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Seagate Expansion 2TB Portable Hard Drive $68 + Delivery (Free C&C/ to Metro) @ Officeworks

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Seagate Expansion 2TB Portable Hard Drive $68 + Delivery (Free C&C/ to Metro) @ Officeworks
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DBW on 16/04/2022 - 00:34 officeworks.com.au (1793 clicks)
Last edited 12/05/2022 - 12:21 by 2 other users

I was looking for a spare Data HDD for my gaming laptop and saw this on the Officeworks website.
Seems to be a decent price.

This external HDD is shuckable, tutorial on YouTube goes here
According to the video, it is an ST2000LM007 2TB HDD, 7mm, 5400RPM, 128MB Cache, SMR. (it may be a different model from OW, but IMO it should be the same).

*UPDATE
So I managed to pick up my order by 5 pm (they don't open on Easter Sunday), very easy to be shucked, see the results here.
The enclosure surely can be re-used ;)

Computing 2TB Computer Peripheral Portable Hard Drive Seagate

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  • ozchobie on 16/04/2022 - 00:51
    +6

    Amazon AU has it for the same price now

    Seagate 2TB Expansion Portable HDD https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08ZJG6TVT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i…

    • DBW on 16/04/2022 - 01:17
      +1

      Wow…I didn't know 2.5" HDDs are getting this cheap nowadays LOL

      • Mitch889 on 16/04/2022 - 08:59

        Officeworks often have the 2TB WD Elements drives for $68.

      • [Deactivated] on 16/04/2022 - 09:22
        +2

        Is it cheap? Normally I buy 4tb for $99

        • DBW on 16/04/2022 - 10:21

          I guess it depends on how you are going to use it for?

        • subywagon on 16/04/2022 - 15:08

          Where do you buy from?

    • manity on 16/04/2022 - 08:20
      -1

      Thanks. Got two.

  • inkart on 16/04/2022 - 00:53
    +13

    same price at HN plus $10 gc https://www.harveynorman.com.au/seagate-expansion-2tb-portab…
    also 5tb HDD for $155 plus $30 gc https://www.harveynorman.com.au/seagate-expansion-5tb-portab…

    • DBW on 16/04/2022 - 01:22
      +2

      Nice finding :)
      If I wasn't going to use it for my lappy as an internal HDD, I would have gone for that 5TB variant.

    • Hornpub on 16/04/2022 - 02:07

      is that 5T shuckable?

      • DBW on 16/04/2022 - 05:29
        +2

        I haven't seen any source about shucking the 5TB but it should be doable. I can't use it only because the thickness won't fit in my laptop chassis.

    • LookHere on 16/04/2022 - 17:38
      +1

      Bought a 5TB. Thanks.

  • odal on 16/04/2022 - 05:12
    +5

    I bought one of these somewhere between 6-12 months ago. Ordinarily a WD Passport buyer, the drive itself is is quite OK for what it is, but the case design and construction is rubbish even compared with the latest Passports which have also cheapened considerably.

    The primary issue with this unit is that it has no moulded in or stuck on silicon feet exacerbated by its hard brittle plastic bottom contact surface area effectively halved by being ridged. Consequently on any smooth surface, it's as slippery as (unstable) unless you buy some, rendering it not so cheap. If you buy it, you'll see what I mean. PITA as quite a few times when I have been connecting and disconnecting it from various devices, it's acted as an ersatz quick reflex test vs my hand racing to catch it from impact with the floor. Oh, and the other thing, another PITA, it comes preformatted exFAT! Once reformatted I haven't encountered any further compatibility issues. Does the portable storage job on the cheap well enough otherwise.

    • Mitch889 on 16/04/2022 - 09:03
      +3

      They’d come formatted exFAT to ensure out of the box compatibility with both Windows and Mac.

      It’s hardly a PITA for someone who what’s what exFAT is to format it to their desired file system

      • odal on 16/04/2022 - 14:02
        -6

        Formatting portable drives exFAT default is a relatively recent phenomena. It's a PITA.

        • Mitch889 on 16/04/2022 - 17:55
          -1

          Sounds like you lead a rough life, my condolences.

    • MasterScythe on 16/04/2022 - 10:23
      +6

      Tldr, rubber band around it so it wont slide?

      Also, ExFat out of the box is a huge plus, not a negative.

      Some back in the day came NTFS formatted, so were useless 'out of the box' for all but one OS.

      • odal on 16/04/2022 - 14:05
        -7

        Rubber band around the case. ROFL. Yer right. You must work for Microsoft.

        Who gives a toss about a minority of iOS idiots. Just because they are incapable of reformatting a drive without a 'follow the bouncing ball' hand holding guide. NTFS is what the majority of users want.

        • [Deactivated] on 16/04/2022 - 17:39
          +1

          Rubber bands is the first thing I do with my drives no matter the brand or size because most slide on a desk. Thick red rubber bands come with the local free weekly newspaper which get tossed anyway so they're free, the same material (rubber), and leave no sticky residue like when rubber feet come off or begin to break down. I change them every year or so when they loose elasticity and don't have to wash goop off my hands like when rubber feet/casings begin to "melt" on everything they touch. It also means you can securely stack multiple drives with an air gap between them.

          I'd never own an Apple but I've seen plenty IBM compatible "idiots" too, with no idea how do much more than turn their computer on.

        • MasterScythe on 16/04/2022 - 19:34
          +1

          I own rubberbands, so its cheap and easy.
          Yes, it is right. Give it a try if you wish.
          No, I dont work at Microsoft.

          You do whatever your solution is; that's mine, because its cheap and easy.

          What about iOS? The only iOS device with a USB port is the iPadPro. I'm not even sure iOS has a good format utility for USB storage.

          I use BSD mostly.
          My steamdeck uses Linux.
          My TV uses Android.
          My car uses QNX.
          And though I'm not an Apple person, there are a lot of OSX users out there too.

          Literally only one computer in the house, out of probably 15+ computer devices is Windows.
          It handles ExFat drives with ease.

          In all seriousness,
          Can you elaborate on why ExFat is an issue for your use case on Windows?

          I manage enterprise data storage, and I can't say this 'issue' has really been raised before; so please elaborate so I can learn why clients in the future might have an issue.

  • tikzzz on 16/04/2022 - 06:27

    Is this ok to use on an xbox one s? Or any recommendations? Thank you

    • scuderiarmani on 16/04/2022 - 10:08
      +1

      It's fine for that.

    • netsurfer on 16/04/2022 - 11:11

      It's okay, except 2TB is not enough for XBox One S, unless you don't have GamePass.

  • AssociatedChineseElectronics @ Officeworks on 16/04/2022 - 09:34
    +4

    Seagate portable hard drives are the most returned drives I’ve seen, I would recommend waiting for a WD elements drive to drop to this price if you care about the integrity of your data.

    • netbies on 16/04/2022 - 09:53
      +6

      In my personal experiences using over hundreds of portable drives over years, WD dies most on me. Seagate are the more reliable ones to me.

      • RealScienceNow on 16/04/2022 - 10:18
        +3

        Yeah, WD is the worst when it comes to 2.5 inch drives if we look at the statistics.

        At least with seagate if it is out of warranty you can usually shuck it and throw it into your desktop.

        The 2TB is usually the sweet spot as the density increases a lot when you go up to 4TB.

        The problem is seagate is the one everyone buys, so you will naturally get more returns. Take a look at the shelf at officeworks and see which one is usually available. I went yesterday to harvey norman and the seagates were pretty much cleared even though the WD were on sale.

      • MasterScythe on 16/04/2022 - 10:26

        Thats a terrifying statistic…

        If I assume you're 30-40, and worked roughly 20 years of that, you'd need to be going through at least 5 drives a year to reach 'a hundred' let alone the 10 drives a year to reach 'hundreds'.

        Whats happening to them?!

        • netbies on 16/04/2022 - 13:31

          Your assumption is not correct. You'll need to add another 50% on top. I mostly go through 1 drive every 2 or 3 months at least for video archives. Sometimes could be more if there are other stuffs like ISO backup …. ;) There is no Netflix 40 years ago, only Blockbuster. LOL

          • Mitch889 on 16/04/2022 - 17:59

            @netbies: Double backing up adds to the count for me.

            Most of my projects sit around 1.5TB or so when completed, so I factor in a 2TB drive into each job as a cold store, and have another copy on my live server.

            Whenever I see the WD 2TB drives on sale I buy 3-5 of them.

          • MasterScythe on 16/04/2022 - 19:15

            @netbies: Ohhh right, I misunderstood.

            I thought you were implying 100's of drives, due to failures.

            Makes sense.

            Yeah my local blockbuster (I think it was the last?) Closed down with covid, and is now gone. Sad times.

            It didnt even get the fame; because it wasn't owned by the corporate office, it was a franchise, it didnt even get recognised as the last one standing. Boo.

            Used to rent my SNES from them every weekend.

    • netsurfer on 16/04/2022 - 11:34
      +2

      Honestly, all portable HDDs are not that good. They are pretty much SMR nowadays. WD the micro-USB-B port is soldered directly on board. Seagate, the Rosewood series HDDs are ticking timebombs.

      The main issue is that Seagate portable HDDs are on sale much more often and unless someone who has roughly equal number of WD and Seagate HDDs, it's hard to form an objective opinion. For example, more than 80% of my SSDs are Samsung, so obviously, I would have more Samsung SSD failing. Does that mean Samsung SSDs are no good?

      While I personally have slightly better experience with WD HDDs, I have far more Seagate HDDs in use (coz. they were cheaper). However, my experience with WD warranty was bad and that tarnished my overall view on WD HDDs. WD gave me a replacement HDD that was noisy and only lasted till the end of warranty period (and that was a 7200rpm HDD).

    • teekoo on 16/04/2022 - 12:26

      I have WD External drives from 2009 and 2011 still working. I mostly used them for storage, i.e. use it a handful a year.

  • imcold on 16/04/2022 - 10:30
    +3

    Cheaper at jbhifi only $65.55 with code 92jb5off. You might even be able to pay with gift cards for extra savings.

    https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/seagate-expansion-portabl…

    • Black26 on 16/04/2022 - 11:43
      -2

      $69 - 5off code = $64…
      What's the $65.55 about?

      • aussie28 on 16/04/2022 - 11:55
        +3

        5% off not $5..

        • Black26 on 16/04/2022 - 12:54

          Yeah…haha. Obviously confused with HN/OW, bonus gift cards & price beat. After going thru the tree of options, on the Lenovo website, it scatters the brain…Now i know what the $65.55 is about

  • BTB on 16/04/2022 - 15:00
    -1

    Western Digital My Passport Portable Hard Drive 2TB $64.50 (in-store only) if you can find stock at your local Big W store
    https://www.bigw.com.au/product/western-digital-my-passport-…
    WD uses CMR

    • garetz on 16/04/2022 - 16:13

      None of the western digitals of this size can be shucked though if that's what you want to do, ie to use with a console or notebook.

  • furyou on 16/04/2022 - 17:56
    +1

    Don't you feel these portable 2 and 4 Terabyte hard disk have been the same price for about 10 years? And they haven't really grown at all.

  • oxonomo on 20/04/2022 - 17:21

    Toshiba Canvio Ready Hard Drive 2TB - AU$ 69

    https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/toshiba-ca…

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