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WD My Passport GO Portable SSD 1TB USB 3.0 $179.10 / 500GB $92.00 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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WD My Passport GO Portable SSD 1TB USB 3.0 $179.10 / 500GB $92.00 Delivered @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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worker on 31/05/2020 - 09:05 amazon.com.au (1717 clicks)
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WD's My Passport Go is ideal for people who have to transfer files on the regular and on the go. It has a rubber protective bumper on the outside making sure that knocks and bumps can't jeopardise your files, and the built in USB cable ensures that you're ready to transfer at all times.

It's designed for portable use, allowing you to bring photos, videos, movies and music on the go.
It has a storage capacity of 1 TB.
It uses USB 3.0 to reach fast transfer speeds.
This SSD drive has a built-in USB cable for easy transfers.
It's compatible with both MacOS and Windows.
The drive includes a 3 year warranty.
It comes in an attractive, cobalt design.

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  • worker on 31/05/2020 - 09:06
    +3

    $199 @ Officeworks try for the 5% before they change the price

    • Owl on 31/05/2020 - 10:04

      Looks like limited or no stock everywhere

  • tugman on 31/05/2020 - 09:41

    Rubber casing..

    Yeah those knocks and bumps will knock those electrons around.

    • lowlifesphere on 31/05/2020 - 12:41
      +5

      Impact still damages circuits

  • tanastra on 31/05/2020 - 09:56
    +2

    Saw this in amazon yesterday but not sure about buying and posting it as it’s not the cheapest ever in ozbargain post

  • Gordzirra on 31/05/2020 - 10:03

    can you shuck these, which drive is inside , im guessing a wd green perhaps?

    • daanish on 31/05/2020 - 11:04
      +2

      Unless I'm missing something the Crucial MX500 1TBs (which seem to be an OzB favourite) turn up at around this price often enough. Why go through the effort of a shuck?

  • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2020 - 10:24
    +2

    Ssd as storage devices, well when they become cheaper then physical spin drives I'll consider, until then no thanks.

    I don't mind the slow transfer, but storage that's a different Matter entirely.

    https://www.amazon.com.au/WD_Black-Game-Drive-External-WDBA5…

    • TightTerry on 31/05/2020 - 10:43
      +3

      $200+ for a 5tb drive? That’s not cheap at all

      • Void on 31/05/2020 - 10:49
        +2

        Yeah, best bet would be that Seagate Expansion drive that comes up at $99 for 4TB very often. I shucked one and am using it for my home media server and backups now.

        Edit: It's 5400rpm though so only suitable for slower storage, wouldn't put games on it.

        • dm01 on 31/05/2020 - 13:22

          Definitely SMR. Wait for the write hit as it fills up.

          • Void on 31/05/2020 - 13:29

            @dm01: Yeah but buying a PMR drive will defeat the purpose, as it won't be much cheaper than an SSD. SMR will work just fine.

            • dm01 on 31/05/2020 - 16:27

              @Void: Are you talking about 3.5" drives? I've never seen a 4GB PMR drive in the 2.5" format, so if you want 4TB or 5TB in the portable format, it's either SMR or SSD.

              • Void on 31/05/2020 - 17:53

                @dm01: Yes 3.5". The Seagate Expansion I'm talking about is a Desktop 3.5" drive.

                • dm01 on 31/05/2020 - 20:34

                  @Void: Well this deal and the game drive referenced above are the smaller form factor, so aren't really comparable.

          • zealmax on 31/05/2020 - 19:08

            @dm01: All HDD slow down as it fills up. Written from the outer to the inner. Linear velocity reduces as the circle becomes smaller while maintaining the same angular velocity.

            • dm01 on 31/05/2020 - 20:33

              @zealmax: Maybe go read about SMR and what happens as they fill up. Much worse than the loss of speed due to writing to inner tracks.

              • Void on 31/05/2020 - 20:44

                @dm01: But PMR is so expensive, it defeats the purpose of a hard drive. Also writes don't matter for 99% of average tasks.

                Edit: Hang on pretty much every consumer drive isn't SMR apart from the one I listed above. Though do note I said it is 5400rpm so not good for games and better for bulk storage. My point still stands that the WD Black is very expensive for what it is, though my example is not as good.

                • dm01 on 31/05/2020 - 23:07

                  @Void: It sounds like you're not really across the whole SMR/PMR/SSD situation. Maybe read up on it a bit more.

                  But you're comparing your 3.5" spinning desktop external drive to a portable format external SSD, and they're designed with completely different purposes in mind. You may as well compare a Kawasaki superbike to LandCruiser.

                  • Void on 31/05/2020 - 23:08

                    @dm01: No I've been comparing to the WD Black HDD that the original commenter mentioned this whole time, not the SSD. From what I gather only few HDDs use SMR, and it is generally reserved for larger ones.

                    • dm01 on 01/06/2020 - 12:31

                      @Void:

                      From what I gather only few HDDs use SMR, and it is generally reserved for larger ones.

                      Then you've gathered incorrectly. As I said, go have a read.

                      Also as I said, "Well this deal and the game drive referenced above are the smaller form factor, so aren't really comparable."

            • [Deactivated] on 01/06/2020 - 04:43

              @zealmax: Maybe so but the technology that goes into HDD are marvelous set of evolutionary engineering.

      • Mickice on 31/05/2020 - 13:01
        +1

        Those drives are likely shingled.

        • dm01 on 31/05/2020 - 13:22

          Most certainly.

  • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2020 - 17:40

    Is this Mac friendly?

    • Ozymandias on 31/05/2020 - 19:37
      +1

      All hard drives are, you just need to format them using Disk Utility.

      • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2020 - 21:08

        Thanks champ

  • LeifSmart on 31/05/2020 - 18:26

    Would this work as storage for Ps4 to provide faster loading?

    • tingbonnie88 on 01/06/2020 - 01:44

      Yes

    • anthony1106 on 01/06/2020 - 15:03

      apparently it is too slow

    • almostorange on 02/06/2020 - 08:50

      I'm looking for something as well. Anyone have a recommended bargain for this?

  • Csonty on 31/05/2020 - 20:04

    I have the 500GB version. It is just way too slow. I did compare it with my T5 and the WD is just slow… Slower than an external HDD.

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