WD Elements 1TB Portable Hard Drive $62 + Delivery @ Harvey Norman

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Snacky on 24/02/2018 - 09:46 harveynorman.com.au (436 clicks)
Last edited 24/02/2018 - 10:27 by 1 other user

This sleek and compact 1TB Portable Hard Drive is part of the WD Elements Range. You can enjoy ultra fast transfer rates using 3.0 USB ports and the speediness of your computer once you've freed up more space.

Blazing Fast Transfers
This Portable Hard Drive is compatible with both 2.0 and 3.0 USB ports. When connected to a USB 3.0 port, WD Elements will deliver maximum speed transfers at up to 5GB/s, delivering a full-HD movie in a fraction of the time.

Improve your PC Performance
Your PC will run slow when its internal hard drive is full, free up some space using your WD Elements 1TB Portable Hard Drive and enjoy the difference. This hard drive's small enclosure also makes it easy to transport all your data with you wherever you go.

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  [Deactivated] on 24/02/2018 - 10:18

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  Your PC will run slow when its internal hard drive is full.

  Really?

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    Salmando on 24/02/2018 - 10:24

    +1

    If it's completely full, then yes!

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      [Deactivated] on 24/02/2018 - 11:18

      Ye of course, what if its nearly full? capacity doesn't slow down your pc it's normally the drive itself

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        Salmando on 24/02/2018 - 11:42

        +3

        Nearly full will cause extreme fragmentation when installing large files or programs. So yeah nearly full (like over 95%) will cause big performance issues.

        If you've still got a reasonable bit of space then no, Windows these days is pretty good at keeping things in order.

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        [Deactivated] on 24/02/2018 - 13:01

        @Salmando:
        thanks very much for the clarification.

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    pennypincher98 on 24/02/2018 - 10:54

    Yeah, this is one reason why those 32gb emmc machines run so slow. It's not only the processor, it's the drive as well.
    If you hard drive is in the red, it's not getting optimal speeds.

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      [Deactivated] on 24/02/2018 - 11:17

      Doesn't it depend on the speed of the drive?

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        pennypincher98 on 24/02/2018 - 11:18

        Well it does, but there are different eMMC speeds.
        This is why I said:

        one reason why

        Not necessarily the only reason.

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  Salmando on 24/02/2018 - 10:27

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  Had a couple of these in the past.

  Quite useful, as after they stop working after a couple weeks, the clicking noise they develop makes for a decent metronome.

  WD make some decent hard drives, but these element ones are the only portable hdds I've ever owned that fail consistently.

  Spend the extra $10 at office works and get the Seagate equivalent.

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    AdamFury on 24/02/2018 - 10:48

    +1

    How about these?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/363102

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      pennypincher98 on 24/02/2018 - 10:56

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      It's a Toshiba.. shivers

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        AdamFury on 24/02/2018 - 11:04

        +2

        The only HDD's I've ever had problems with are Seagate in my personal opinion.

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        pennypincher98 on 24/02/2018 - 11:08

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        @adamfury: I've only ever had problems with Toshiba, personally.
        Lol look at us all in this thread

        WD's element HDD fail consistently
        Toshiba.. shivers
        The only HDD's I've ever had problems with are Seagate
        I've only ever had problems with Toshiba, personally.

        I think it just depends on the person? No HDD is perfect.

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        Salmando on 24/02/2018 - 11:47

        +1

        I've never used portable Toshiba, but internal Toshiba drives have without a doubt been the most reliable drives for me.

        In fact I think you'll find that most MacBooks that had a HDD used Toshiba drives. Oddly enough, Toshiba only used Toshiba hdds in their high end laptops.

        Honestly, hardware wise, I have near 100% confidence work Toshiba as a brand.

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        Salmando on 24/02/2018 - 11:52

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        @pennypincher98:
        Definitely true. At this price level I usually hear bad things about most brands.
        Still, I've had 3 of 3 of these element hdds fail, used under the same condition as the Seagates, which still work perfect. Oddly enough, the wd one looks far sturdier.

        I've never had problems with WD at the next price point up though.. I think it's the passport series or something?

        My ex had bad luck with HP externals, though I can't confirm if HP actually made the drive within the exterior.

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        pennypincher98 on 24/02/2018 - 12:17

        @Salmando: Yeah, I reckon honestly if you are going to be putting anything of importance on to there - its worth paying the extra bucks to get a better drive even if you haven't had problems previously.

        That being said, the more expensive ones can still fail but it's (supposed to be) more reliable than the cheaper ones..

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        garage sale on 24/02/2018 - 17:47

        yep, and also they make green drives, NAS, drives, surveillance drives … each with different characteristics for applications, eg green are 5400 rpm to save power, NAS are 7200 rpm for serving, also time to go idle and park heads varies.

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  Laziofogna on 24/02/2018 - 12:40

  The only way to be safe is having your data in two separate hdd, if one fails you lose nothing. If not it is like walking on ice all the time

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  wfdTamar on 24/02/2018 - 19:58

  All mobile drives are not very reliable and should be used as if they will die - that is - don't use them for data storage only for data backup. Might be because they get bumped around or only have a limited power supply. Unless you really need/want the portability you're better off with a desktop external drive with it's own power supply (though still only use that as backup - or if it's primary storage, back it up too.

  I don't think any brand is any better than others. They all have their dud models.

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  garage sale on 25/02/2018 - 07:00

  amazon usa has the 4 tb versions for $99 plus $8 shipping (US $) ….. great home backup , not sure who would carry even 2 tb outside of their house … that’s a lot of data to loose e.g misplace.

  1 tb is a bit small for backup now a days.