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Portable Hard Drive Suggestion

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J
jhbalaji Original post #1
Aug 27, 2011 at 7:56 PM
I am planning to buy a portable hard drive (USB Powered)
I need your suggestion on choosing a best one in the market

Please advice

Thanks
Ishu Gupta
Aug 27, 2011 at 8:14 PM
Buy Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex (2.5 Inch) USB Kit Black 500GB at Best Price in India - Also find Specifications, Photos, Features & Reviews
Buy Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex (2.5 Inch) USB Kit 1TB Hard Drive at Best Price in India - Also find Specifications, Photos, Features & Reviews
J
Aug 27, 2011 at 8:38 PM
I asked a better suggestion on which to choose
J
Aug 27, 2011 at 8:49 PM
I mean i need best brand model and brand as suggestion
Ishu Gupta
Aug 27, 2011 at 8:51 PM
I mean i need best brand model and brand as suggestion
That's what it is. If you check the link you'll find that it's a Seagate (Brand) GoFlex (Model).
A_n_k_i_t
Aug 27, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 2.5 1TB USB 3.0
These USB 3.0 Compatible also back compatible with USB 2.0...so future proof...

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Coupon code: RCOMLB1
J
Aug 27, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Fine! I read them in Amazon Reviews they both seems to fail after using 3 - 10 months
So only too scared off them!
Thanks for your suggestions till now
GhorMaanas
Aug 29, 2011 at 9:54 AM
Hi,

cant say about those reviews, and cant even trust all of them. i've been using seagate's 160GB free agent Go for more than 2 yrs, seagate's goflex 500GB for more than 4-5 months, and seagate's laptop hdd 500GB as a portable hdd for same time, but till now all of them have been working flawlessly !

recently bought a WD My Book Essentials 1TB USB 3.0 ext hdd...till now no problem...

i think if you care for your devices properly, they wont bite back on you with problems, unless until its some unforeseen kind of issue. you can go for seagate/WD eyes closed; best brands for storage solutions ! seagate's preferred as per my personal opinion (since am using WD for the first time now)....

happy buying :) !
Tenida
Tenida #10
Aug 29, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Both seagate and western digital are good for external hdd.But usb3 in wd hdd is added advantage and future proof also.
A_n_k_i_t
A_n_k_i_t #11
Aug 29, 2011 at 7:25 PM
Fine! I read them in Amazon Reviews they both seems to fail after using 3 - 10 months
So only too scared off them!
Thanks for your suggestions till now

no idea about the review but my brother has been using 1 TB WD for the last 3-4 months..till now he has not faced any problems plus WD provides a 3 year warranty...