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Portable 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive $89.95 with Code Including Shipping. (SOLDOUT)

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Portable 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive $89.95 with Code Including Shipping. (SOLDOUT)
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Johnny-Kun on 30/08/2012 - 12:15 catchoftheday.com.au (3822 clicks)
Last edited 30/08/2012 - 14:14
SGFACEBOOK

Thought this is a good deal for a portable 2.5 HDD, its $119.95 without the code. Great for storing things on the go

Features:
Simply plug n’ play — no software to install
Convenient drag-and-drop function to save files
USB powered - No external power supply needed! Built-in power management ensures energy-efficient operation
Massive 1TB capacity
Uses super-fast USB 3.0 transfer (USB 2.0 compatible)
Convenient No external power supply required!
Works with both Windows® 7, Windows Vista® & Windows® XP
Colour: Black
Dimensions (cm): 8.4 x 2.6 x 15.1
Weight: 310g
3 year warranty

You’ll Receive:
Seagate External portable hard drive
USB 3.0 cable
Quick start guide

Computing 1TB Computer Peripheral Portable Hard Drive Seagate

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  • Mapheox on 30/08/2012 - 12:18
    +2

    I've never had a good experience with Seagate external hard drives. Great deal for a USB3 1TB portable storage unit though.

    • Johnny-Kun on 30/08/2012 - 12:21

      I've had no problems with my Seagate external HD's, I'm currently using 3 1TB on my computer. Purchasing this since its small and portable, great for bringing on holiday trips and transfer photos

  • serideth on 30/08/2012 - 12:20

    Personally I always prefer Seagates but each to his own. Nice find.

  • Bellyup on 30/08/2012 - 12:20
    -1

    it's coming up as $119.95 with free shipping on the COTD site

    • Johnny-Kun on 30/08/2012 - 12:21

      Its free postage but with Coupon it takes $30 from $119.95 "SGFACEBOOK"

  • Ghogger on 30/08/2012 - 12:22
    +1

    Good price! I paid $99(free postage) for the 1TB 3.0 portable hard drive from Bing Lee here last month;
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/76738

    $89.95 would be one of the cheapest prices I've seen for a 1TB 3.0 2.5" drive.

  • homersyd on 30/08/2012 - 12:34

    If I get this I'm hoping to hook it up to my Samsung TV (2010) for the built-in PVR. Do you think this HDD will be on 24/7

    ie. does this have the "auto-off" energy saving feature? this also extend the life of the HDD..

    • KD3735 on 30/08/2012 - 12:37

      No auto-off. Unless the TV is off and cut off the power supply to the USB port.

    • homersyd on 30/08/2012 - 13:27

      thanks mate - will get one :)

    • lostn on 30/08/2012 - 13:59

      If I get this I'm hoping to hook it up to my Samsung TV (2010) for the built-in PVR. Do you think this HDD will be on 24/7

      Be careful with that. As a word of warning, I have a Samsung 2012 Series 6 TV and when I plug in my 2.5" WD Passport, the USB port alone from the TV does not give the HDD enough power. You can hear the drive spin up, then down, then up, then down. It never reads. I don't know if it will be the same with the Seagate, or a different Samsung TV, but that's what happens to me. I can only use either a USB stick, or an AC powered ext HDD. 2.5" portable ext HDDs are no good.

      I actually do have a 750GB Seagate portable HDD, but I never tested it on that TV.

      • Elijha on 30/08/2012 - 14:03

        My old WD Passport was very picky about being used with it's supplied ( very short ) cable on some devices. It was annoying as on some things I'd want to use a long cable but it wouldn't power up and I've it hanging by a 10cm cable and it would work fine.

      • tebbybabes on 30/08/2012 - 14:06

        I had the same problem once. But it wasn't hooked up to the TV but another device. Anyway, in my case, I tried a different USB cable and hot damn, it worked. Can't explain why, because that particular cable works just fine otherwise.

        Still worth a shot, I reckon.

        • lostn on 30/08/2012 - 14:19

          I see. Yes, I used the supplied cable. With WD HDDs in the past, I've found any other cable wouldn't work. And I didn't have any other USB 3.0 cables to try. It's probably a WD problem.

      • PleasureMe on 30/08/2012 - 14:48

        I very much doubt the TV does not give the HDD enough power. As long as it's a USB 2.0 port then there will be enough power to run your external HDD. And considering its a 2012 TV, it should have 2.0 USB.

        I'm 99% sure that you don't have a 2.0 USB cable. You probably just have an older USB cable which will not be capable of delivering enough power. Check all your other USB cables around the house and try and find one that has "USB 2.0" or "Hi-Speed" written on it. If you don't have one then go buy one. I'm confident this will make it work. Let us know how you go.

        Also, just a tip for everybody, I'm not sure about Samsung, but I know with Sony that they don't play anything on external HDD's that are formatted with NTFS. They will only play FAT32 formatted drives.

        • lostn on 30/08/2012 - 22:19

          My cable was USB 3.0 dude. Definitely not an old or crappy cable. It came with the HDD which itself isn't old either. A USB 2.0 or 1.1 cable won't even plug into a 3.0 HDD.

          Also Samsungs have no problem with ntfs. It's a problem with it not spinning up, not its file system not being recognised. Using a longer cable did the exact same thing with another WD HDD even when plugged onto my PC. When the cable is too long it doesn't deliver enough power.

      • kspec on 30/08/2012 - 18:15

        Maybe ur USB cable too long, the tv only give 500ma of power should be enough to power portable HDD if cable isn't too long. Or u can try plug the other port USB to a USB charger (I normally plug it to a iPhone charger) normally portable USB has a 2 male USB ends. One for external power if USB port power is too weak.

        • lostn on 31/08/2012 - 00:55

          If the cable is included with the HDD, then one would assume that the cable WD supplies is adequate for its needs?

  • perfect-timing on 30/08/2012 - 12:53
    +1

    Thank you Johnny. Just bought one.

  • Elijha on 30/08/2012 - 12:55

    anyone know the internal drive dimensions (height in particular) .. want to tear it out and put it in an old laptop. (rip all the DVDs and give the kids a wiggle viewing machine)

  • purplewatermelon on 30/08/2012 - 13:14

    Anyone know if this does auto back up?

  • tesla on 30/08/2012 - 13:15
    +1

    Thanks for sharing Johnny, I bought one too.

  • sbk786 on 30/08/2012 - 13:21
    +1

    Had been waiting for one, Thanks!

  • sunaus on 30/08/2012 - 13:35

    bought one, thanks.

    hopefully shipping is ok for hard disk.

  • gudetama on 30/08/2012 - 13:36
    +1

    Bought. Best price I've seen in a while for a portable HDD. Thanks OP!

  • Phalaxis on 30/08/2012 - 13:38
    +1

    Bought one. Thanks for sharing :)

  • send2riven on 30/08/2012 - 13:39
    +1

    damn you ozbargain, I was going to buy this drive only and now I just spent $186.6,
    the code "SGFACEBOOK" is for $30 off, don't know if you need to buy certain things or not.

  • RefleKt on 30/08/2012 - 13:43

    Hi guys, new here just wanting to know if i did plug this into my TV should i be able to watch movies from my PC etc, had a few troubles with this before with it not working different types of portables though. but general rule if i plug this in should it work?

    • lostn on 30/08/2012 - 14:01

      Depends whether the USB ports on your TV supplies enough power to the drive. They supply a different amount to the USB ports on your PC. My Samsung couldn't power a 2.5" drive.

      • RefleKt on 30/08/2012 - 14:09

        well the drive turns on, says its there, but doesn't actually find the movies, could that possibly be the way i've transferred the movies and such?

        • lostn on 30/08/2012 - 14:17

          If it can see the rest of the contents on your drive, maybe the movies are in a format your TV doesn't support?

        • RefleKt on 30/08/2012 - 14:23

          it couldn't see anything, but it was full of movies, what type of format do TV's generally supportm is there a general list?

        • lostn on 30/08/2012 - 22:29

          does your tv read NTFS?

      • GregFiona on 30/08/2012 - 14:17

        My Samsung tv plays fine videos from this hard disk. It has 2 usb ports but only one is "powered" ;)

  • xaler on 30/08/2012 - 13:47
    +1

    just ordered one, thanks OP!

  • Atre on 30/08/2012 - 13:48

    good price, remember to use the code, free shipping too. Only thing is I needed one because my previous 500 gig seagate HDD is dying..

  • geoffs87 on 30/08/2012 - 13:51
    +1

    just bought one, thanks :)

  • killa12222 on 30/08/2012 - 13:51
    +1

    Just bought one. Thanks!

  • krunalshah on 30/08/2012 - 14:09
    +1

    just bough one.. thanks for posting!!

  • skyva on 30/08/2012 - 14:10
    +1

    These are great for travel, I filled it with movies and connected it to a WD live box last time I went travelling so I could hook it up to any tv in hotels/motels etc or the laptop. It worked so well I gave it to my brother for xmas. Time to set it up again.

  • Kewok on 30/08/2012 - 14:10
    +1

    got one, thanks :)

  • wildstone on 30/08/2012 - 14:12

    Can the hdd be taken out easily? What is the hdd model number?

  • cato1 on 30/08/2012 - 14:13

    SOLD OUT!

  • firepowered on 30/08/2012 - 14:14

    Is $89 a good price? Or is it just 10-20$ off what you can normally find them for? Not sure if I should impulse buy…

    • Atre on 30/08/2012 - 17:05

      it was a good price :P

  • lostn on 30/08/2012 - 14:15

    Sold out. :(

    Was "Almost gone" when I added to cart, then found I forgot my p/w and had to request a change (seems to happen every time with COTD). Then it was gone when I went to check out.

    Oh well. I didn't want to buy from CotD anyway.

  • verisimilitude on 30/08/2012 - 14:16
    +3

    thank god it's sold out, otherwise I wouldn't be able to curb my obssession with buying stuff just becoz it appeared on ozbargain.

  • llama on 30/08/2012 - 14:17

    SOLD OUT - I had in my cart, but it rejected my Paypal payment

  • firepowered on 30/08/2012 - 14:17

    Also, does COTD actually have stock ready to ship? Ive had bad experiences in the past with similar "deal" sites where they either wait for orders before buying stock or have to wait a month for stock to come in…

    • Johnny-Kun on 30/08/2012 - 14:29

      With the Pioneer isolation earphones, That sold out pretty quick like the Seagate Hard drive but I received it in a week. Hopefully it will be the same with this, either way not to fussed on arrival time.

      Bought this so I can add it to my camera gear collection for travelling overseas and exporting SDHC photos to the portable

  • llama on 30/08/2012 - 14:19

    Could someone please tell us what that code SGFACEBOOK is for. Other products or just this item?

    • CLoSeR on 30/08/2012 - 14:29

      The codes for COTD are usually restricted to a particular item, in this case SG probably stands for Seagate.

    • VehemenceThePhoenix on 30/08/2012 - 14:38

      it was a facebook promotion for this item only. SG = seagate. edit: woops should have refreshed before posting

  • racerm911 on 30/08/2012 - 14:32
    +1

    Great deal, managed to snap one up just in time.

    Thanks OP!

  • Cobalt_ on 30/08/2012 - 15:14
    +1

    Damn you Ozbargain! Here I was foolishly thinking I would try to save some money this week and then this pops up. shakes fist

  • scottsdale on 31/08/2012 - 07:44

    Hello all, I'm a new member. Would you advise how to receive/see the latest deals? I often see the expired ones, like this deal, still struggle to get up-to-date info. Thanks

    • c4ppuc1nn0 on 31/08/2012 - 08:29

      how to get up-to-date info? just check ozbargain every hour….like the rest of us… hahaha…
      or follow ozbargain on their twitter..

  • htc on 31/08/2012 - 20:45

    Download ozbargain app from google play. you can check new deal whenever you are free.

  • htc on 31/08/2012 - 20:47

    Also a very useful strategy I learnt recently is to price match at officeworks.

    • scottsdale on 31/08/2012 - 22:35

      Thank you very much, appreciate your response.

  • skyva on 04/09/2012 - 15:24
    +1

    got mine today. warranty is from may 2012 for 3 years. Heavy little sucker.

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