Advice for buying an external HDD!!!

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hey guys, i want to buy a new External HDD as my internal hard drive is full, so i want some buying advice.

Requirements:
Space: 1TB-2TB (2TB preferred)
Interface: USB 3.0
no external power requirement
Must be compact in size

Budget: 7k

Confusion:

i have a cpu having USB 2.0 interface, is it compatible with USB 3.0 device???

please suggest me some.

go with seagate... comes well in budget.. 5.9k
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and there wont be a problem using with USB2.0 . all USB3.0 HDD are backward compatible to 2.0

^^i think that requires external power

Yes USB3.0 are backward compatible. Get a WD passport 1TB.

Faun said:
^^i think that requires external power

yeah it require power.. he asked for External HDD rather than portable HDD.. so i thot..

and in his budget of 7k only external would come with 2TB space

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bro i mention that there should not be external power requirement!!

and if it is external then of course i want portable!!!

hmmm I saw only budget and space required..

anyways.. you can go with 1TB den if budget can't be increased.

gameranand said:
Yes USB3.0 are backward compatible. Get a WD passport 1TB.

+1 for that I own one.. check the review.. LINK

S

how much i've to extend???

and what are the options of 1TB portable???

2TB portable drives cost above 10k..

you can also go for 2x1TB portable HDD..

S

i think 2x1TB also cross 10k???
any brand which i should prefer???

seagate or WD..

but you can get 2x1TB HDD for Rs 9K... try shopclues.. they have good offers

2 x 1 tb > 8k so try getting a 2 tb for 7k...

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hmmm... this is possible!!
then of course i m going for this please provide more info!!

R

Go with seagate Back up Plus+ 1Tb it cost around 5k . it does not require power supply

heyy I too am in lookout for an external HDD -1tb portable...

1)WD My Passport USB 3.0 1 TB External Hard Disk and
2)Seagate Backup Plus

are my shortlisted items....
i dont care about the looks... (both of them look pretty much the same to me.....)
i'm more inclined towards areas like performance and size
i guess WD MY passport has the edge when it comes to size and the ease of carrying around..

Unless Seagate Backup Plus offers more speed and reliability than WD My passport, the latter remains my favorite option....

please help me take the best option.....
links of any good deals are also welcome...
my budget is under 6k

Another option would be to get an internal 2TB drive & convert it to external using a HDD box from CM or so. It will be a bit bulky to carry around & might not be rugged but will hold good for long if you take care not to drop/bump it.

guys SONY hdd E1 1tb any better when compared to WD MY PASSPORT....???

i have received some good deals on the above 2....
which should i go for.....
compact size, performance and speed being my criteria......