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Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive US $89.99@Amazon AU $107 Delivered

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wowoyu on 07/06/2014 - 15:03 amazon.com (1405 clicks)
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Edit 2: Accroding to https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/147680#comment-2036228, you can chat with Amazon customer representative to argue the old cheaper price! Give it a try! Thanks msmhw!

Edit: Seems the price has gone up to US$99.99. Sorry folks, you blink, you miss! Will make it expired for the time being

US$89.99 for the drive itself. Cheapest price I've ever seen! Very reasonable shipping as well.
I bought two for AU$209.75 delivered to Sydney.

Some people say it's compatible with MAC. I can't confirm because I'm a happy PC user.

PS: I'm using Amazon's currency converter to get this price. Obviously you can save more if you have a 28 degree card. Since I don't own one, I'd rather Amazon rip off me than my bank. Cheers

Instantly add 2 TB of storage space to your computer
Simple plug-and-play connectivity via USB cable
USB powered, no AC adapter required
USB 3.0 interface for extremely fast data transfer speeds (USB 2.0 compatible)
Drive is automatically recognized by Windows; no software installation required

What's in the Box?
Seagate Expansion portable hard drive, USB 3.0 cable, quick start guide.

System Requirements
Compatible operating systems are Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit).

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  • Berek on 07/06/2014 - 15:33

    Fully compatible with Macs. And Drobo Mini's :)

    • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2014 - 15:38
      +22

      Good to hear macs now have USB ports

      • Sira on 07/06/2014 - 19:40
        -4

        Good to see were still using USB when thunderbolt is something like 4x faster. Ohh wow USB 3.0 is so quick.. Naught!

    • blackfalcon53 on 07/06/2014 - 17:27

      Yeah it's definitely compatible with Mac, but I have been having some weird issues with mine being really slow to read the drive, but probably more a OS problem than a drive one.

      On windows it's fine.

    • mini_wombat on 07/06/2014 - 17:31

      Are you sure … I have some Seagate expansion drives (not this model so) and they work not prefect with a MAC (Of course you can format them in HFS+ …that is not the problem … but they power down and don't remount - you need to unplug them and plug them in again or restart the Mac … )> Might have changed with this newer models …

  • plasmapuff on 07/06/2014 - 15:42
    +1

    $96.92 US shipped via standard shipping = $103.86 AU with 28 degrees MasterCard or similar.

    Similar to the Toshiba one last year - think that was ~$103 too from memory.
    Edit: Yup same price!
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/124503

    Great deal! :)

    • OzBrogains on 07/06/2014 - 15:49
      +1

      So great of a deal you negged it?

      • plasmapuff on 07/06/2014 - 15:53
        +1

        Windows Phone 8 IE browser fail - revoked accidental neg my apologies.
        Damn I miss android and the "magnify links before clicking" feature of chrome :(

        • wowoyu on 07/06/2014 - 16:09
          +1

          No problem. Glad to hear 28 degrees card price. ^_^

  • altomic on 07/06/2014 - 16:01

    awesome, thanks OP.

  • frumper on 07/06/2014 - 16:01

    anyone know if it's a 9 or 12mm drive?

    • ilikeit on 07/06/2014 - 16:05

      I know it's on the page if you look…

    • frumper on 07/06/2014 - 16:20
      +1

      http://bit.ly/1kKY9dR suggests it's a 9.5mm samsung spinpoint m9t, have ordered, will believe it when i see it.

      • wowoyu on 07/06/2014 - 16:31

        Thanks a lot! I couldn't find the relevant info myself. According to your link, it's 9.5mm drive, not soldered. Makes it very good to take out to attach on laptops or PS4 etc.
        It also means it's the World's Thinnest 2TB Laptop Drive with the highest platter density of any 2.5 inch hard drive to date, with 667 GB of capacity per platter.
        http://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-samsung-hdd-spinpoi…

        • ilikeit on 07/06/2014 - 17:42

          Multiple online sources state it as being 9.5mm.

      • Berek on 07/06/2014 - 17:45

        Bought 4 and pulled them out to use in a Drobo Mini. 9.5mm and plug in card for the usb port.

    • ilikeit on 07/06/2014 - 17:09

      Damn you detective frumper! That makes it NUC compatible, cheaper than the "slim" version with the same drive. Trying hard not to bite on this one.

  • tonka on 07/06/2014 - 16:14
    +2

    $138 at HN at the moment, if you registered an AMEX and want one can get at the same price picked up.

  • Bob81 on 07/06/2014 - 16:15
    -2

    Hi OP,

    Maybe make the title a bit easier to understand by specifying that the hard-drive is 'bus powered' or 'usb powered'.

    I thought it was a standard 3 1/2" externally powered drive until I read your description.

    Cheers!

    • twodollah on 07/06/2014 - 16:17
      +3

      Portable implies USB powered…

      • c0balt on 07/06/2014 - 16:18
        +1

        also a 2.5" form factor.

        • Bob81 on 07/06/2014 - 16:43
          -1

          This is in the description, not the title.

      • Bob81 on 07/06/2014 - 16:41
        -3

        'Portable' could mean external powered or usb-powered hard-drive.

        It simply means that the drive can be detached from the computer.

        • alittlelewd on 07/06/2014 - 18:47

          Portable means 2.5" USB powered.

          If a 3.5" externally powered drive is advertised as portable by a retailer, have a look at what the manufacturer calls it on their website. The word portable won't be in it.

    • Maverick-au on 07/06/2014 - 16:19
      +3

      It's pretty clear from the title that it is usb powered, the term portable denotes this as does the price.

      • Bob81 on 07/06/2014 - 16:43

        Dick-Smith sold externally powered 2TB USB hard-drives for $99 that were regularly on the front page of OzBargain.

    • wowoyu on 07/06/2014 - 16:19

      Lol "bus powered"
      I thought "portable" already implied 2.5" usb powered?

      • Bob81 on 07/06/2014 - 16:39

        USB = Universal Serial Bus.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2014 - 16:30

    what is its difference with Seagate Expansion 2TB Desktop Hard Drive USB 3.0 which is available in dick smith with $109?

    http://www.dicksmith.com.au/usb-hard-drives/seagate-expansio…

    • mattp91 on 07/06/2014 - 16:34

      The one from Dick Smith requires a power supply. This seagate one is portable, so it runs off the pc/laptop's power.

    • netsurfer on 07/06/2014 - 16:41

      The one posted by OP is portable one (USB powered). DSE one is the desktop version (need to use a power adaptor and the drive is bigger)

      • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2014 - 18:04

        Thanks so much for your clarification, understand that it is more or less like passport one.

  • wowoyu on 07/06/2014 - 16:34

    Edit: meant to reply mrhoseiny
    It clearly means "desktop" external hard drive. 3.5" AC powered.
    From DS website, "Mains Powered" "Power Source AC Powered" 1.2kG!

  • Daabido on 07/06/2014 - 16:51
    +7

    Every single time, this has to be explained to the great unwashed. I thought they would have been all washed by now.

  • netsurfer on 07/06/2014 - 16:53

    Price is quite good. Just Amazon don't really package computer items that well. Relying more on the original packaging.

  • Twisty on 07/06/2014 - 16:56
    -1

    Anyone confirm if this has a on off button?

    If not does it turn itself off when not in use but still connected?

    I have a WD My Passport but when it's plugged into my iMac and not in use it will blink a light at the rear of it, can't turn it off

    Also the drive will stay on even when not in use and will only go to sleep when Mac does

    Anyone?

    • Logical on 07/06/2014 - 17:18

      there wouldn't be any on/off button. you can 'safely remove' in windows, otherwise switch off the PC

    • tonka on 07/06/2014 - 17:30

      Maybe a USB HUB with switches might be something you'd use.

    • blackfalcon53 on 07/06/2014 - 17:32

      Definitely no on/off button.

      • Twisty on 07/06/2014 - 17:54

        What about a light?

  • tpopi on 07/06/2014 - 17:33
    +2

    Added to cart and price has gone up to $99.99 - looks like page has refreshed to "new" price - damn..

  • Kelvin on 07/06/2014 - 18:35
    -1

    Hmmm.. $118.75 at the new price…with amazons currency convertor.

    or $129.20 at Officeworks after pricematch with goodguys… (I just bought one to check out size) before ordering from amazon…

  • msmhw on 07/06/2014 - 19:09
    +2

    To who ever missed the deal, if you chat with amazon that the price increased and you would like to buy it for the old price… They will do it for you

    • Kelvin on 07/06/2014 - 19:41
      +1

      You are right…

      Just ordered two at the old price… after confirming the drive model number from the one I bought from officeworks an hour ago…

      Around $188.78 US fpr two … around $203 hopefully.. using the 28degrees card.

      Thanks for the advice…

      Drive model number is ST200LM003 HN-M201RAD 2000.3GB according to Crystaldiskinfo
      (Didn't have to open up the case)… I found this as a neat way to work out what drive is in an external case before cracking them open.

      • wowoyu on 07/06/2014 - 20:38

        Thanks for the tip! ST200LM003 means Samsung Spinpoint M9T apparently.

        • Kelvin on 07/06/2014 - 21:25

          Bought a couple to put in notebooks and PS3 / PS4

        • wowoyu on 07/06/2014 - 22:25

          Yeah, will do the same.

      • Bob81 on 08/06/2014 - 12:52

        Please explain the way of finding out what drive is inside the case!

        • Kelvin on 08/06/2014 - 12:58

          Use a program called crystaldiskinfo
          It interogates the drivevand gives you thenmodl and serial numbers without opening it…

    • wowoyu on 07/06/2014 - 20:37

      LOL, never know you could do that!

  • lknight on 08/06/2014 - 08:39

    Is this model same as what is posted here - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/147728 ?

  • lknight on 08/06/2014 - 13:09
    +1

    From Amazon Rep

    I'm sorry you weren't able to take advantage of a Lightning Deal for before the promotional discount's timed checkout expired. Lightning Deal promotional discounts are only valid during the displayed time period and expire when the displayed time period ends.
    We cannot honor a Lightning Deal promotional discount after it expires or if the item sells out before you complete your order.

    • Kelvin on 08/06/2014 - 19:54

      I guess.. if you miss out my an hour or two…. it might be okay… waiting 12-24 hours or so, might be pushing it…

  • Phoebus on 09/06/2014 - 20:55
    -1

    Great deal but I'm gonna have to neg cause I missed it

  • mikezilla2 on 29/06/2014 - 02:29

    anyone spot anymore ?

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