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Astone External 3TB Hard Drive 3.5" USB 3.0 (Black) - AUD $189

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Astone External 3TB Hard Drive 3.5" USB 3.0 (Black) - AUD $189
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Store RepPMegaware on 27/07/2011 - 17:35 megaware.com.au (366 clicks)

Astone External 3TB HDD 3.5" USB3.0 (BLACK) - AUD 189 (Shipping fee may apply for delivery order)

Astone ISO GEAR 481U3 3TB SATA to USB 3.0 External HDD. This USB 3.0 HDD Enclosure is backward compatible with USB 2.0, making it more than suitable for use with computers that don't yet have USB 3.0 ports.

The meshed metallic case effectively draws away the heat to protect the inside hard disk. It provides the best solution to keep data between different computers up-to-date or to carry important information securely and conveniently. The data transfer rate of USB3.0 is 5Gbps which is 10 times faster than USB2.0.

Feature

  • Meshed metallic design keeps hard disk drives cool and safe
  • USB3.0 transfer rate up to 5Gbps. USB2.0 transfer rate up to 480Mb/s
  • Truly Plug and Play.
  • Supports: Windows 98SE/2000/Mac/Linux for USB2.0
  • Supports: Windows XP/ Vista / 7 for USB3.0
  • Blue and Red LEDs indicate the power and activity of data access
  • HDD: Western Digital 3TB 64M IntelliPower SATA3 Caviar Green

Package Contains:

  • USB 3 Cable
  • AC Adaptor

http://www.megaware.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&…

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  • ozb-442 on 27/07/2011 - 17:42

    Damn good deal for a 3terabyte external hard drive! USB3.0 too.

  • yada on 27/07/2011 - 17:58
    -7

    who needs 3 terrabytes???

    • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2011 - 18:06

      Carnivorous aliens?

    • Mikinoz on 27/07/2011 - 18:06

      i need min 5, really wish they would hurry up and produce one for cheap i dont like raid……

    • ironworthy on 27/07/2011 - 18:47
      +4

      who needs 3 terrabytes???

      Pron HD. that is all..

      • issh on 27/07/2011 - 18:53

        dude get with the technology

        3D

        • ironworthy on 27/07/2011 - 18:59
          +2

          nah, i'll stick with HD

  • snow36009 on 27/07/2011 - 18:05

    what is the transfer rate of the sata connection on the internal drive, just curious if the usb3.0 speed applies if the sata speed is slower

    • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2011 - 18:08

      The OP and site list the Western Digital 3TB 64M IntelliPower SATA3 Caviar Green. Which will be around 80-100MB/s. So it'll be limited by that before the USB3.0 limit (~600MB/s) kicks in. But still far above the USB2.0 limit (~30MB/s).

      • snow36009 on 27/07/2011 - 18:14

        sweet. thanx. cheapest hdd only i could find was $165 + delivery.

      • ozb-442 on 27/07/2011 - 18:37

        +1

        My WD Scorpio Black with my custom USB3.0 case never gets more than 100MB/s read, but…

        Read - 4.83GB File - 93MB/s

        Write - 4.83GB File - 66MB/s

        Read - 10.9GB File - 81MB/s

        Write - 10.9GB File - 75MB/s

        This wasn't done with any synthetic benchmark, but copying HD movies to and from my hard drive.

        ACCURACY - Within 1MB/s (+/-)

        • nfr on 27/07/2011 - 20:00

          Your speed is capped by USB 3.0, not the Black.

        • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2011 - 20:06

          No, it isn't. It most certainly isn't. USB3.0 is capped around 600MB/s. The Scorpio Black is under 100MB/s regardless of the connection type. It doesn't even approach the USB3.0 cap.

    • viper8548 on 27/07/2011 - 18:36

      SATA II or III it makes no difference, a typical mechanical drive would not be able to even use SATA1 to its limit

      • ozb-442 on 27/07/2011 - 18:42

        Even SATA iii will be pushed to the limits in the next few years, maybe not with a mechanical drive, but with a solid state drive for sure. For example the OCZ Vertex 3 is suppose to get up to 550MB/s read - I have actually seen with my own eyes on of these getting 500 - 520MB/s read. That's roughly 4 Gigabits/second and is already exceeding the SATA ii limit of 3Gbps

        http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&p…

  • racka on 27/07/2011 - 18:24
    +2

    If you are a Costco member, you can get the External WD 3TB USB 3.0 for $169.

  • z00m on 27/07/2011 - 19:07

    How does this compare with WD My Book 3TB for $129.99 from Amazon?

    • [Deactivated] on 27/07/2011 - 19:16
      +2

      You mean the one that doesn't ship to Australia?

      • z00m on 27/07/2011 - 19:21

        Ahhh i c

        • ozb-442 on 27/07/2011 - 19:44

          Ahh u c now? gud. and dis iz a gud deel if u wnt a 3tb hdd.

  • z00m on 27/07/2011 - 19:49
    +2

    4 reel?

    • ozb-442 on 27/07/2011 - 19:52

      LOL.

  • spliniter on 27/07/2011 - 23:13

    only 3 tb still not enough :D

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