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external hard drive was €89 now 22.25

  • 25-11-2013 5:12pm
    #1
    th283
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭


    hi there, hitachi touro 500gb external hard drive only €22.25 in tesco in killarney, they had 3 left :D


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  • #2
    coldfire1x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,356 ✭✭✭coldfire1x


    That's a great price. Must drop in to local Tesco to see if they have any.

    I guess its the portable one?


  • #3
    th283
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭th283


    yes sorry! should have mentioned that :)


  • #4
    Greenmachine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    The original €89 was over the top, but can't fault the new price. Awesome find.


  • #5
    mcg1987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭mcg1987


    these offers only be in shop yeah? wonder could I ring to check stock close to me..be worth a try!


  • #6
    jantheman91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭jantheman91


    Hitachi are horrendous. Had two. Both of which were broken out of the box.

    Western Digital >


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  • #7
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,687 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    ditto, we used to joke by calling them the deathstar.......


  • #8
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Wonder if these can be found online for similar-ish prices. Might have a look in Tesco Carlow tomorrow.


  • #9
    DubDJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭DubDJ


    I have two of these touros and they run perfectly. Speed for file transfers is one of the best I've used, even on USB 2.0. At €22.50 it's a must buy IMO. If they had them in my local Tesco I'd be up there picking up 2-3 at that price.


  • #10
    jantheman91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭jantheman91


    sugarman wrote: »
    Hitachi ARE Western Digital ;)

    The drive.

    One marked Hitachi another marked WD.

    You buy the WD. Follow? ;)


  • #11
    StaticNoise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,432 ✭✭✭StaticNoise


    Hitachi are the hard drives in MacBook Pros.


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  • #12
    Soarer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Couldn't find any in Mahon Point while ago.


  • #13
    paddyp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭paddyp


    TheDriver wrote: »
    ditto, we used to joke by calling them the deathstar.......

    The deathstar issue was 2001 and inherited from IBM i think its time to let it go.
    Backblaze who consume vast quantities of consumer drives have found hitachi to be most reliable.


  • #14
    demac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭demac


    th283,

    Where were these located in Killarney ?

    I was in there yesterday and didn't see any Hitachi. The cheapest of the 500GB's were around 69 euro.


  • #15
    nitros7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭nitros7


    th283 wrote: »
    hi there, hitachi touro 500gb external hard drive only €22.25 in tesco in killarney, they had 3 left :D


    Picked last one up in Tralee.
    Cheers OP. Great find :)


  • #16
    mcg1987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭mcg1987


    none in dun laoighaire


  • #17
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    paddyp wrote: »
    The deathstar issue was 2001 and inherited from IBM i think its time to let it go.
    Backblaze who consume vast quantities of consumer drives have found hitachi to be most reliable.
    indeed. :)

    the 'deathstar' nickname is as old as darth vader himself and they have long since improved (vastly).

    as has already been said, they're good enough for a macbook pro, one of the most reliable laptops you can buy. and that's coming from someone who has an irrational hatred of all things apple related. :D

    also, i have 7x 4tb deskstars in my NAS and they're great.


  • #18
    jantheman91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭jantheman91


    vibe666 wrote: »
    indeed. :)

    the 'deathstar' nickname is as old as darth vader himself and they have long since improved (vastly).

    as has already been said, they're good enough for a macbook pro, one of the most reliable laptops you can buy. and that's coming from someone who has an irrational hatred of all things apple related. :D

    also, i have 7x 4tb deskstars in my NAS and they're great.

    From your personal experience...

    Mine is very, very different.


  • #19
    SteelyDanJalapeno
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,357 ✭✭✭✭SteelyDanJalapeno


    jantheman91 wrote: »
    Hitachi are horrendous. Had two. Both of which were broken out of the box.

    Western Digital >


    Hitachi are one of the biggest Hard Drive manufacturers in the world, They're the main drives gone into the systems of Information Storage technology giants "EMC", famous for guaranteeing no data loss.

    I can ensure there's nothing wrong with Hitachi drives, follow?

    Nice price OP


  • #20
    keithclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    TiltedBrain wrote: »
    Hitachi are one of the biggest Hard Drive manufacturers in the world, They're the main drives gone into the systems of Information Storage technology giants "EMC", famous for guaranteeing no data loss.

    I can ensure there's nothing wrong with Hitachi drives, follow?

    Nice price OP

    Is was under the impression that they mainly used Seagate and STEC in the Clariion and Symmetrix arrays.


  • #21
    th283
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭th283


    demac wrote: »
    th283,

    Where were these located in Killarney ?

    I was in there yesterday and didn't see any Hitachi. The cheapest of the 500GB's were around 69 euro.

    Hi :) they were on the normal hard drive shelf, with just a yellow reduced label underneath


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  • #22
    jantheman91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭jantheman91


    TiltedBrain wrote: »
    Hitachi are one of the biggest Hard Drive manufacturers in the world, They're the main drives gone into the systems of Information Storage technology giants "EMC", famous for guaranteeing no data loss.

    I can ensure there's nothing wrong with Hitachi drives, follow?

    Nice price OP

    I'm afraid I do not. Follow.


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