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Which 500gb portable hard disk to buy ????

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/which-500gb-portable-hard-disk-to-buy.182608/

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ranjith s Original post #1
Apr 5, 2014 at 10:04 AM
friends ,
i want to buy a portable 500gb harddisk under rs 3500 , i found HGST TOURO MOBILE CHEAP , but still don't have faith , so any suggestions???
$hadow
$hadow #2
Apr 5, 2014 at 4:06 PM
I strongly recommend to add another 500 and get WD my passport ultra for about 4k.
tkin
tkin #3
Apr 5, 2014 at 4:13 PM
Go with WD.
saswat23
saswat23 #4
Apr 5, 2014 at 6:00 PM
Go for 1TB instead
SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku #5
Apr 6, 2014 at 1:56 AM
+1 to 1tb space and WD
tkin
tkin #6
Apr 6, 2014 at 7:57 AM
Ebay just gave out a 500/- off coupon valid till 8th april, use that to get the best price on your HDD.