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Aldi - 1TB External Hard Drive USB 3.0 Connection - $59

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Bought a 1TB External Hard Drive USB 3.0 connection - REDUCED to $59 at Aldi Fairfield West.
Model: Medion P83771 (MD 90175)
I think this is a good deal for a USB 3.0 external drive. I have a jpeg of the box and receipt but I don't know how to include them in this post

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  • +2

    I have a jpeg of the box and receipt but I don't know how to include them in this post

    http://upload.ozbargain.com/

    • +1

      Thanks:-)

  • +1

    Going by the power port pictured on the Aldi website, I'm guessing this requires a power brick to work? The product details unfortunately don't specify.

    • +3

      Yes, of course it's 3.5" hence it needs an external brick power supply. Otherwise it would have stated 'Portable External Hard Drive' instead of 'External Hard Drive'.

      • +1

        Thanks, but where does it say that it's 3.5in though?

        Edit: Reason being is that 2.5in bus-powered drives are also available in 1TB capacity. Granted, this drive is mostly likely 3.5in, but it's a good detail to confirm on.

        • +1

          U see, if you zoom into the socket to the left hand side of the blue one on the hdd, you'll notice that it is in fact a circular DC input. =D

    • +1

      Ninja'ed by Tscott

  • +8

    I'll be the first to mention I got mine for $35 delivered from the Staples deal!
    But great price all the same.

    • -5

      you're lucky, mine cost $35.49…

      (the Staples one was Verbatim, not Medion)

      • +3

        Samsung inside.

        • Damn, had I known the Verbatim had a Samsung inside I probably would have bought it for the bare drive. Oh well.

        • hm, my samsung wasn't very reliable.

    • +2

      Yeah, I didn't wanna put the boot in for those that missed out…but, (fires up Nelson Muntz voice synthesiser) HA-ha! :p

      • +1

        now i just need to find a cheap and decent USB 3.0 controller… :)

    • +1

      yeah we should all gather around for group pics, Staples Champions

  • must be from the reduced section, they were going for $70-$80 originally a while back?

  • -7

    this one is supports USB 3 unlike the Staples deal.

    • +3

      staples 1tb is ubs3.0

    • +4

      Actually the Staples deal is a Verbatim branded 1TB USB 3.0 3.5" Harddrive. The internal harddrive is a Samsung F2 Spinpoint 1TB, that runs at 5400RPM, a "green drive".

      • Are there any entry-level external HDDs that don't run green drives? I thought they all did for cost/heat reasons!

  • edit: thought it was a dupe but I see you got it $20 cheaper.

  • apparently this has seagate 7200.12 not the 7200.11 (high faulty model). if i get this too, my pc has seagate,wd,samsung green drives.we shall see which is more reliable:P

      • Clearly not the only person who gets annoyed by jv! hahaha

        • He's never been the same after having those glowing prawns a while back

      • JV, you've done it again ! :D

  • Seems USB3.0 HDD is getting popular and thinking about to get on as harddrive backup. I am not high tech person and got a quick question for this USB3.0 HDD. My computer got USB2.0 ports and wondering how to make it works for the USB3.0 HDD. The question is a little bit silly but much appreciate if someone can give me the answer.

    • +1

      It'll still work on your PC but at USB2.0 speeds.
      If you want the USB3.0 speeds, you'll probably have to buy a PCI USB3.0 card, slot that into your machine and then ta da

    • ?

      • +1

        Heh. First he posted using HTML code then realized it didn't work, so now he's using Markup syntax. Spammers learn pretty fast too!

        • He only lasted 2 minutes :)

  • how reliable are these aldi drives, say compared to WD/seagate/iomega i.e. wont go corrupt after couple of months?

  • A picture of the receipt would have been very welcome. Cessnock branch has these for $79 not $59. Does the box include a specifically USB 3.0 cable, or are purchasers palmed off with a USB 2.0 cable?

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