1 TB External HDD for 4K

I am looking for a external HDD with capacity of 1 TB, physical size doesn't matter.
Do 3.5 form factor external HDD have adapter problems?Can these branded external HDD upgraded manually?

Western Digital 3.5" Essential USB Drive 1TB @2.8k

Seagate GoFlex 1TB @ 3.3k

It has a dock which can be used to plug any internal HDD via USB.

Also has a USB3 version which does not require external power.

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WTF..i just got 500 GB Segate GoFlex for 3K

Anil Jadhav said:
WTF..i just got 500 GB Segate GoFlex for 3K

I got a 1TB for 3.6k in mid Dec.

Maybe you bought the portable edition. Does it require external power.

Anil Jadhav said:
WTF..i just got 500 GB Segate GoFlex for 3K

@Anil you must have got the 2.5 form factor one which does not require external power.

Seagate or WD which one is better? WD one is cheaper, is it a good brand? Which one these brands offer better after sale service and warranty? My friend got a chinese external hdd case but its adapter got blown in just 4-5 days, does branded adapters have such issues?

Bought Seagate expansion 1 TB external HDD from nehru place for just 3k!

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is it this one?
Seagate Expansion External Drives | Seagate
can you tell me more about it please?
'cause i am interested in buying one too

Yes it's the same. What do you want to know?
I found one con yet - it shows 931 GB only. Everything else is good, if you dont want portability buy it.

does your HDD require external power?
whats its weight?
is it suitable for portability?

Yes it requires external power and a usb cable. Adapter and a USB cable are provided and it comes with 3 yr warranty.
I am not sure of weight, it must not more than ~1.5 KGs (including adapter). You must ave seen a PC HDD add to that a big adapter and the HDD case(~300gms). This might give you a idea.
It is a 3.5 inch hard disk, they are not portable. If portability matters get a 2.5 inch hdd based external hard drive. They ran off usb so adapter is not necessary but they are pretty expensive. You will get ~500 GB for 3k.

Eigher you buy the external HDD in 2 options .

1. Require external power : Cheaper and heavier .

2. Do not require external power : Expensive and Lighter .

Seagate without power 500 Gb = 2.5K
Seagate with power 1TB = 3.2-4.3K

xtremevicky709 said:
Eigher you buy the external HDD in 2 options .

1. Require external power : Cheaper and heavier .

2. Do not require external power : Expensive and Lighter .

Seagate without power 500 Gb = 2.5K
Seagate with power 1TB = 3.2-4.3K

Seagate GoFlex portable (without power) 1TB is 4.5k.
Seagate GoFlex Desk (with power) 1TB is 3.3k

If you can find the USB3 version of the Desk edition (rare), it will work without external power. You can also buy a separate USB3 adapter for 1.9k.

rahul_c said:
Yes it's the same. What do you want to know?
I found one con yet - it shows 931 GB only. Everything else is good, if you dont want portability buy it.

1 TB = 10^12 Bytes [ 1000 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000 ] , HDD sellers consider that.

But Computer , 1 TB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024.

Hence the shortage.

I have a Seagate Freeagent 1 TB , Best thing i've ever bought.

I have a 1.5TB GoFlex USB 3.0 for evaluation. Its 22mm thick. I am speculating but judging by the performance its a green edition drive for sure. There are 2 models within the 1.5TB. The specific one that I am evaluating is STAA1500301 and this one comes with 3 years manufacturer's warranty mentioned on the box. The drive comes with Seagate Dashboard software, offering share file support between PC and MAC (basically an NTFS installation file for Mac).

When I got this drive, the softwares wasn't there (whoever tested it earlier had pirated copies for l4d2, vintage, 06 and other *ahem* stuff *wink*wink*) but if its the same as the GoFlex Slim I tested then the backup is nothing more than a media backup.

sorcerer said:
other *ahem* stuff *wink*wink*

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mitraark said:
1 TB = 10^12 Bytes [ 1000 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000 ] , HDD sellers consider that.

But Computer , 1 TB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024.

Hence the shortage.

I have a Seagate Freeagent 1 TB , Best thing i've ever bought.

OK, Thanks for info. I was feeling at loss due to 70+ GB space missing.

rahul_c said:
Can these branded external HDD upgraded manually?

I had Chinese one earlier which could be easily upgraded. What about this one?

Seagate expansion external hard-disk has 1 year warranty whereas Goflex has 3 years

^The one I got (Seagate Expansion) says 3 yrs in the box.

ok

I didn't know that.I thought it has 1year warranty.3 years is good.