need portable hdd

sarathsnair

Journeyman
i am going to buy a new portable hdd 2.5",
my requirements are 1 TB, USB 3.0. and my budget is below 4550 Rs.
suggest me a good model immediately.
 

Ishu Gupta

Manchester United
Buy Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 2.5 1TB USB 3.0 WDBACX0010BBK PESN at Best Price in India - Also find Specifications, Photos, Features & Reviews

Use the coupon.
 

d6bmg

BMG ftw!!
^^ Its a good point mentioned by you. I heard people coming back to shop from which they have purchased USB3.0 HDDs complaining that they are not getting fast data transfer speed and in those cases they don't even have USB3.0 ports in their mobos. ;)
 

insaneYLN

In the zone
A friend has asked me to purchase a 1TB for him from Flipkart.

I am confused between USB 2.0 or 3.0

Either this -
Flipkart.com: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 2.5 inch 1 TB: External Hard Drive

or this -
Flipkart.com: WD My Passport Essential SE 2.5 inch 1 TB: External Hard Drive

Cannot seem to make up my mind.
:???:
 

Tenida

Gadget Freak
Both of them are good HDD but WD one comes up with USB 3.0.And for future purpose its added advantage(Considering your friend don't have USB 3.0 port in his pc)The copy speed also twice-thrice as fast than USB 2.0.
 

Ishu Gupta

Manchester United
Both of them are good HDD but WD one comes up with USB 3.0.And for future purpose its added advantage(Considering your friend don't have USB 3.0 port in his pc)The copy speed also twice-thrice as fast than USB 2.0.
Agreed. But Seagate has a feature that allows you to plug any 2.5" generic HDD to your PC via this dock.
 

insaneYLN

In the zone
@ Tenida
Friend, my pal does not have USB 3.0 ports on his computer.
Also, he is reluctant on the WD drive especially after knowing my portable drive developed a problem. He is very finicky about such issues.
:oops:

@ Ishu Gupta
Friend, could you please explain your last post? I am sorry, i did not understand.
:oops:
 

Ishu Gupta

Manchester United
Seagate Go Flex has a wire,
(USB)-----------------(SATA)

The USB side goes into your computer and the SATA side can be inserted into a generic Hard disk or the enclosed harddisk given by seagate.

*cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/05/goflex25_leftangle_fw800_hi.jpg
This pic is not the USB version, but you can see the sata port.
That SATA port can be attached to the SATA port on
*www.arrowcomputers.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DRINOTSATA1.jpg

So you can use the general HDD like external ones. Might not be useful for everyone.

I think that the 2.5" version can only connect to 2.5" drives and SSDs. 3.5" inch version can connect to all drives.
 

insaneYLN

In the zone
So, shall i opt for the Seagate drive?
Do any or both of these brands, WD & or Seagate, offer International Warranty?

:neutral:
 

insaneYLN

In the zone
I have placed an order for this, about 2 minutes back!

Flipkart.com: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 2.5 inch 1 TB: External Hard Drive

:)
 
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