Saw this deal.. thought it was cheap… Dont know the transfer speed!!!
Fountain gate shopping centre
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Edit: 2TB Samsung hardisk usb 2.0 for $89
That's a great deal… guys it might be even cheaper at other stores then….!!!
The 2TB hard disk is USB2 only.
It's slower, sure but it's $25 cheaper than the cheapest 2TB USB 3.0 deal around and many people don't have USB 3.0 capable systems (or just won't notice the speed difference).
you could possibly take the hard drive out, dunno about this one
Also since USB3.0 has better & updated controllers there would be some difference in the speeds for the same USB2.0 port.
But at that cost you can't complain :D
You can buy a bare 2TB drive for the same or slightly less than $89, so taking it out of the enclosure (and thus having no warranty) seems a bit silly unless you've got no decent computer shops nearby.
ACT only has 1 MSY which never seems to have stock
Fair enough, I suppose I'm a bit spoiled for choice in Sydney.
MSY's stock is unreliable everywhere, though :)
Same prices at North Ryde.
Sick, might pick one up in the next few days.
If anyone sees this in WA please let me know. The WA stores tend to be more expensive on these 'specials' :(
They have all of them at Armadale WA
Was just down at Harvey Norman Osborne Park (WA) and saw the 8gb usb for $10, but the only 4gb ones I could see were $7. I asked an employee who told me that they were getting more stock (about 200) in of the 2Tb Samsung Story hard drive which was priced at $89 so same as over east. He said it should be coming in tomorrow (30th June hopefully)! hope this helps someone in WA :)
IMO it is worth the extra money for a USB3.0 hard drive - I have one on a USB3.0 computer and get over 100MB/s - well worth it if you're copying alot of large files.
Great deal though
" get over 100MB/s "
unless the portable is SSD, you wont.
nope I can get around that speeds when I checked with Crytaldiskinfo
That is for sequential read,the write speeds are around 80-85MB/S
I posted my stats on the first Staples 1TB deal if you really don't believe me ;)
When people post speeds they usually refer to write speed, saying "get over 100MB/s" is misleading if you aren't stating that's read speed.
Clive Peters has 8GB drives for $9!!!!
I bought the Toshiba and Verbatim 4GBs on sale. Did a benchmark of speed.
Toshiba: 5MB/s
Verbatim: 5.5MB/s
Which is slow. My Sandisk cruzers which i have in 2GB x2, 8GB and 16GB versions all move at 7MB/s minimum. My 16GB and 2GBs transfer at 8.3 MB/s
You get what you pay for :/
I guess 4gb size means you won't be transferring a lot of files anyway. Might just pick up a few for random document transfers!
Looks like online have similar prices, though the 2TB online is $99
http://www.harveynorman.com.au/page/1255508460031/computing-…
I got one yesterday, good quality awesome price.
any one know what is the return policy @ HN?
my brother bought the Samsung story station 2 2 weeks ago at HN for $98 so just wondering whether that can be return to pick one up for $89 instead. a saving of $9 could get us an 8 gb USB ; )
all that hassle for nine bucks? what a tightass (and a true ozbargainer)
if you don't know the answer/or find the question stupid, don't respond. whether my backside is tight or not is not up to you to judge, there is no need to attack ppl with sarcasm comment :<
boo hoo, go tell Oprah, she cares.
oh no did you not hear
Oprah retired :|
everyone here is allowed their opinion, theirs is just as valid as yours. Plus Housecat wasn't insulting you, ease up
I've bought a 4gb toshiba usb thumb end of last yr from HVN. It is not a good product. It is so slow that you can't even use it for readyboost in windows. Moreover, it has compatibility problems. It is the worst usb thumbdrive i've ever used.
Compatibility issues? Care to share?
I've used this on a Mac, TV and a PC. OSx, Win 7, XP. No problems so far. Agreably it's slower than the premium drives.. but from what i understand after doing some digging. 5MB/s to 6MB/s is about industry standard these days.
Just got back from Gordon store 4gb drives for 2 bucks and a Samsung 22in led for 98.
the Toshiba's?
Yeah and a verbatim one
Samsung 22inch LED(LCD) monitor or TV. If so can you post a photo or something
sorry my bad was posting from my iphone before… model was s22a350h no tv tuner unfortunately but still an ok deal for under 100 bucks. I didn't bother to keep a copy of the ad because it finished tonight.
I bought the WD 2T Element USB drive from HN for $89 when they had a 20% off sale. Generally I find the WD drives to be of better quality then the Samsung and Seagate. Had Samsung drives died on me once. Personally I stick with WD.
I went to HN at Bondi Junction today and bought 2 of them for $99 each. The kicker is that they are the USB 3 model! I picked up 2 of them and didn't realise, took them up to the counter and asked the guy if they matched the price on their website. He checked with a sales guy and put them through….I'm stoked!
Edit: The real price for the USB model is $199
Wow so you saved yourself $200 that's awesome, great bait n switch :)
I got the Toshiba 8GB for $8 2 months ago from HN. Same price for 16GB and 4GB back then.