ide? I'd probably buy one to use in my laptop if it's ide.

Drakar

90 yoyos + 13 delivery on Pixmania

quarryman

Drakar wrote: »

90 yoyos + 13 delivery on Pixmania

see post #8.

heggie

thanks op have they many left?

Drakar

quarryman wrote: »

see post #8.

90 < 95! pewpew

whiterebel

Fnz wrote: »

€96 (excl. delivery) on Dabs. [Link]

Other colours available too, btw.

Sorry to be pedantic, but this one and the Elara one above are diffferent drives. The PC World?Amazon one that the Op refers to is shown as a legacy product on the WD site. The ones on Elara and Dabs are the replacement for it, As far as I can see. I know there was a problem with the older Passport drives and laptops (Mac laptops anyway) that they couldn't draw enough power from the USB, and you had to buy another cable which had two USB connections at one end to power it off both ports.

Mizu_Ger

whiterebel wrote: »

Sorry to be pedantic, but this one and the Elara one above are diffferent drives. The PC World?Amazon one that the Op refers to is shown as a legacy product on the WD site. The ones on Elara and Dabs are the replacement for it, As far as I can see. I know there was a problem with the older Passport drives and laptops (Mac laptops anyway) that they couldn't draw enough power from the USB, and you had to buy another cable which had two USB connections at one end to power it off both ports.

I have a MacBook and it worked fine using the supplied USB cable.

whiterebel

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

I have a MacBook and it worked fine using the supplied USB cable.

The first ones didn't and you had to buy a separate cable with 2 USB connections. I saw it reviewed in macFormat when I was thinking of buying one.

jimmycrackcorm

Does anyone know if this is available in other pc world's ?

micks

They were in naas at the weekend

20 Times 20 Times

Just bought one off pixmania , Great price for a 320gb . handy for college and that.

Mizu_Ger

whiterebel wrote: »

The first ones didn't and you had to buy a separate cable with 2 USB connections. I saw it reviewed in macFormat when I was thinking of buying one.

It does take a minute for the MacBook to recognise the drive, which is longer than it takes for another external drive (power by mains) that I have. Could this be due to the USB power? Other than that it works fine. I assume that the drive won't get damaged if it can't pull enough power from the USB, but I am not sure!!

whiterebel

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

It does take a minute for the MacBook to recognise the drive, which is longer than it takes for another external drive (power by mains) that I have. Could this be due to the USB power? Other than that it works fine. I assume that the drive won't get damaged if it can't pull enough power from the USB, but I am not sure!!

No, the problem ones wouldn't work at all.

Fnz

whiterebel wrote: »

Sorry to be pedantic, but this one and the Elara one above are diffferent drives. The PC World?Amazon one that the Op refers to is shown as a legacy product on the WD site. The ones on Elara and Dabs are the replacement for it, As far as I can see. I know there was a problem with the older Passport drives and laptops (Mac laptops anyway) that they couldn't draw enough power from the USB, and you had to buy another cable which had two USB connections at one end to power it off both ports.

Thanks for the info. Sorry if I'm a bit slow but, you're saying that the Elara/Dabs versions linked to are improvements over the older PC World/Amazon one?

Double EDIT: I was confused, ignore previous edit.

whiterebel

Fnz wrote: »

Thanks for the info. Sorry if I'm a bit slow but, you're saying that the Elara/Dabs versions linked to are improvements over the older PC World/Amazon one?

The Elara/Dabs are on the list of current drives on the WD website, whereas the WDXMS3200 320 GB is on their list of legacy drives, i.e. past models. There MAY be a longer warranty on the newer drives, I'can't remember, to be honest.

Mizu_Ger

Is there a spec comparison anywhere for these 2 drives? I assume that the new version uses less power if it fixes a problem with the older drive.

EDIT: Still think this is a bargain, but am getting a bit paranoid!

whiterebel

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

Is there a spec comparison anywhere for these 2 drives? I assume that the new version uses less power if it fixes a problem with the older drive.

EDIT: Still think this is a bargain, but am getting a bit paranoid!

Go on to the WD website, and it'll give you the spec for the new ones, and the legacy drives. I don't think you can do a side-by-side comparison, though. The USB problem was a good bit ago, I doubt you'll have a problem with it.
The big difference is the warranty - 2years with the one originally posted, 5 years with the Elite; the one on Dabs/Elara. For only €10 more, you can get the newer one with the longer warranty on Dabs or Elara.