Western Digital 3TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive $128 Harvey Norman

Related Stores

Harvey Norman

• 

  SomeOneElse on 02/09/2013 - 15:40

  +1

  $119 at Centrecom or MSY (and yes, USB2)

  • 

    ProdigyShin on 02/09/2013 - 15:58

    Below is what the website says.

    Storage

    With a USB 2.0 interface and up to 3TB storage capacity, the WD Elements Hard Drive is perfect for backing up important documents and photos so you have them forever.

    • 

      Unbreakable on 02/09/2013 - 17:50

      It's good your going to have forever, because at USB 2.0 speeds you going to need forever to transfer 3TB.

      • 

        nothommus on 03/09/2013 - 00:12

        I dont get people who say this. Yes its slower than 3.0. But i use a 3TB usb 2.0 drive every day.. and its only got 600GB of free space. Its my media drive, i just add little bits and pieces to it over time. These drives are perfectly fine for that….
        Not to mention some of us mere mortals dont have usb 3.0 yet.. :(

  • 

    viggenn on 02/09/2013 - 17:02

    +1

    Model number: WDBAAU0030HBK does indeed correspond to USB2.0

• 

  foobar on 02/09/2013 - 16:20

  -2

  Before anyone asks, the drive in this is most probably permanenty attached to the USB controller which means you can't take it out and use it inside a PC as a SATA drive. I think they first started doing this with their 2.5" elements drives and then the 3.5" drives. Annoying.

  If anyone gets one and decides to open up for a looksie, please do let everyone know what you find.

  • 

    TomGum on 02/09/2013 - 17:26

    +5

    I can confirm that the drive inside is a wd green drive and it is easly detachable like a normal sata cable.

• 

  llllllllllllll on 02/09/2013 - 17:25

  I'm thinking of going to JB to ask them to price match Centrecom. Possible?

  • 

    yjm on 02/09/2013 - 17:59

    Why don't you get Officeworks to price match minus 5%?

    • 

      llllllllllllll on 02/09/2013 - 18:05

      OW doesn't carry this model at the moment.

• 

  Leonard on 02/09/2013 - 21:28

  +1

  Bare drive (Western Digital Green 3TB Green 64MB SATA 3 WD30EZRX) is $138 at MSY so it's a good price esp as you get a power adapter… Unfortunately, HN have closed their outlet in Brisbane CBD (sigh)
  Looks like now is a good time to buy HD's (well, all tech) from a chain before the dollar inflation works its way down to the retail level.

• 

  Forfiet on 02/09/2013 - 21:46

  got one of these layin around that i bought for $129 months ago from JB…..works well enough use it only once tho. My USB 3.0 3TB is MUCH easier to back up larger files on (steam game backups :) )

• 

  sirplus on 02/09/2013 - 23:55

  -2

  These are the ones I got for $69 from Australia post (gloat).
  Apparently they run hot enough to make them somewhat less than reliable; just you know. ;-)
  I used mine in a pc and they are great.

  • 

    King Tightarse on 03/09/2013 - 10:51

    No, Aussie Post sold Seagates.
    No gloat for you.