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External Hard Disk 1TB Selection ; 4k-6k

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Siddharth. Original post #1
Jul 19, 2013 at 12:39 PM
I have got great help for building my pc recently from you guys thanks for that ..

Recently I am in need for buying an external hard disk for portability and which should have atleast 1 tb space.
Following are some them which 1 to buy i am in confusion and i do not have any brand preferance .. only performance and ease of portability ..

1. Seagate Backup Plus 1 TB External Hard Disk

2. Seagate Expansion Falcun 1 TB External Hard Disk (Fplkrt)

3. WD My Passport 1 TB External Hard Disk

or any other suggesion can be helpful..
ankush28
ankush28 #2
Jul 19, 2013 at 2:06 PM
Do you have USB 3.0 port!?
it will help to decide
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Siddharth. #3
Jul 19, 2013 at 3:29 PM
yep..gigabyte b75
Cilus
Cilus #4
Jul 19, 2013 at 3:52 PM
Get the WD Element USB 3.0 1 TB HDD. Currently in Amazon.in, it is available @ 4.6K.
Western Digital Elements Portable 1TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Black): Amazon.in: Computers & Accessories
Chaitanya
Chaitanya #5
Jul 19, 2013 at 7:45 PM
I vote for seagate Back up plus
Chetan1991
Chetan1991 #6
Jul 22, 2013 at 5:41 PM
Top 10 Best Portable Drives in India 2013 - Portable Hard Disks, Portable Storage Devices Features Online In India| Thinkdigit Top 10 Portable Drives
I myself own a WD My Passport 1TB (4.8k from flipkart.) Its a decent performer with compact form factor. Can't be used as internal drive though cuz usb circuit is part of its board.
The Silicon Power A80 seems quite tough.