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WD 2TB Elements Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive $148 @ Office Works

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WD 2TB Elements Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive $148 @ Office Works
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CBR on 01/09/2013 - 21:35 officeworks.com.au (2229 clicks)

Hi,

Came across this at Office Works and thought I share:

Western Digital 2TB Elements Portable Hard Drive $148

Product Details:
Brand: Western Digital
Colour: Black or Silver
Size: 2 TB
Features:
Simple Plug and Play Installation
Simple Add on storage Ideal for storing Music, HD movies, Photos, presentations and documents
USB3.0 Connectivity for fast transfer speeds

http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Dat…

Price Comparison:

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$198
http://www.harveynorman.com.au/western-digital-my-passport-2…

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$188
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  • BH1 on 01/09/2013 - 21:49
    +1

    If you guys still got your $50 gift cards from WD when they had the WDTV promo last Christmas. Now is a good time to use it. Take this sucker down to $98 :)

    • pmupsinep on 01/09/2013 - 21:53
      +30

      Or if you buy this with 3 x $50 notes you get $2 cashback.

      • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2013 - 21:55
        +6

        Or even better, if you pay with 2 x $100 notes you will get $50 note and $2 coin cashback!

      • Dan_ on 01/09/2013 - 22:42
        +21

        Use your credit card and get it for free.

      • Magic Mirror on 02/09/2013 - 05:10
        +9

        Or use "5 finger discount", you get it free without a credit card. AND, you might even get free meals and accommodation…

        • everyone on 02/09/2013 - 11:59
          +9

          Don't forget the free bracelets and chauffeur ride with security package.

    • jimbler on 01/09/2013 - 21:56
      +7

      99.9% of people have already used them. You don't need to use the $50 Eftpos card on another WD product.

      • dmc900 on 02/09/2013 - 21:08
        +1

        Cannot forget to mention we got the card January. It needed to be activated within 2 months and then the card had a 6 month expiry. All cards should be expired by now. Well that was my understanding of the included documentation.

    • 777 on 02/09/2013 - 08:54
      +1

      They refused me one saying the receipt provided wasn't clear
      Sent them so many emails never replied back
      Waste of time for me that Wd promo

  • jonno82 on 01/09/2013 - 22:15

    These still require AC power input right?

    • fchis on 01/09/2013 - 22:20
      +8

      Keyword portable = no ac.

    • Raynes on 01/09/2013 - 22:21

      It's USB powered, a "portable" hard drive rather than "desktop".

    • jonno82 on 01/09/2013 - 22:34

      For some reason I thought the "mypassport" series was USB so assumed this was AC. Great then, might go and pick up one tomorrow.

      • mudkipz on 01/09/2013 - 22:37
        +2

        WD do make a desktop version of the Elements drives.
        However, this one is portable and not to be confused with the desktop one.

    • Frankly Frankie on 01/09/2013 - 23:26
      +4

      There will always be one…………….

  • Nero on 01/09/2013 - 23:37

    How do the WD Elements Portable drives compare to the HGST Touro Mobile drives?

    • Harry2017 on 02/09/2013 - 00:13
      +1

      Not sure how it compares, but i bought WD one a few months ago. I transferred a lot of stuff onto it, but when i tried to access it the next day, my laptop didn't recognize the drive. tried to format and do over several times. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. So just got a refund.

    • Harry2017 on 02/09/2013 - 00:14
      +1

      Sorry my bad. The one i bought was WD passport.

    • stumo on 02/09/2013 - 09:37

      The 1TB turos I bought a few months back had native SATA drives inside. I'm not sure about these WD drives, but previous experience would suggest these are more likely to be native USB. This only matters if you want to use it as an internal drive.

      • Agret on 21/09/2013 - 03:18

        I bought a WD elements 1.5TB for $165 a few week ago on centrecom sale, the connector is soldered over the top of the sata port so can't remove it for external use. I connected it to my PC and tried to copy/paste all the files from my 1TB HGST drive and it came up as I/O error. Seems if you transfer at a sustained rate for 15-30min on this drive it will drop out and not work until you leave it for 5-10 min before using again. I thought it might've just been the USB3 but I tried on USB2 and same thing happened so you might need to buy one of those USB cables that splits into 2 to give it some extra power.

    • Agret on 21/09/2013 - 03:19

      My 1TB HGST drive can be removed from case (although the way they designed it, it destroys the case clips so you will need to tape it back together, unfortunate since the case looks so nice) and seems more reliable than the WD Elements 1.5TB I have, I tried to copy/paste the files from the HGST and got I/O error =/

  • ragflan on 02/09/2013 - 00:12

    I'm not sure what the differences are between the Elements and the Passport editions of the 2TB WD portable drives. Amazon is selling Passport 2TB for $114 USD (~$130 AUD). The Passport is also USB 3.0. Also supports hardware encryption.

    Link if anyone is interested: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005HMKKH4/

    Passport 2TB is $168 in Officeworks.

    • KiLLUMiN4Ti on 02/09/2013 - 00:21

      The Passport drive comes with additional software to search, sync and encrypt.

    • h3kumahi on 02/09/2013 - 15:04

      $114 USD (including shipping will be ~ $146)- it is a good deal, i think

  • Elppa8 on 02/09/2013 - 00:49
    +8

    $149 at Bing Lee on line with free delivery.

    • Xplosive on 02/09/2013 - 07:14

      Still cheaper with office works as it is free delivery

      • Chux on 02/09/2013 - 08:14

        $149 at Bing Lee on line with free delivery

        So I'm pretty sure both have free delivery…

      • p1 ama on 02/09/2013 - 09:07
        +1

        $1 is $1! :P

        • stumo on 02/09/2013 - 09:39
          -3

          Actually its 5% price beat through OW, no?

        • andy19363 on 02/09/2013 - 09:58

          price is already beaten at OW

  • dexxl on 02/09/2013 - 07:21

    is this a 3.5" or 2.5"?

    • fchis on 02/09/2013 - 09:58
      +4

      Dude, your links are showing 3.5" not 2.5" so not the same product. I knew something like this is going to come up every time when there is a "PORTABLE" HDD deal is on.

      • Davros on 02/09/2013 - 10:54
        -6

        fair cop
        For the uninitiated, what is the difference and what would it mean in real life?

        Ah, OK its a SIZE thing
        http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/enterprise-storage-sas-h…

        Not that it matters if its desktop storage

        • sirrobin on 02/09/2013 - 11:15
          +3

          3.5" drives will require external power. even for desktop storage that can be a hassle

        • Infraction on 02/09/2013 - 11:15
          +4

          Main difference is external AC power is not required for portable drives.

        • Agret on 21/09/2013 - 03:19

          Means you cannot fit it in your pocket and that anywhere you want to use it you will need to connect it to external power point as well as lug around a power brick too.

  • WXYZ on 02/09/2013 - 11:58

    i bought it for $141.45 from officework last month. MLN was selling it for $149.00. Let me know if anyone need receipt.

    • jaycasanova on 02/09/2013 - 12:57

      can you share the receipt

    • vSchweetz on 02/09/2013 - 14:08

      Would they still give you a price match if they're selling it lower than MLN by $1?

  • bibendum73au on 02/09/2013 - 17:29

    Has anyone used a portable drive on a TV as media storage.
    Parents are caravanning around OZ so I'm going to whack a few hundred movies & TV shows ona drive for them.
    They bought a TV that has USB input but I'm not sure if it will have sufficient power to run a "portable" drive as I realise they are meant to use USB sticks.

    • gudetama on 02/09/2013 - 19:17

      I have! My parents watch tv shows off our portable drive all the time on our Sony Bravia TV (sorry, I don't have the model number on me). But for quick reference, our hard drive is a Samsung 1TB HDD, and it works fine - it just times out after inactivity (around 15-20 minutes).

    • The J man on 02/09/2013 - 20:46

      Yes, got heaps of Wiggles and kids movies for my son on a 750 Gig. WD My Passport, which is plugged into our 55" Sony Bravia.

      Just have to ensure that the TV can play the types of movies you're trying to play.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/09/2013 - 23:06

    Kinda amazed this has +65 votes now, when then exact same product was available at JB Hi-Fi for $149 over a month ago, and that deal only received +6 votes: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/111236

    Just goes to show how inconsistent OzBargain can be sometimes… :)

    • fchis on 03/09/2013 - 08:19
      +2

      Yes, according to my observation, the timing of posting a deal is crucial. As soon as it reaches enough + votes to hit the first page, the number of + votes will increase dramatically. The more the + votes the more people will trigger the impulsive purchases due to peer pressure. That's the whole point of the Ozbargain. You sometimes end up spend more money than you initially intend to :)

    • WatchNerd on 08/09/2013 - 11:33
      +3

      Well spotted, this really highlights how some deals slip through Ozbargain.
      Sometimes the front page deals has a lot of expired deals when it could be giving exposure to more that haven't.

  • flatwhitepls on 03/09/2013 - 14:47

    Nice

  • Kjjd on 03/09/2013 - 20:08

    thanks. Got one. Timely post for me. I was just thinking of getting a new one to put some movies on to play with my media player.

  • Flyeroz on 04/09/2013 - 20:58

    Thanks OP.
    Ordered one on line 2 days ago & it arrived today.
    Free postage too.

  • g12345567 on 05/09/2013 - 08:28

    Friend got one. Currently using on 360 console.

  • Zen on 21/09/2013 - 12:13

    Does anyone know if this can be removed from the enclosure to be used in Sata or USB only built in?

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