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WD Harddrives Currys

  • 19-04-2014 12:22pm
    #1
    jonnyatomic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68 ✭✭


    Just seen a few offers in currys on Harddrives, 4tb wd sata internal 3.5 hd for €189 on clearance.. Picked up a 2tb wd internal 3.5 hd for €89.99.. Internal 500gb for €65, €54 for internal 500gb 2.5 Decent enough prices if ur not into buying online.. Not bad for the 2tb IMO..


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  • #2
    dunworth1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭dunworth1


    jonnyatomic wrote: »
    Just seen a few offers in currys on Harddrives, 4tb wd sata internal 3.5 hd for €189 on clearance.. Picked up a 2tb wd internal 3.5 hd for €89.99.. Internal 500gb for €65, €54 for internal 500gb 2.5 Decent enough prices if ur not into buying online.. Not bad for the 2tb IMO..

    are these wd green,blue or black


  • #3
    jonnyatomic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68 ✭✭jonnyatomic


    sugarman wrote: »
    Average enough prices, if not slightly over priced.

    Argos for example have an 4TB external for €150 at the moment.

    As well as a 2TB USB 3.0 external for €75

    Was more so for the internal hd, external are always on offer..


  • #4
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭flutered


    not great when one can get a 64g pen drive for £10 delivered.


  • #5
    getupthatyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51 ✭✭getupthatyard


    flutered wrote: »
    not great when one can get a 64g pen drive for £10 delivered.

    Where are you getting a pen drive at that price?


  • #6
    GekkePrutser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 673 ✭✭✭GekkePrutser


    sugarman wrote: »
    Just remove a few screws from the case and its all the same!

    That's not always the case. One of my friends bought an external 2.5" drive (WD Passport) intending to fit it into his laptop. But once he cracked the case open, he found a drive that had the USB connector on it only! So instead of a SATA drive with a USB converter, it has USB natively. He even damaged the case so he couldn't return it :D

    So beware if you're trying to do this ;)

    I agree these prices are too high by the way. Currys and PC World are almost always overpriced though. Unless they have a deal on something.


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  • #7
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    flutered wrote: »
    not great when one can get a 64g pen drive for £10 delivered.

    There's a difference between price and value. A lot of the cheaper flash drives are brutally slow and don't last long.

    Besides you cant use them as a main drive or with the same frequency of writes as normal drive. Pointless comparing them. Check how many writes those cheap drives are rated for.


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


    Alright prices it seems.


  • #9
    jonnyatomic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68 ✭✭jonnyatomic


    Again it was a post highlighting internal hd, and for those who don't buy online.. Always going to be dearer in store..


  • #10
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    flutered wrote: »
    not great when one can get a 64g pen drive for £10 delivered.
    If one thinks one can get a functional 64GB pen drive for £10 delivered, then one is mistaken.


  • #11
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    flutered wrote: »
    not great when one can get a 64g pen drive for £10 delivered.

    16GB (or probably significantly less) with looping firmware that reports 64GB, perhaps. €25 realistically is the floor for an actual 64GB product.


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  • #12
    cgarrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭cgarrad


    dodzy wrote: »
    If one thinks one can get a functional 64GB pen drive for £10 delivered, then one is mistaken.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/iBoutique-IB64GUSB2-Hi-Speed-Elite-Flash/dp/B0058MTWT0/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1398072220&sr=1-4&keywords=64GB

    £11


  • #13
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭flutered


    cgarrad wrote: »
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/iBoutique-IB64GUSB2-Hi-Speed-Elite-Flash/dp/B0058MTWT0/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1398072220&sr=1-4&keywords=64GB

    £11
    under a tenner

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  • #14
    cgarrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭cgarrad


    That is 32gb ;-)


  • #15
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Man they have a lot of negative comments. Even the good one comment on how slow they are.


  • #16
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    dunworth1 wrote: »
    are these wd green,blue or black

    Which is best ?


  • #17
    dunworth1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭dunworth1


    GerardKeating wrote: »
    Which is best ?

    black is the best one


  • #18
    blastman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    cgarrad wrote: »
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/iBoutique-IB64GUSB2-Hi-Speed-Elite-Flash/dp/B0058MTWT0/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1398072220&sr=1-4&keywords=64GB

    £11

    Cheapest 64GB is the silver one @ £13, most of them are c.£18 for 64GB


  • #19
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Buying a USB 2.0 64GB drive is a complete waste of time. Especially a no name, heap of junk. It would take an age to fill, and even if you did I would never be comfortable with using it for fear of it bricking itself. I've had cheap USBs do it before, people in college losing reports, and docs all due to relying on crappy USB drives. If you need the space buy a reputable 3.0 64GB for more.

    Anyway, this thread is spiraling just a little off topic!


  • #20
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    cgarrad wrote: »
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/iBoutique-IB64GUSB2-Hi-Speed-Elite-Flash/dp/B0058MTWT0/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1398072220&sr=1-4&keywords=64GB

    £11

    £13, plus delivery, for a no-brander. Not under a tenner delivered as claimed anyway.


  • #21
    km991148
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,277 ✭✭✭km991148


    dunworth1 wrote: »
    black is the best one

    Depends on usage - black is best for performance - if building (for example) a file/media server green could be argued as being best as it is less power hungry and fast enough for those purposes.


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  • #22
    dunworth1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭dunworth1


    km991148 wrote: »
    Depends on usage - black is best for performance - if building (for example) a file/media server green could be argued as being best as it is less power hungry and fast enough for those purposes.

    but the green ones power down so not really suitable for raid sets apparently


  • #23
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,120 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    dunworth1 wrote: »
    but the green ones power down so not really suitable for raid sets apparently

    Red are the recommended for NAS/RAID setup now. I couldn't get WD Green HDs to work in either of my NAS boxes. Blue and black were fine.


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