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Seagate Expansion 4TB Portable Hard Drive $197 @ Harvey Norman

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Seagate Expansion 4TB Portable Hard Drive $197 @ Harvey Norman
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Pdb2k on 20/08/2016 - 05:58 harveynorman.com.au (944 clicks)
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Was after a 4TB portable drive and saw this from HN … was $227 last week, and $247 about 3 weeks ago …

The Seagate Expansion 4TB Portable Hard Drive is automatically recognised by the Windows operating system. No additional software is needed for installation and there’s nothing else to configure.
Simply drag-and-drop files to transfer or copy them onto the portable drive.
The external hard drive’s built-in power management helps provide energy-efficient operation each time.
What's In The Box?
1 x Expansion Portable hard drive
1 x USB 3.0 cable
1 x Quick start guide

UPDATE: Just went to buy one today just before the store closed, and the store manager said keep the "Super Saturday" signs up. I specifically asked about the HDD and it will be the same price tomorrow for anyone interested. Check with local stores to confirm.

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  • Twirtle2 on 20/08/2016 - 07:51

    I paid $161.66 aud for the 5tb version from amazon when the price dropped from $129 to $109. Even if you can't wait for the price drop it's still cheaper at amazon

    • raydragon on 20/08/2016 - 09:21
      +8

      Think you are referring to the desktop version (3.5 inch), these are the 2.5 Inch ones.

      • Twirtle2 on 20/08/2016 - 13:04

        Right you are! My bad

  • Bargearse on 20/08/2016 - 08:15

    This was $145AUD on Amazon a couple of weeks ago. Also, just out of interest, it's actually two 2TB drives stacked on top of each other rather than a single 4TB drive. Shows up as a single drive when plugged in.

    • CH on 20/08/2016 - 09:52
      +2

      You are referring to the Backup Plus "Fast" (RAID) version, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HXAV0X6, and the Fast has never been au$145, you are thinking about this single drive model.

      I have this normal single drive version and the internal drive is a ST4000LM016.

      • Bargearse on 20/08/2016 - 10:10

        Ah you're right, it is a different model. It was the non fast version, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZTRXFBA?th=1&psc=1 that's now $119USD. Was $106USD on sale. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/256915

      • EVA-01 on 20/08/2016 - 16:00
        +1

        does the internal drive have the standard SATA connector that would allow it to be used on other devices?

        • CH on 20/08/2016 - 16:17
          +1

          Yes standard SATA connection, but it's thicker than most 2.5" drives at 15mm, check your device carefully as most laptops will have a height restriction of 9mm or 12mm. It will fit a PS4 with some modding of the tray.

      • butter on 21/08/2016 - 04:10

        Same here, bought 2 last time and raided them to replace my old 1TB array.

        The 15mm size is a bit weird but fit no issues into my case.

  • Damonator84 on 20/08/2016 - 08:58
    +3

    With 10tb 3.5 internals arriving, these will get to the $100mark, nevertheless..still good if you need one today

    • moo on 20/08/2016 - 10:37
      +3

      Let's hope you have a good backup strategy for those large capacity disks.

      • bigpallooka on 20/08/2016 - 12:53
        +2

        I am running software to find a lost partition on a 4tb drive… 9 hours later… I can't imagine doing that on a 10TB drive… or any other diagnostic.

        • sachz on 20/08/2016 - 15:41
          +3

          on a 10TB it'll be about 22.5 hours later.

          surely u dont sit there watching it?

          set and forget, before u go to bed, check same time next day -!?

          i use these 8tb (and soon 10tb) AS my (offline) backups, not my primary.

          a good data manaement strategy is critical and these easy to use offline devices are fantastic for this purpose, IMO.

        • bigpallooka on 20/08/2016 - 21:57

          @sachz:
          Good one sachz. You wait 22.5 hours to recover that data you want now or the same to move data when the drive begins to fail…I'll stick with 9 hours. I chose 4TB maximum as I don't use raid only JBOD and can't be bothered waiting for that period of time to transfer, diagnose issues or recover. That suits my simple minded purpose.

        • zealmax on 20/08/2016 - 22:41

          @sachz: I reckon it would take 22 hours and not 22.5 hours. With same number of platters your areal density would be significantly increased. the sequential speed of the first terabyte on 10TB would possibly be 2.5 times the speed of the first gigabyte on the 4TB. Real world speeds will vary significantly, I would think.

  • db2k on 20/08/2016 - 12:12
    +12

    In other news … I went from L's to P's!!! Yaaaay =)

    • SaintSimeon on 20/08/2016 - 16:58
      +1

      Hard drives and hard driving! Congratulations!

  • Slippery Fish on 20/08/2016 - 13:27

    Can it be put into an xbox one?

    • butter on 21/08/2016 - 04:14

      If you connect via Usb? Shouldn't be a problem I don't think. It's only a 5400rpm drive so it'll be slow, but it will work.

      If you meant cracked the drive open and install directly into the xbo via sata, then no.

      • Slippery Fish on 21/08/2016 - 08:21

        Oh. What drive should I be getting for xbo then? Bought a 1Tb thinking thatll be good but all the games I like are like 30-50 gig lol its 75% full…

  • hawkers8905 on 20/08/2016 - 13:42

    Officeworks also price matching this, if you can find stock

    http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/seagate-exp…

    • Kangal on 20/08/2016 - 15:01

      I couldn't find any stock last Thurs.
      There's plenty of 2.5in 2TB drives they're selling for $150.

      I ended up getting a 2TB $99 from somewhere else cause screw Officeworks and their sketchy "Price Match Guarantee".

      Sort of feeling buyers remorse.
      Cause a 4TB would fit nicely in a PS4.

      • CH on 20/08/2016 - 16:43
        +1

        The 4TB won't fit "nicely" in a PS4, it's 15mm so the drive tray needs to be cut or bent to fit.

        • heal on 20/08/2016 - 17:22
          +1

          I think he meant 'nicely' after a bit of hammer modifications

        • Kangal on 21/08/2016 - 12:45

          @heal:
          Nope, you guys were right.

          It won't fit unless you get an angle grinder, and cut out the piece of metal frame between the hard-drive and the plastic side slot. And maybe not even then.

          Guess we're still 1-2 years away from getting 4TB slim drives that could fit into a PS4/Laptop.
          And by that time, I expect we'll be getting 1TB SSD's as fast as Samsung's EVOs, at the AU$200 mark.

  • zeckem on 20/08/2016 - 14:23

    $100 is usually a good price for 2TB portable, so this is a good deal

  • KOBH on 20/08/2016 - 16:14

    Probably buy 3x 2TB Seagate Expansion Portable Hard Drive after Xmas for $200. The 2TB version was $90 last BDS.

  • Blottski on 20/08/2016 - 16:28

    assuming it won't go into a PS4 due to the thickness….

    • butter on 21/08/2016 - 04:15

      Not without some "modifications"

  • kerodean on 20/08/2016 - 18:54

    I bought the 2TB version a few months ago, transferred all my data onto it and then one day on the 3rd or 4th use I put a few small files on it and unplugged it without "safely removing (or ejecting)" it and it would no longer boot up. I looked it up online that its most likely the little arm on the spindle got stuck and tapping it on the table doesn't work, even opened it up and manually moved it back as per a youtube instructional but it no longer works at all.

    I guess my point it be careful and always safely eject before unplugging.

    • zealmax on 20/08/2016 - 20:46
      +5

      I reckon it wasn't your fault the drive ceased up. The USB safely remove only makes sure that all pending writes have been flushed to disk and stops other processes accessing the disk. The worst that can happen is file system corruption, which has nothing to do with the disk. The drive head should move back into place through inertia of the spinning platters.

      • NeBlackCat on 23/08/2016 - 03:56

        Drive also powers down when ejected, parking the heads.

  • zealmax on 20/08/2016 - 22:34

    I just saw the backup plus (blue) for ~$160 delivered from amazon. Do you think it would be worth getting it from Amazon, or would the Australian warranty out weigh the price difference?

    • butter on 21/08/2016 - 04:17
      +1

      If you're not going to open the case, I would do local. These things sound pretty fragile with a heap of people complaining about failed drives and usb connectors.

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