I just saw this advertised on Channel 10. They have the 1TB WD Elements HDD on sale this weekend at Harvey Norman for $96. Beats all the others posted this week by a couple of $$. These things just keep getting cheaper and cheaper.
FYI, I bought one of these last year for $179. I've since removed it from the external case and am using it as an internal hard drive for storage with no problems.
how can you bring it down to $91.20?
5% pricematch at officeworks
i thought OW ment automatic pricematch thought here on OB?
NOT the same item… OW is the new Generation WD Element…so unfortunately cannot price match with it.
I got one of these from OW for $99 yesterday. Then went back today & OW still price matched it to $91.20 It won't be long before OW bring their price down to $96<. Good on ya OW!! Great service.
The one at Officeworks Online is $99 but it has free delivery.
I think Hardly Normal is instore only.
If you live next to a Hardly Normal store or you need to grab it real quick then that's the best way to go.
If you require delivery then Officeworks is the way to go.
Is the free delivery metro areas only? Typical OW delivery is $20+ for non-metro.
Don't know about country areas.
Put it in the shopping cart and go to checkout.
It will show you the shipping before you have to confirm the purchase.
I bought a Western Digital drive once. That was enough.
you just got unlucky
i have 3 WD's, 1 seagate, and 1 samsung drive in my house
and ive been lucky enough for none to fail, with the WD's being the oldest with one being 4 years old, another 3 and the latest 6 months, samsung is 1 year and seagate is 8 months
Had/have most brands of HDD and no had any failures in years. Currently prefer Samsung for speed and quietness.
I swear by WD these days. I had a Samsung die on me in under 12 months (it was used as a storage drive) and multiple Seagate drives go less than half way through their warranty period. I have some WD drives that are under 10GB that are still working (although I don't actually use them for obvious reasons). WD all the way for me. :)
You get bad batches with any brand.
I only buy WD and Seagate as they have given me overall excellent service.
I got 1 Samsung die just under 1 year, 1 Seagate still kicking with lot of clicks. Would not recommend Freeagent Desktops to anyone. Just bought a WD 1TB & so far so good (touch wood…..
Yes I think me2… imported one from US 15 years ago and it die on me after 3 months.. I think I spent close to $500 back then, forgot how small (GB) it was though…
Is that because it has worked so well you haven't had to replace it ;)
Is this better than the WD HDD on sale at Officeworks? Or the same?
not sure what you mean. Both are identically the same although if you were asking which one is of better value then Harvey Norman if you plan on going in-store or if you plan on purchasing online OW for sure.
Cheers, got confused due to the different looking photo.
That's the older style elements enclosure.
OW are definitely selling the newer style (I know, I bought one this morning). I'd be surprised if HN aren't doing likewise… I reckon the OP has just uploaded the wrong pic.
@AntMan76: Time to change the picture to the actual link. Here is the Harvey Norman deal:
http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/1256966687522/wd-tb-d…
I think OW has the sleek (new look) elements but same product. and OW are happy to price match by 5% less than HN price. So I would go for OW.
I think you will find that both are USB2 drives.
The USB3 drives are here so if you are happy with just USB2 drives, there should be a lot of good bargains coming soon.
IIRC: That image depicts the older Elements casing
OP: Are you able to confirm the image posted and what you saw on channel 10?
Also what model# is / was your WD? (The one you bought a while back)
This is a OLD version of WD element… nothing like the new WD element from OW. Wouldnt trust it, it has known power related issues!
Dammit, my Dad just got me one for like $129 last week. :(
you need an AC adapter.
so cheap thesedays, I remember paying $150 for this just under a year ago. I can definitely vouch that its a solid HDD
I can remember paying around $600 for a 106MB HDD. Now that's power storage! :-)
The benefit of Harvey Norman and/or Officeworks over other suppliers is that you can use your Credit Card without a surcharge.
but harvey norman sucks.
they always seem to have sales every weekend when there's actually no bargain.
those harvey norman shouting ads are pretty annoying.
voted positive but OW has a newer model for extra $3 and it is well worth it.
OW doesnt have ESATA interface: Esata has 3x USB performance (on the one at home)
i do not think this one has eSATA either.
please correct me if i am wrong.
This one doesn't have eSATA either.
It's just an older model.
For those interested in USB and eSATA there is also this
http://www.citysoftware.com.au/1TB_Western_Digital_HDD_With_…
$99, with melb pickup available, and $10-$13 for shipping to most main cities.
******* EDIT ********
Actually may be not…
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/24644
Sounds like the astone enclosures are cr@p
OW time
brings it down to $91.20 or they might drop their price to match or just under at $95
but great find none the less