External HDD 1TB · DIGIT-ARC

Hey,
I'm looking to buy a 1TB external hdd for my dell laptop. I searched couple of online sites and price is generally between 4.8-5.7k roughly. WD and Seagate has got nice reviews.Which one should I go for? Is there much difference between them? Also what speed can I expect from USB 3.0? I've the usb 3.0 ports btw. Is it ok if I keep them connected all the time? because I'll be sharing files in local lan. Thank you for reading.

WD Elements SE 1 TB

Rs.5100

Get WD Elemets or WD Passport. Both are good but suffers with some speed loss but have very good ASS. If you can compromise on ASS then you can go for Segate GoFlex also which gives better speeds.

My vote for Seagate GoFlex..

WD has better service as compared to Seagate.

It entirely depends on OPs preference what he'll chose.

Go for either WD or Seagate, both their warranty terms are same for external drives and while WD is a bit more reliable seagate is a bit more faster.

I bought the Buffalo Ministation for Rs 4700, i admit i bought it because its the cheapest, but i think the device is as good as Seagate and WD ones, Read Write speed ~ 80MB/s on USB3.0, light is blue on USB3 and green on USB2, cable length is 1 foot, a bit longer than what WD/Seagate gives.

mitraark said:
I bought the Buffalo Ministation for Rs 4700, i admit i bought it because its the cheapest, but i think the device is as good as Seagate and WD ones, Read Write speed ~ 80MB/s on USB3.0, light is blue on USB3 and green on USB2, cable length is 1 foot, a bit longer than what WD/Seagate gives.

Try getting a rma, my friend bought a buffalo external dvd writer, he threw under the hoofs of a buffalo 6 months later.

Buy Seagate Backup Plus 1TB @5.1K

harshilsharma63 said:
WD Elements SE 1 TB

Rs.5100

Really bad choice & price.
Problem: low USB3 transfer speed.

d6bmg said:
Buy Seagate Backup Plus 1TB @5.1K

Really bad choice & price.
Problem: low USB3 transfer speed.

Not now, it was earlier, I saw Cilus's model, speeds had improved now.

Guys,
Thanks for your replies.
What do you mean by 'ASS'? I didn't get it and googling was not very helpful with this word. Anyway WD passport is priced at 5.6k at Flipkart. Does it have anything more than WD Elements? Also Goflex is not there in FK. I need good speed so I'm leaning to Goflex now. Is it of the same price range?

A.S.S -> After Sales Service, aka warranty support.

On a second reading After Sale Service? That's pretty important for me. Don't want to take risk. I'll buy either Essential or Passport

akhilc47 said:
On a second reading After Sale Service? That's pretty important for me. Don't want to take risk. I'll buy either Essential or Passport

Good choice

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good choice i would go wd anyday.....

Thanks again.

Yes I really have no clue about Buffalo Service center, although they are a reputed brand, and it gave 3 years warranty compared to 1 year from Seagate, although , hopefully i'll never have to use it .

What do you mean by 'ASS'?

lol

Good Choice. Get the passport if you can.

tkin said:
Not now, it was earlier, I saw Cilus's model, speeds had improved now.

Which model? There are 2 element HDDs. One is USB powered, another model have separate power supply.
I was talking about USB powered model here.

d6bmg said:
Which model? There are 2 element HDDs. One is USB powered, another model have separate power supply.
I was talking about USB powered model here.

I was talking about it too. Passport is slower, element is faster.

tkin said:
I was talking about it too. Passport is slower, element is faster.

Ok, that's good enough. They have really improved.

Oh..Oh...Sorry I got confused between the two.

gameranand said:
Oh..Oh...Sorry I got confused between the two.

Oh..Oh...Sorry I got confused between the two.

Oh..Oh...Sorry I got confused between the two.

Once would have been enough :razz:

Myth said:
Once would have been enough

Actually I only wrote it once. Damn TDF bug. :evil: