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    Mad_Mike
    Registered Users Posts: 1,624 ✭✭✭Mad_Mike


    Spotted these in Easons Liffey Valley the other day
    1.5TB for €109


    ***EDIT***

    Just remembered they had lots of smaller Seagate drives also. Checked the site and found they have a 1TB for €79


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    Keano
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,802 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    Check this thread out. Western Digital are the best in the market IMO.

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055753668


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    Lucifer
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 1,467 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lucifer


    I bought a Western Digital 1TB from Komplett.ie for €75 and if you can collect it in Blanchardstown you dont have to pay for delivery. I ordered mine friday morning and collected monday.

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=572846


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    IRCA
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭IRCA


    WD 1TB for €89.99 in PC World, Mahon Point, Cork


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    alibabba
    Registered Users Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭alibabba


    IRCA wrote: »
    WD 1TB for €89.99 in PC World, Mahon Point, Cork

    Yip, picked this exact one up last nite in PC World


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    Lucifer wrote: »
    I bought a Western Digital 1TB from Komplett.ie for €75 and if you can collect it in Blanchardstown you dont have to pay for delivery. I ordered mine friday morning and collected monday.

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=572846

    did the same last monday, should get the text any day now to pick it up.

    bought one of these a few months ago too.


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    Kenny_D
    Registered Users Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Kenny_D


    If it's for a work laptop then I'd recommend getting a 2.5" drive. They're much smaller, portable and most of them do not require an additional power supply but will simply run off the USB ports on your laptop. Much handier than lugging a 3.5" ext hard drive and plug around with you.

    I'd also recommend WD drives. The passport range is the 2.5" range I think


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    dowtchaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭dowtchaboy


    GStormcrow wrote: »
    If it's for a work laptop then I'd recommend getting a 2.5" drive. They're much smaller, portable and most of them do not require an additional power supply but will simply run off the USB ports on your laptop. Much handier than lugging a 3.5" ext hard drive and plug around with you.

    I'd also recommend WD drives. The passport range is the 2.5" range I think
    I have become wary of the USB powered drives - the build seems a little flimsy, especially the USB connector itself if PCB mounted - I have had one break off the PCB - inevitably if you lug it around with a laptop it will be jerked by its USB lead, stuffed into satchels and sat on etc. For pure backup purposes I think a 1TB sitting on a shelf at home used once a week to backup from the laptop would be better, and in that case you might as well go for a more rugged, and faster, and cheaper mains-powered one. WD, Samsung, Hitachi maybe Seagate in my opinion - avoid anything by Iomega!


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    shardylan
    Registered Users Posts: 626 ✭✭✭shardylan


    I thought Play wont deliver electronics here ,i tried to order this and it said cannot deliver to Ireland only Uk .Is there a way around it


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    jenno86
    Registered Users Posts: 2,634 ✭✭✭jenno86


    shardylan wrote: »
    I thought Play wont deliver electronics here ,i tried to order this and it said cannot deliver to Ireland only Uk .Is there a way around it

    You thought right! They don't, and AFAIK there is no way around it.


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    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    I was looking at picking up a couple of these or similar for Christmas presents. Looking at recent comments on Amazon UK, it looks like WD have redesigned the latest batch and people are having trouble with
    the USB port on them.

    Mymemory.co.uk and Amazon UK are also good for prices on these or similar.


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭degsie


    Aldi have a portable drive coming up soon for €70.


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    badker
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭badker


    Is there much of a difference in brands seagate and western digital?

    Can you advise me what product i should get?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Expansions-500GB-External-Desktop/dp/B0020FVKO8/ref=pd_sim_ce_5

    or

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002COI612

    Thanks


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    kinkstr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭kinkstr


    degsie wrote: »
    Aldi have a portable drive coming up soon for €70.


    Does that need a plug or does it run off the usb?


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    smodgley
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭smodgley


    reeds of nassau st were advertising a 1TB on the radio tonight for 79 euro


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    donmeister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭donmeister


    kinkstr wrote: »
    Does that need a plug or does it run off the usb?

    Doubt it, an AC Adapter would have been mentioned on the product page if that was the case.


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    Effluo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭Effluo


    kinkstr wrote: »
    Does that need a plug or does it run off the usb?

    2.5" drives don't an ac adapter.

    3.5" do generally(may be able to get some which run from two usb ports)


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