Hello Ozbargainers!
I'm looking for 1TB or 2TB Hard Drive for a reasonable price($100-200 is the budget). I'm looking for something I can pick up at my local JBHIFI,OfficeWorks,Dick Smith etc but I am open to online stores.
I'm looking for something reliable and will last me a for a long amount of time.
Tahnk you!
And if it's storage, you might well find that the sweet spot is higher than 1 or 2TB. For instance, 3TB for $120 is perfectly possible.
sane is exactly right about this; for example, I scored a 5TB external Seagate drive for $150 from Officeworks recently, via this deal:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/202221
So given your stated budget, if the drive is for storage/backup purposes, you should be looking at drives that are at least 3TB or more, IMHO. It may seem a bit excessive/unnecessary capacity-wise, but you'll find that once you have the storage capacity at your disposal, you find ways to make use of it… backing up CDs/DVDs you bought yesteryear to your drive via free software, to view on the telly via a 'Chromecast' any time you like, etc…
WD and seagate are the two top brands, usually carry a 3 year warranty. I prefer WD.
Below that is Toshiba, and all the other smaller less reliable brands.
If you are talking about external portable hard drives, 1TB are usually $70-90 and 2TB are usually $129-149. But if you keep an eye open on OzBargain you can get them a little cheaper every now and then.
Visit the store pages to see whats on special, there's usually one on special at one of the stores every week.
MSY usually do weekend deals. I'd wait and see what kind of offers MSY or Shopping Express have.
desktop 3.5" or laptop 2.5" ?
I'll give you a good hard drive for free if you like. What's your number bud?
That is very kind of you, I'll send you a message in a bit.
Thanks for all the help everyone!
If it is for the OS, get an ssd. If it's for storage get a Western Digital green drive. MSY is one of the cheapest stores.