Portable hard disk help

What is the best portable hard disk brand

  • Western Digital

    Votes: 15 57.7%
  • ADATA

    Votes: 1 3.8%
  • Transcend

    Votes: 5 19.2%
  • Seagate

    Votes: 3 11.5%
  • Other (pls specify)

    Votes: 2 7.7%

  • Total voters
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ywicky

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  • Jun 8, 2007
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    Can anyone pls suggest a good portable hard drive brand
    1TB,
    And also a good place to buy and the price

    Tnx in advance
     

    IDG

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  • Aug 3, 2012
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    Tnx bro
    How much was it ?

    rep 8+
    thnx for rep
    it was 13 when i buy but now may be around 10-12
    see rating ,another rating

    i got this one
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    ywicky

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    transcend-2-5-anti-shock-portable-hard-drive-usb-3-0-1tb-h3p-summereshop-1105-14-summerEshop@2.jpg


    I bought transcend 1TB portable hard drive from metropolitan a few months ago :D ..

    not bad .. It works fine [ 13 000/= + 3 years Warranty ]

    - http://www.transcend-info.com/products/Catlist.asp?modno=324

    I had ADATA 500GB Hard Drive b4 I bought this One .. It Really Sucks .. I lost all the Data :(

    Tnx 4 da reply bro.
    but kind of not a fan of transcend

    two of my friends had that same one, both of them aren't working now :oo:
    dnt knw da reason though

    yep have heard tht ADATA is not tht good

    rep +
     
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    ywicky

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    :sorry: Iyooo .. RERep! are u SURE? I got 3.0 one!

    yep
    i wonder whts da problem
    one is not detectin in any pc, (but sumtyms get detected in ubuntu)
    other is not working @ all :baffled:

    so not sure abt tht
    but it got tht kind of shock proof case i lyk, but hope to go with a WD
     

    Asi R

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    i'm alos plannin on buyin a WD 1TB soon.
    have a imation 500gb 1 witch i bought in 2010, no problems so far...

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    TomCat077

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    Bought a transcend for 12k 4-5 months bck.... it comes with drop protection facility dont know how accurate it is :P
    anyway WD my passport was also available for 12.5k ...but it looked kinda cheap :oo:



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    + I also have a samsung 500gb which i bought 2-3 yrs bk and i must say it's the best!!!!! no problem so far at all...:yes::love:
     
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