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Verbatim 500GB 2.5" USB 3.0 - $30 - BIG W (in Store Only)

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Silver portable 500GB 2.5" usb3 drive.
IN STORE ONLY.
Half price, these normally go for over $60.

the marketing blurb
Sleek, colourful portable drive , SuperSpeed USB 3.0 increases transfer speed up to 10x faster than USB 2.0, Backwardly compatible with USB 2.0 ports, Includes Nero BackItUp & Burn software, 2-year limited warranty, Software compatible with windows operating systems only.

Computing 500GB Computer Peripheral Portable Hard Drive Verbatim

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  • CyberMurning on 08/08/2013 - 15:26
    +2

    very cheap~!

  • endroll123 on 08/08/2013 - 15:27
    +1

    Saw one for same price ($29.99) at the local post office just a few minutes ago although it might have been USB 2.0 only.

  • tg on 08/08/2013 - 15:38

    Product Height (cm) 14.2
    Product Length (cm) 18.4

    Hmm… 14.2cm high…

  • mini2 on 08/08/2013 - 15:38
    +1

    Bought one of these from Aus Post for $29 (? something like that) a month or 2 ago, decent drive with Toshi drives in them.

    • ryang on 08/08/2013 - 15:41

      What's the performance like? Do you happen to have a speed test from it?

    • Helmuth on 08/08/2013 - 16:58

      How many USB ports does it take? Just the one? Does running it at USB 2 make a difference?

  • bemusement on 08/08/2013 - 15:39

    are these good for a wii u?

  • afu on 08/08/2013 - 15:40

    Can this open and use for notebook or any other one can do at the moment ? Thanks

  • wiltonson on 08/08/2013 - 15:40

    Possible to disassemble and install as ps3 internal drive?

    • shake on 08/08/2013 - 15:50

      I have the same question… Would be keen to find out too, if someone here can enlighten us.

    • britta on 08/08/2013 - 16:09
      +2

      Unsure of ps3 compat but it can be ripped apart (there is a how to on YouTube)

      Chances are it should be all good tho

      • evilstan on 08/08/2013 - 16:19

        unsure about this model, but generally these portable drives have the USB on board so their are no SATA connections on the drive itself.

  • mily on 08/08/2013 - 15:41

    Good price, but I have a feeling it won't be available at my local bigW. Any chance to match it in OW?

    • aec on 08/08/2013 - 15:46
      +20

      we are waiting for you to find out and let us know.

      • Michael15286 on 08/08/2013 - 15:53

        Can't find the hard drive on Officeworks online store, so it's likely they don't stock it.

      • mily on 08/08/2013 - 19:47

        searched OW website and found no such product, so headed to my local BigW which shows low stock when checked online, and found there are at least 8 left, in three different colours, pink, blue and silver. Picked one up, although I don't really need any more storage in the near future.

  • Michael15286 on 08/08/2013 - 15:48
    +1

    Review here
    Says read speeds are between 38-107mb/s and write speeds 29-91mb/s.

  • Bargain Chaser on 08/08/2013 - 15:49
    +4

    Plenty of stock at BigW Werribee,Queen Victoria Village.
    Low stock at Watergardens, Altona Meadows, Sunshine, Sunbury, Highpoint, Broadmeadows, Epping.
    No Stock South Yarra.
    This is Western Melbourne search for stock.

    • Arghs on 08/08/2013 - 16:11
      +1

      Just called the Queen Victoria store…they say no stock..
      sounds like quite a few other ppl have called there already as well

      • Tal_Shiar on 08/08/2013 - 17:11

        I wouldn't trust them, I've gone in at night time for something only to be told no stock, then read people buying it the next day, ymmv though

    • Hero on 08/08/2013 - 16:24
      +2

      Werribee out of stock :(

    • Kelvin H. on 08/08/2013 - 17:57
      +1

      Watergardens has none.

  • The Barong on 08/08/2013 - 15:53

    Based on this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyV6-MqLUxA
    Should have a Seagate Momentus 5400.6 drive inside.

  • opt on 08/08/2013 - 15:57

    Has good expert and user reviews

    Seems like a good buy.

  • [Deactivated] on 08/08/2013 - 16:02

    any big W coupon codes?

    • orange123 on 08/08/2013 - 16:03
      +16

      C'mon mate it's $30!!!

      • [Deactivated] on 08/08/2013 - 16:04
        +2

        cmon mate, don't start trying to have a go at me for wanting to save money on a bargains forum

        • jdr on 08/08/2013 - 16:24
          +14

          you do realise that while you are pissing about trying to scrounge up a coupon that they are almost all sold out now anyway?

        • [Deactivated] on 09/08/2013 - 10:23
          -2

          you do realise that while you are pissing about me pissing about trying to scrounge up a coupon that they are almost all sold out now anyway?

    • yojabbajabba on 08/08/2013 - 16:06

      In-store coupon codes?

    • mangew on 08/08/2013 - 16:06
      +1

      OP says "INSTORE ONLY"

      Use the usual OZB methods…. Paywave or wishcards

      • Grimr on 08/08/2013 - 16:21
        +2

        Or just keep winking at the sales person when they ask you for your payment.

        • jdr on 08/08/2013 - 16:25
          +8

          That's a good way to meet the security guys.

        • ItsMeAgro on 08/08/2013 - 16:34
          +2

          Will they give me a discount?

        • ExPrinceHairy on 08/08/2013 - 21:51
          +1

          I did that once. Haven't done it again since. You can work out how it went down.

        • Forfiet on 09/08/2013 - 06:28
          +1

          You just didn't bat those pretty eyelashes of yours enough :P

  • yojabbajabba on 08/08/2013 - 16:06

    I'd probably get it just for Nero Burning Software ;)

  • Grimr on 08/08/2013 - 16:20

    Been trying to call through to stores and got cut off at both before getting call answered.

    Maybe I'll wait for these to show up on Gumtree for $50 bucks each.

  • cushydeskjob on 08/08/2013 - 16:26

    Four left in Bathurst NSW Thursday 4:15pm

  • Black Hole on 08/08/2013 - 16:26
    +1

    Good price but has Toshiba HDD in it. All my Toshiba failed after a few years along with my Fujitsu.

  • leetec on 08/08/2013 - 16:26
    -7

    Just been to Campsie bigw. Got stock but refused to sell that price. Neg the bigw!

    • jdr on 08/08/2013 - 16:28

      The deal is fine. BigW Macarthur Central in Brisbane acknowledged that this is the correct price. Don't neg the OP's deal because of one salesperson at one store (or one misunderstanding).

      • ItsMeAgro on 08/08/2013 - 16:36
        +3

        If BigW is disorganised and some stores won't do the deal, that's worth knowing, and reduces the value of this deal to the community.

        Deal's already on the front page, it's not like people will miss out because of a legit neg.

        • WNK on 08/08/2013 - 16:46

          One of my friend has just got one for $30 from Warrawong NSW.

        • Perete on 08/08/2013 - 16:52
          -1

          It's just funny though how there is always that one person who will neg a deal that has already had numerous positive votes. I see it quite often.

        • leetec on 08/08/2013 - 17:02
          +2

          Neg for bigw as I said.
          I already show staff bigw site which is same code in the display unit. And she insist on lying about online deal only!

        • Tal_Shiar on 08/08/2013 - 17:13
          +1

          Your point would be relevant if people didnt neg bandwagon style

        • ItsMeAgro on 08/08/2013 - 21:37

          Why is that funny? That's how it's supposed to work.

        • ItsMeAgro on 09/08/2013 - 10:16

          @Tal shiar:

          Have you ever seen a good deal, already on the front page on ozbargain, negged into oblivion and removed from the front page due to people negging just because someone else negged?

          I ask because the opposite - mobs aggressively downvoting very legitimate negs to remove them, does actually happen here sometimes. This comment thread clearly being a good example.

    • unity1 on 08/08/2013 - 16:33
      +2

      Did they scan the item? If so what price did it scan?

      • leetec on 08/08/2013 - 17:04
        +2

        She refused to do that and told me I am not the first one to try today

        • mily on 08/08/2013 - 19:52
          +3

          Weirdo, as if she owns the BigW like her milkbar at the corner. What's the benefit for her to refuse all the customers?

        • lousy on 09/08/2013 - 03:28

          She want it herself ?

        • jimbler on 09/08/2013 - 03:31

          The Big W I went to had them on shelves. I was able to pick it up and scan it myself. Did they have them behind the counter at the store you went to?

        • ItsMeAgro on 09/08/2013 - 10:19

          as if she owns the BigW like her milkbar at the corner

          Ah yes, the good old I-failed-at-life-and-want-to-compensate power trip, common to retail middle managers and government bureaucrats.

      • ozkiwi75 on 09/08/2013 - 11:46

        They had heaps of them in stock at Sunnybank Hills, and all were scanning in at the original price. Then we realised none of them were actually SILVER colour! They then checked on their system and confirmed that the silver ones come up at the correctly discounted price.

    • jim0519 on 08/08/2013 - 16:39
      +1

      Did you show the bigw web page of this item to the sales person? If he insist, then summon his manager.

    • cart on 08/08/2013 - 16:45
      +1

      As amy_c mentioned below, other colours are still selling at $98.

  • jdr on 08/08/2013 - 16:26

    Checked near me and Upper Mount Gravatt (Brisbane) shows stock but they are sold out. Macarthur Central had stock but not sure now.

  • mskram on 08/08/2013 - 16:29
    +1

    Sold out merrylands NSW. Stock at Chullora (6) Miranda (5) and bonnyrigg (5) according to their system

    • Bilbo Bargains on 09/08/2013 - 21:52

      Damn i went to the wrong bug w! Went to wetherill park based on the info on their website and they didnt have any

      • jimbler on 09/08/2013 - 22:56

        You were miles too late today anyway. They were all gone on Thursday.

  • britta on 08/08/2013 - 16:30

    2 left at Brisbane Macarthur :)
    I got mine

  • amy_c on 08/08/2013 - 16:33
    +1

    Wonder why it's only the silver version? There's at least 2 other colours (pink & blue) & they're still listed at $98!!
    Anyone feel like haggling/harassing their local Big W to see if they can get the coloured one for the same price? (I'd do it, but I'm stuck at home with the plague….)

    • mskram on 08/08/2013 - 16:45

      I asked at merrylands, he said he couldn't do a $68 price reduction which makes sense

      • amy_c on 08/08/2013 - 16:56

        Well it's a $68 price reduction on the silver version according to the Big W website, so it doesn't really make sense….not when it's just a colour variation.
        Not sure what part of my comment deserved a neg, but que sera, sera!!

        • mskram on 08/08/2013 - 17:30
          +2

          Yeah but the difference is that the computer shows the silver as a $68 reduction, whereas the other colours it would be him reducing the price, not the computer. Yes, it seems logical that all the colours would be reduced (in which case I would have bought all of them) but if he hasn't got the permission to drop the price then he can't just drop the price by $68. Also, I didn't neg you, it was a valid question.

    • jhova on 08/08/2013 - 17:24

      yeh same they had green ones but wouldnt give me same price i even offered to buy the usb 2.0….nope wouldnt budge…bunch of robots?!?

  • ldstr on 08/08/2013 - 16:39
    +3

    Sold out at Top Ryde, Campsie, Chullora, Macquarie and Auburn in NSW.

    • dimagiba on 08/08/2013 - 17:33
      +1

      There was one left at BigW Macquarie Center when I bought mine at 5:08pm.

      • michaelTito on 08/08/2013 - 17:51
        +1

        Non left now, I was there 2 mins ago

  • [Deactivated] on 08/08/2013 - 16:39
    +3

    Called Eastland and was told that someone bought all the drives this morning. Broden much.

    • ryanlundie on 08/08/2013 - 17:06

      Well that saves me ringing, dammit

    • ozkiwi75 on 09/08/2013 - 11:50

      I reckon they should limit it to one per customer so that there's at least a fighting chance of getting one.

  • WNK on 08/08/2013 - 16:47
    +1

    There are few in Warrawong NSW

  • phife on 08/08/2013 - 16:51
    +1

    None at Bankstown, blue and pink still scanned at $98. Not that I needed another hard drive…

    • barefoot on 09/08/2013 - 13:05

      None in Ballarat.
      I offered to spraypaint the pink and green ones silver to qualify for $68 discount each, but the checkout chick wasn't interested.

  • Teddo on 08/08/2013 - 16:52

    Warringah Mall. Rang, as per web site, and was told "it's a crook line and won't get anymore.'

    • WatchNerd on 08/08/2013 - 17:02

      So does that mean they have stock?

  • heathwithnoteeth on 08/08/2013 - 17:01
    +2

    in stock Seaford SA if anyone is interested

    • Forfiet on 09/08/2013 - 06:30

      shh!!!

  • lukeloop on 08/08/2013 - 17:01

    Took the 3 they had at BigW Golden Grove.

    • tryonthis on 08/08/2013 - 18:02

      I called at 4pm and was told no stock remaining. Ended up getting the last 3 from Parabanks.

  • thelastnoob on 08/08/2013 - 17:19

    Read and weep…my friend picked up last 2 Fluoro pink drives at capabala Brisbane
    Yes you heard me right pink drives for the same price

    • Aap Ke Papa on 08/08/2013 - 17:46
      +2

      Can you post a receipt please

    • Davros on 08/08/2013 - 23:50

      Bastard - but you saved me calling in the morning so thanks - I think

  • chromium on 08/08/2013 - 17:20

    None at QV, I just went there

    • Lukian on 08/08/2013 - 17:24

      The online check disagreed about half an hour ago!

      It still says in stock :(

    • Xandak on 08/08/2013 - 17:33

      Yeah 2nd that none there. Was probably the art the same time

    • Shibuya on 08/08/2013 - 17:41
      +2

      Yeap just got back from QV - nothing left. I was told by a staff that it was sold out from yesterday cos he too wanted one. Yet their website still states that they are in stock at QV, what a lousy inventory system they got.

      • Matt88 on 08/08/2013 - 21:54

        Thanks for the info on QV - won't bother now

      • JLai on 09/08/2013 - 22:33

        Yeah, that annoyed me too. I checked the website first before going in there.

        It's sold out at Endeavour Hills too.

  • PJC on 08/08/2013 - 17:23

    Nice post. I'll try in the morning.

    • m2000 on 08/08/2013 - 17:34

      not worth trying tomorrow, at least in NSW, as late shopping night here. They'll be all gone by then, ie if they had any stock to begin with

  • dryandra on 08/08/2013 - 17:23

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