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Imation 500GB Mini Portable Hard Drive $59 + Postage from OfficeWorks

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Imation 500GB Mini Portable Hard Drive $59 + Postage from OfficeWorks
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Ljamesgid on 19/12/2011 - 08:51 officeworks.com.au (3981 clicks)

Have been keeping an eye on hard drive specials from Office Works, especially since the dramatic price rise from the worldwide hard drive shortage being experienced at the moment.

It is a clearance item, online only but is showing as 'In Stock'. Unfortunately, the Pink colour will not work in my business, so have to pass up this offer. But if the colour is of no concern to you, then grab a bargain.

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Computing 500GB Computer Peripheral Imation Portable Hard Drive

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  • pkh on 19/12/2011 - 09:08

    Out of stock

  • nerd1 on 19/12/2011 - 09:22

    just ordered one, my 500Gb drive in the PVR is failing so this will come in handy.

  • nerd1 on 19/12/2011 - 09:23

    btw, pick up in store = no shipping charge

    • Belistic on 19/12/2011 - 09:51
      +1

      OW don't charge that $4.95 handling fee anymore… regardless if picked up or delivered.

  • [Deactivated] on 19/12/2011 - 09:25
    +1

    I just ordered it. It seems to be free shipping as well. Hopefully I got it.

    • kspec on 19/12/2011 - 10:04
      +1

      yep me too FREE SHIPPING!! to SYDNEY 2200

    • nerd1 on 19/12/2011 - 10:39
      +1

      bugga, could've saved me a trip down the street to pick it up…. should've checked out the delivery charger before selecting pickup

  • zeroxp on 19/12/2011 - 09:38
    +2

    No, it's not out of stock. Just ordered one with free same day delivery to my work address(Melbourne City).
    Thank you OP.

    • zeroxp on 19/12/2011 - 14:57
      +1

      Just received. Mate that was quick!

  • CodeXD on 19/12/2011 - 09:39

    Are these smaller than 9.5mm since its "mini portable"?

  • lbft on 19/12/2011 - 09:44

    As always with Officeworks, the stock level varies by your location (how many your nearest Officeworks online warehouse has in stock).

    Edit: the cart says there's currently 279 in Sydney (plug in a ridiculously large number and click 'Update' and it'll knock it down to how many they think they've got in stock).

    • Belistic on 19/12/2011 - 10:00
      +1

      Don't forget, that OW online (bought out the Viking stationary company) is different to your physical store.

      • lbft on 19/12/2011 - 17:00

        At this point they're integrated enough that I'm not sure it matters - online orders can be delivered to stores for pickup, online stuff can be returned in-store and AFAIK online and in-store prices are always the same (I've never seen them differ, at least).

        • Belistic on 20/12/2011 - 09:48

          Stock levels at my local store, against OW online vary for me…

        • lbft on 20/12/2011 - 10:44

          Stock levels online vs. in store are different but I thought that was implied by the whole online warehouse thing.

  • kirynflare on 19/12/2011 - 09:45

    For those in NSW, USB 3.0

    http://www.zipcomputers.com.au/store/view_product.php?produc…

    • 0ptus_Fail on 19/12/2011 - 10:04

      I called them but no stock of any USB3.0 hard drives. Website is incorrect.

      • kirynflare on 19/12/2011 - 10:09

        that sucks then :(

        a shame officeworks doesnt stock for pricematch the website.

  • Belistic on 19/12/2011 - 09:58
    +8

    Ahhh, crap, it's pink, I'll have to buy one, even though I don't need it…

    • kspec on 19/12/2011 - 10:03
      +4

      LOL! ME TOO!!

  • Ms Mars on 19/12/2011 - 10:13

    Thanks, just ordered one. Free shipping.

  • atlas on 19/12/2011 - 10:20

    Curious as to what makes it 'mini'?

  • strayan on 19/12/2011 - 10:22

    Bought for mac os time machine back-up. Thanks.

  • bendertiger on 19/12/2011 - 11:41
    +3

    since the dramatic price rise from the worldwide hard drive shortage being experienced at the moment…

    Don't you just love first world problems?

  • check on 19/12/2011 - 11:41

    Its not that cheap. 1 and 2TB drives are not that much more expensive.

    I would wait for the Boxing day sales. Only 1 week to go!

    • atlas on 19/12/2011 - 11:53

      On a dollar per gig basis, the DSE 1.5tb drive for $129 appears to be much better value: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/59769

      Question is whether you need that amount of space.

      • kirynflare on 19/12/2011 - 12:03
        +3

        Also depends if it's meant to be a Christmas gift for a girl.

        Most girls would choose pink :P

        • petrox on 19/12/2011 - 13:45
          +1

          trolling a friend who needs a new harddrive by gifting this to him for xmas. He frequents ozbargain too so i wonder if he'll suspect anything

        • Belistic on 19/12/2011 - 14:15
          +1

          Just buy a cover/case off ebay, to hide the pink bits, lol

    • lplau on 19/12/2011 - 13:20

      Compare it to a 2.5" as i'm pretty sure that this is a 2.5" drive not a 1/2TB Desktop Drive.

      It all comes down to if you want to lug around a power supply with your drive or not, also weight and size.

      • atlas on 19/12/2011 - 13:50
        +1

        The DSE deal is a 2.5" drive. I purchased one. No power supply required.

  • POWERevolution on 19/12/2011 - 12:50

    wondering how many year warranty for this drive @OW as i found 3 yrs at imation HK site.

    http://www.imation.com.hk/index.php?page=shop.product_detail…

    5400 rpm HDD High speed date access
    Size (LxWxH): 117 x 80 x 14mm
    3 year warranty

    • Belistic on 20/12/2011 - 09:50

      received mine today, it is 3yrs.

  • kirynflare on 19/12/2011 - 14:48

    Just received in VIC for order placed this morning!

    Thanks OP!

  • venismecha on 19/12/2011 - 17:45

    Excellent!! Have been meaning to buy one for ages, but didn't want to spend >$100 just to back up my random junk :)

  • tyler.durden on 19/12/2011 - 19:11

    what drive is inside?

    and can we take it out and use it inside pc?

    • kirynflare on 19/12/2011 - 19:52

      I bought it as a gift, so I'm not opening it up ><

      And for a hard drive that you intend on using inside a desktop PC, you are better off purchasing perhaps an external harddrive thats on sale, because that offers better value in terms of dollar per gig.

      Unless of course you are talking about a laptop, in which you'll have to wait for someone else to reply.

  • petrox on 20/12/2011 - 00:37

    same day shipping was really quick. Ordered at 10am and got the drive around 3-4pm

  • rosieposie on 20/12/2011 - 17:13

    Ordered mine yesterday and picked up in store today. Not sure if it's just bad luck, but when I opened the sealed box, all I got was was pretty pink hard drive… no cable, no user manual… Had to ring head office was told to go back into the store to get refund and then go back online to order again… Better luck tomorrow I hope.

    • Belistic on 21/12/2011 - 10:46

      I got a usb cable and a tiny 2 page manual (if you could call it that), lol…

  • tyler.durden on 21/12/2011 - 01:33

    can someone do a hdd test using hddtune or whatever system info app so u can tell me what drive they use inside the case?

  • Falbium on 21/12/2011 - 17:20
    +1

    I can't tell you guys the exact model, but it was a Toshiba drive, and it's working in my PS3.

    The case was very easy to open.

    • WhiteEvo6 on 26/12/2011 - 16:33
      +1

      Legend, thanks for the info just ordered two, one for Macbook and one for Xbox external

  • troyww on 04/01/2012 - 23:05

    I recieved mine finally , So much for the overnight delivery . Maybe it's an artic night .
    The deal is well and truely finished but for future reference …
    The case pops open very easily in the hand and this is the drive that I found in mine ;

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149…
    It's a standard 9mm 2.5" drive that I popped into a modified rgh slim xbox which promptly detected the drive which I then formatted in the xbox and installed Free Style Dash 2.2 installer iso . Works great and very happy , Thanks OP .

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