WD My Passport 1TB Portable Hard Drive $58 @ Officeworks

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P[Deactivated] on 23/03/2019 - 16:32 officeworks.com.au (696 clicks)
Last edited 25/03/2019 - 15:49 by 1 other user

Not the best value in terms of $/GB but if you just need a spare 1TB drive, it doesn't get any better than this right now.

Also available in other colours at the same price.

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Gaz1 on 27/03/2019 - 16:45

+1

Horrible bloatware that forces installation on this drive.
Much prefer the WD Elements if you are going to buy a WD.
- [Deactivated] on 27/03/2019 - 17:44
  
  Wait, really? I thought the weird "Backup" or "Encryption" software came stored in the drive and you could just delete it.
  
  To be fair, I haven't bought an External drive for quite a while so maybe they've changed their practices.
  - Gaz1 on 27/03/2019 - 18:07
    
    Yes, the Smartware software creates some sort of virtual CD & its hard to remove:
    https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=3835&la…
    I haven't tested the current generation of drives, so its possible it is different now.
    - [Deactivated] on 27/03/2019 - 18:25
      
      Ouch, sounds annoying. Thanks for the heads up!
      
      I was considering getting a Passport cause of the elegant design (that's how I came across the deal), but you saved me.
      
      On a side note, I noticed that "Smartwave" has existed for quite some time. Here's a Reddit thread from 2009