$64 (after coupon) Shipped HGST Touro 500GB USB3 7200RPM Portable Drive

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  ozhunter on 06/02/2013 - 17:00

  http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/93078

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    marcusv on 06/02/2013 - 17:03

    +1

    The NetPlus deal is the non pro 5400rpm version

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    Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 06/02/2013 - 17:08

    +2

    And we just did that drive at $76 shipped… http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/87594

    Or $68 shipped if you spent $100 or more.

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  furythree on 06/02/2013 - 17:40

  do you have any usb 3 1tb drives

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    Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 06/02/2013 - 17:44

    Unfortunately they are sold out at the moment…

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  King Tightarse on 06/02/2013 - 18:05

  +1

  Not bad Flingy, but OW are doing the Seagate 500GB USB3 for $48 this month - thats the price point to beat IMHO.
  http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Dat…

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    Lord Fart Bucket on 06/02/2013 - 18:18

    +5

    The VERY disturbing thing on that link is the review. A male, 35-44 years old using it to store episodes of home and away.

    baffled

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      King Tightarse on 06/02/2013 - 18:46

      +1

      Yah weird also "Occupation: Personal Shopper"

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    Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 06/02/2013 - 22:41

    +1

    To be fair that was in store only and now shipped. So you would have to add on $10 roughly (not sure what OW charges for shipping tbh)

    At that point we are talking $60 vs $70 for the extra $10 the significant speed increase will be worth it for some people. Obviously not everyone though.

    It is kind of like the USB 3 Keys, there are some which are dirt cheap and some which are 2 to 3 times more expensive but significantly faster.

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      pmupsinep on 07/02/2013 - 07:34

      At that point we are talking $60 vs $70 for the extra $10 the significant speed increase will be worth it for some people. Obviously not everyone though.

      So…the bargain here is… pay more and get a slightly faster product…thanks, bought 10.

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        Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 07/02/2013 - 08:49

        Well considering that is the principle of basically everything in history ever, yes I would say that is a fairly good explanation for why this is a deal.

        By your logic any machine with an i7 can never be a deal because the i5 exists. But then you can never have a deal on an i5 because an i3 will always be cheaper. BUT wait then you have the celeron so nope no bargains on i3 machines…

        The reality is if you want the fastest portable drive this is as far as I am aware the cheapest option out there.

        Clearly the community did not agree though as we only got 2 pluses which is the whole point of the voting system. I am more concerned about the fact that this broke my streak of 6 straight posts hitting the front page though to be honest ;)

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        pmupsinep on 07/02/2013 - 09:12

        By your logic any machine with an i7 can never be a deal because the i5 exists.

        No, that's not my logic at all. It would be a deal if the i7 was the price of an i5. Your logic is that the i7 is a bargain simply because its faster, even though its more expensive.

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        Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 07/02/2013 - 09:17

        Well no my logic is that if you want an i7 then the cheapest on is a deal.

        I suppose it depends on how you define deal or bargain. I believe that if something within a category (i7, 500GB SSD, 7200RPM USB drive, etc) is cheaper than everything else within that category by enough of a margin then it is a deal. It is the "enough of a margin" part which is subjective though.

        Take SSD's if someone were to offer a 500GB SSD for $200 that would be a bargain, but only if 500GB SSD's are usually $300, if they are always $200 it is not a bargain. Notice this has nothing whatsoever to do with the price of 250GB SSD's.

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  zombie hunter on 06/02/2013 - 20:01

  -5

  Hey King Tightarse, I reckon he is your evil twin or long lost taswegien cousin.
  Good deal flingshot.

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    King Tightarse on 06/02/2013 - 21:27

    +3

    I like Flingshot as much as everyone else here, but I linked the Officeworks one because its $21 cheaper - this is a bargain forum, y'know.

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      Store Repflingshot @ Flingshot on 06/02/2013 - 23:43

      +4

      I think you misspelled love ;)