Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls,
these 3TB external hard drives look a treat at $149.95 for USB 2 and $160.10 for USB 3, delivered. They sport a US power cord which can easily be plugged into a universal travel adapter or even adjusted by a quick twist with pliers. They will work on our Australian 240 volt power. Price adjusted to include shipping of US$12.95 @ AU$1.08 exchange rate.
Seagate is shipping from 3rd March. It has been posted here early Feb for AU$152 delivered, and while prices are fluctuating slightly, they are likely to only head south.
http://camelcamelcamel.com/Seagate-Expansion-Desktop-Externa…
Note for the Hitachi, "Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item."
http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-XL3000-External-Drive-0S03092/…
Hardly seems worth the hassle for the Hitachi USB 2.0 when they now coming on special at only around $10 more from local suppliers. You get local warranty, proper Australian electrical approval, etc
EG: (just expired) Seagate http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/64389