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Western Digital 1TB Hard Drive Now €46.90

Pivot Eoin · 2011-01-09 13:46:20

Lowest Price I have seen so far. Anyone know if it is any good, or will it break in a few minutes?:) Idiot Forgot the link: http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4091095/art/western-digital/wd-elements-desktop-usb-2.html

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Pivot Eoin

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Lowest Price I have seen so far.

Anyone know if it is any good, or will it break in a few minutes?:)

Idiot Forgot the link: http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4091095/art/western-digital/wd-elements-desktop-usb-2.html

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#2 09-01-2011 2:49pm

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Whereabouts is this OP?

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#3 09-01-2011 3:00pm

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Its got 2 years warranty on it. It shouldnt be that bad.

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#4 09-01-2011 3:16pm

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I have a Western Digital passport which I've used for years and it's never let me down. Although what has let me down is my brain as I haven't been able to find it this last week... it's quite small and I have no idea where I put it!

If you're using Pixmania don't forget to use Fatcheese. Not sure what the cashback rate is but you could save a bit.

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#5 09-01-2011 3:58pm

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I have the same one, got it for €75 from komplett about 14 months ago and never had any issues with it so can recommend it.

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#6 09-01-2011 4:34pm

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Ive been Looking for a external Hard drive for a while..

Can any one answer a few questions for me on this please.??

Are Pixamanina ok??Heard they were meant to be going bust.
I want to use if basically to story movies and Music on, and then Hook it up to my PS3 ,so will this be ok??

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#7 09-01-2011 4:38pm

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Good price but the reports I've read on Pixmania are pretty horrendous. Any other supplier and I'd prolly be all over this.

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#8 09-01-2011 4:39pm

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+ €12.99 shipping which brings it over the Amazon price (about €56 shipped).

There's no way I'd buy from Pixmania over Amazon when the price is even close.

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#9 09-01-2011 4:40pm

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I can just recommend the WD Passport no probs at all and by all other reports WD seems to have good stuff.

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#10 09-01-2011 4:51pm

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killbillvol2 wrote: »

+ €12.99 shipping which brings it over the Amazon price (about €56 shipped).

There's no way I'd buy from Pixmania over Amazon when the price is even close.

do you get free postage with the Amazon one??

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#11 09-01-2011 4:53pm

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yes, it's over £25 so qualifies for free delivery

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#12 09-01-2011 4:55pm

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bigron2109 wrote: »

do you get free postage with the Amazon one??

You do, just select Free Delivery. (Anything over £25 I think).

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#13 09-01-2011 5:57pm

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I was not aware amazon deliver free over 25 quid! Think I will purchase the hard drive off them now! Thanks

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#14 09-01-2011 6:57pm

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bought 2 of these last week from pixmania ( at that price). paid for ups, basically 16 euros instead of 12 for shipping (worthwhile when buying more than 1 item as the price doesn't change). it was delivered the next day.

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#15 10-01-2011 1:34am

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Does anyone know what disk is actually inside? Is it a standard 3.5" sata?

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#16 10-01-2011 2:02am

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I got one of these early on the summer - from Amazon.
Seems speedy enough (especially compared to the USB-powered ones) and is dead quiet and smooth.
As it's the Elements edition (rather than the My Databook type) it does not have any backup or diagnostic software) but who cares? That stuff is easy enough to find out there.
The mains adapter is neat enough - like a phone power plug rather than a '"brick" on a lead.

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#17 10-01-2011 2:13am

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Purchased one of these from amazon a while back. Pretty happy with it so far

On a side note, I ordered something else off amazon and it was dispatched on the 3rd. Estimated delivery date is the 7th which was 3 days ago. I seem to remember that it was an independent courier and not An Post that made the delivery the last time I ordered off them. I don't know if there has been attempted delivery or not, how do I go about finding out where my package is ? Do they hand the package over to the local sorting office if you missed the delivery attempt ?

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#18 10-01-2011 10:45am

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e-mail / call amazon, their CS is usually very helpful in situations like this.

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#19 10-01-2011 11:18am

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This will be the perfect companion for my newly jailbroken PS3 ;-)

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#20 10-01-2011 12:10pm

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Jailbroken PS3?

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#21 10-01-2011 12:50pm

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Yep - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056004777

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#22 10-01-2011 3:05pm

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Good price for a 1Tb but its a long time since they were 129.
Think I got this from Komplett more than a year ago for 109.

There is an authorised seller on Adverts doing 2Gb for 90.

A desktop that isnt moved is probably going to last much longer than 2.5 inch portable that is going to be bumped, dropped or lost.

I have it from a disaster recovery specialist that failure rates are increasing as prices fall and sizes increase.
A friends fairly new WD passport was unrecoverable after a catastrophic failure - so dont rely on them if your data isnt backed up elsewhere.

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#23 10-01-2011 7:10pm

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wil wrote: »

There is an authorised seller on Adverts doing 2Gb for 90.

Even if it's an authorised seller that seems a little dear.

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#24 10-01-2011 11:04pm

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Has anybody been able to complete the sale ?
It keeps giving me an error when I goto payment?

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#25 10-01-2011 11:08pm

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Can anyone tell me what disk is actually inside the enclosure? Is it a sata 3.5?

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#26 11-01-2011 3:56am

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bigron2109 wrote: »

Ive been Looking for a external Hard drive for a while..

Can any one answer a few questions for me on this please.??

Are Pixamanina ok??Heard they were meant to be going bust.
I want to use if basically to story movies and Music on, and then Hook it up to my PS3 ,so will this be ok??

better off with one of the passport hard drives that wd do (doesnt require extra plug ie usb powered). and if you plan to have a lot of stuff on it expect to wait a long time for the ps3 to load all the files on the hd. i have a 500gb one with about 600 movies and it takes the ps3 about 5-10 min to recognise all the movies on it

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#27 11-01-2011 10:52am

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Iguana Bob wrote: »

better off with one of the passport hard drives that wd do (doesnt require extra plug ie usb powered). and if you plan to have a lot of stuff on it expect to wait a long time for the ps3 to load all the files on the hd. i have a 500gb one with about 600 movies and it takes the ps3 about 5-10 min to recognise all the movies on it

I've got to the point of not trusting the USB-powered hard drives.
I've had a 120G, 250G and a 300G and they have all eventually failed. 2 had dodgy sectors on the disk itself (Seagate was one I think), and 2 had the mini-USB connector fail or go unreliable. That's a problem with portable drives - they get a lot of knocks, they end up swinging from the connector, usually the connector is soldered directly to the printed circuit board and eventually the connections to the board break. I've "recovered" one (a WD) by buying a housing/adapter from eBay - but I don't trust it for long-term storage - I use it for moving stuff between systems (or when "browsing" video-mad friend's system )
I suppose for non-critical applications like recording TV programmes they'd be OK.
My WD was a Passport - nice enough drive but I feel safer with the mains-powered Essentials.

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#28 15-01-2011 1:31pm

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Regarding delivery and Pixmania they are fine, never had an issue with them. They typically use An Post or GLS

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#29 15-01-2011 2:06pm

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gflood wrote: »

Regarding delivery and Pixmania they are fine, never had an issue with them. They typically use An Post or GLS

Delivery isn't the main issue, apart from the fact that it's €12.99. Try a google search for the multiplicity of nightmare experiences people have had with them.

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#30 15-01-2011 8:18pm

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Stupid question but can you get a portable hard drive with media player or portable media player with say 1TB storage?? Looking to store regular files, music, movies etc, to bring it travelling and to be able to plug it directly into any tv or laptop to play movies. What movie files are most common so I can make sure it plays those and what price are we talking? Any recommendations?
Cheers!!

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#31 15-01-2011 9:31pm

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gillbill5 wrote: »

Stupid question but can you get a portable hard drive with media player or portable media player with say 1TB storage?? Looking to store regular files, music, movies etc, to bring it travelling and to be able to plug it directly into any tv or laptop to play movies. What movie files are most common so I can make sure it plays those and what price are we talking? Any recommendations?
Cheers!!

The Western Digital Live Hub has 1TB hard drive on it and is highly recommended. Was going to get one till I realised my monitor is big enough to play my films in very good quality . It plays most video formats and music formats aswell.

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