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W.D. My Passport Essential SE (1TB) Portable External Hard Drive

  • 26-11-2009 01:53PM
    #1
    Flutterbye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi all,
    I'm considering purchasing a portable external hard drive and the following wa recommended:
    W.D. My Passport Essential SE (1TB).
    Has anyone got any thoughts on this, or any recommendation as to where I should purchase it?
    Thanks a million.:)
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Comments

  • #2
    death1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,365 ✭✭✭death1234567


    This one isn't bad if your near an Aldi


  • #3
    Komplett-Tech: Ryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,002 ✭✭✭Komplett-Tech: Ryan


    Personally i would stick with the WD hard drive, the reliability of the medion is not the may west. Plus if you buy the WD from a reputable establishment you will have no hassle with warranty issues should anything go wrong with the product.


  • #4
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    The WD you mention is a 2.5" drive, meaning it is very portable and does not require a separate power supply.

    You'll pay for it though. 2.5" external drives are usually at least twice as expensive as the equivalent capacity 3.5" external drive.That WD Passport 1TB is £140 on amazon.

    So if thats what you want, go for it. It is actually about the only 1TB 2.5" external drive on the market in any case. But if you don't care about size/portability, you can get a WD 1TB Elements (3.5") for like €70 nowadays.


  • #5
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    I bought the 500Gb one last week and am very happy with it.


  • #6
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    death1234567 wrote: »
    This one isn't bad if your near an Aldi
    The Medion External Drives are known for poor soldering and regurlary fail (lights are on but nobodys home, luckily the HD works but not in the Medion enclosure).

    Go with the WD, very high quality and durable - I have a WD Passport 250GB and it's never once caused a problem for me at all. Highly recommended.


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