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Western Digital 3TB “Elements” Desktop Hard Drive $148 Harvey Norman

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Western Digital 3TB “Elements” Desktop Hard Drive $148 Harvey Norman
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MadMapMan on 27/10/2012 - 08:07 harveynorman.com.au (194 clicks)
Last edited 15/11/2012 - 11:17 by 1 other user

This may be useful if you're looking for capacity vs. portability.

Note: Only USB 2.0 and requires external/AC power (i.e. not powered by USB cable).

Also, this is a 'green' drive, and others have reported that "The PCB board is soldered onto the hard drive so you won't be able to rip the hard drive out and place it in other devices". (http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/78875#comment-1010298)

EDIT: Seems that the drives inside are not welded to the PCB - thanks @foobar!

Manufacturer's product specs are here: http://wdc.com/global/products/specs/?driveID=936&language=1

Computing 3TB Computer Peripheral External Hard Drive Western Digital

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  • shaybisc on 27/10/2012 - 08:17
    +3

    I caught the headline and it was not making sense- Harvey Norman- good deal. They are usually oxymorons.

    Eyes scanned further down- aha- that figures- USB 2.0

    They should be paying you to take those antiques off their hands.

    • looks on 27/10/2012 - 08:20
      +1

      Antiques LOL…. yeah right..

  • retiredfeline on 27/10/2012 - 08:21

    For 1.5x the price of the recent 2TB offer it ought to be USB 3.0 also.

  • noz on 27/10/2012 - 08:38

    To the poster .. the link you have given for the warning is for a 2.5" drive. Are you certain yours is also "unshuckable", considering it's a 3.5" model?

    • foobar on 27/10/2012 - 08:58

      It does appear the the 3.5 variety may not be "welded" to their controller like the 2.5 according to this video.

    • MadMapMan on 27/10/2012 - 09:17

      You could be correct - I'm happy to be proven wrong, because this would make it a better deal :-)

      FWIW, I don't have one of these, so can't verify whether the drive & controller are joined. @foobar seems to think that they're not. Let me know if you (or a mod/power user) wants the description updating.

  • ethereal88 on 27/10/2012 - 09:23
    -2

    USB 2 is antique. If you don't have USB 3 in 2012 you need a new system that wasn't built in 1995.

    MSY has a 3TB USB3 external for $185, I'd take that over this. $149 will also get you a 3TB WD green model with no case though, which I think is the best option.

    • Jack D Price on 27/10/2012 - 09:40

      You're right. And, tbh, I'm not sure why new motherboards don't come with anything but USB3. Its so stupid to have 8 x USB2, and 4 x USB3!!!!

      • grab_ur_freebies on 27/10/2012 - 10:18
        +1
        1. Manufacturing costs & 2. To differenciate higher & lower end models of mobo (exactly why higher end don't have parallel & serial ports, but entry lvl boards do).

        In terms of USB though, they are being phased out gradually…

        Anyway you can grab a USB3.0 PCI-E card for ~$10-12 from eBay.

        • StewBalls on 27/10/2012 - 10:32

          Manufacturing costs

          ^That, I suspect.

          I'm sure USB.org (like HDMI et al.) charge a licencing fee for manufacturers to include their spec…perhaps being new tech the fee per port for USB3.0 is significantly higher than the incumbent USB2.0?

          Just spitballing here, but there's certainly precedent for it…

    • some_one_some_where on 27/10/2012 - 09:42

      So what were you using from 1995 till when USB 3.0 came out? Just for back up purpose there is nothing wrong with USB 2.0 Plus what about the MSY non service you have to go thhough to get the saving of 5 or so dollars? Not than HN service is any flash but any day better than most MSY!

      • StewBalls on 27/10/2012 - 10:42
        +1

        I'd just like to know how he got USB2.0 in 1995…I didn't have a DeLorean so I had to wait until after 2000 when it was officially released! USB1.0 wasn't even released until 1996!!!

        IIRC, I was still struggling with parallel cable xfers & 10base2 ethernet at that stage. ;)

        • grab_ur_freebies on 27/10/2012 - 11:39
          +1

          Ahhh, I remember our family getting our first PC (was a Compaq) from 'Hardly Normal' back in '97 for around $2500. 15" CRT (13" viewable), P1 133Mhz , 32MB ram (EDO), 2GB HDD, CDROM &….USB1.0! We also got a Netgear 10/100 hub for $200 for LAN games! Later a CD Burner for $800!

          Those were the days…tech was such a luxury!

  • kinglaiho on 27/10/2012 - 09:52
    +3

    I cringe at "PCB Board".

    • StewBalls on 27/10/2012 - 10:23
      +2

      I know, makes me so angry I want to go kick an ATM machine! ;)

      • retiredfeline on 27/10/2012 - 10:27
        +3

        But don't let anyone see your Personal Identification PIN Number while you're doing that. :)

  • shaybisc on 27/10/2012 - 09:53

    I'd rather get two* 2TB HP Simple Saves at $109 each from Big W- postage free.

  • congo on 27/10/2012 - 13:53

    It's a nice enclosure but USB 2 is too slow!!

  • dwe on 28/10/2012 - 04:23

    These WD Elements drives run very cool, with auto spin-down, and not-so-shabby auto spin-up. They're not high performance, but they don't consume much power, and because they don't run hot, they seem to be extremely reliable. The 3TB would be a great drop-in replacement for lower capacity drives of the same type. Good find, OP!

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