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Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable USB 3.0 - $149.99 ($7.41 for Shipping) - Amazon US

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ragflan on 18/11/2012 - 21:25 amazon.com (1700 clicks)
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Just got notified by CamelCamelCamel that the Western Digital My Passport 2TB (portable USB 3.0) drive has dropped in price to $149.99. Cheapest I saw on StaticICE was $185.

Notes:

  1. Shipping to Melbourne is $7.41.
  2. This is a USB 3.0 drive.
  3. This is a portable drive meaning no external power adapter is required. It's powered by USB.
  4. The price is in US Dollars. Quick Google conversion puts that at approximately $145 AUD.

Total Cost: $157.40 USD or roughly $153 AUD.

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  • mp3police on 18/11/2012 - 21:41
    +1

    pretty good for a usb powered 2TB

  • oleglap on 18/11/2012 - 21:53
    +2

    Good price.
    Paid $180 yesterday at JB.

  • shawn_low on 18/11/2012 - 22:11
    +4

    Must…resist….

    • dafatha on 18/11/2012 - 22:15
      +3

      If you need it, you need it.
      If you don't need it, you don't need it.
      When you need it, wait for it to go on sale for an even better price.

      • ragflan on 18/11/2012 - 22:20

        What about those who just want it? I'm like shawn_low. I really want this device and it's a sweet sweet price but I recently bought the Nexus trio (4, 7 and 10) and I'm trying to resist this drive but it's a really good price.

        • shawn_low on 18/11/2012 - 22:34

          You always NEED more HDD space I reckon. It's only a matter of time when drives fill up.

          I had like 3 X 500GB drives which filled up (music etc) and my 1TB portable used for timemachine backups, music and photos is already filling up. Ripping CDs lossless does that to you. :-) I know, I can get a 3TB desktop drive for around this price but I value portability.

          @ragflan. Have you got the Nexus 4 and 10 yet? How are they? Got them from the Play Store?

        • ragflan on 18/11/2012 - 23:10

          I have a NAS with 3 x 3TB drives so my desire for the drive in this deal is purely 'want' as opposed to it being a necessity. By the time it becomes a necessity, I think these drives will probably sell for close to a 100 haha.

          Yes, ordered all 3 Nexuses from Play Store. My Nexus 4 got back-ordered and is expected in the 'next 3 weeks' according to Google. I think I'm going to cancel and go for the 4G Note II. Except for the fact that it's a non-Nexus device (meaning slower updates), Note II is better than Nexus 4 in every way. Plus, sweet sweet 4G on Telstra. Nexus 10 should arrive tomorrow morning and from everything I've read, it's going to be awesome. Hopefully more tablet apps are made for Android with the success of Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.

        • krisspy on 18/11/2012 - 23:20
          +7

          Think of HDD space as cash. Value of it goes down over time, theres no need to buy a hdd if you dont need the space. Buy it when you need it months later when it's depreciated in value (unless another flood hits thailand :/)

        • ragflan on 18/11/2012 - 23:22

          That's what I'm thinking. Buying this drive for me would be purely due to impulse. I have 2 bays left in my NAS and I'm waiting for 3TB bare drives to hit $120 or below before buying them.

        • Phoebus on 19/11/2012 - 11:01

          NAS with RAID1 or even RAID5 is a waste of space IMO. And not particularly safe for your data.

          You're better off with a NAS with RAID0 or JBOB as long as you backup fairly regularly. That's where external 3.5" USB3 drives come in. Always have a couple of backups. Whenever I go to my Mum's house I take the latest backup there and swap it with the old one. That way there's always an off site backup that's no older than a month or so. This allows me to have the maximum amount of storage online on my NAS and maximum safety. If you have no off site backup you'll be crying when a thief comes and steels your NAS.

          2.5" drives are great for portability and for connecting to media players.

    • theguyrules on 18/11/2012 - 22:17

      I agree, I need a new drive but don't know whether to get this or a desktop drive. A portable drive is much handier to me.

      • ragflan on 18/11/2012 - 22:24
        +1

        Well a 2TB desktop drive will cost you a lot lesser than $150. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think for a few dollars more, you can get a 3TB desktop drive. The main reason to get the drive listed here is portability and also because it's USB 3.0 at a good price.

  • noz on 18/11/2012 - 22:30
    +1

    Not trying to tempt you or anything … but I have one of these drives, it is nice to hold in the hand, and aesthetically pleasing too. Is amazing that 2TB of data can fit into this little thing, and has very good USB 3 speeds.

    • johnno07 on 19/11/2012 - 08:55
      +2

      Remember that famous quote from Bill gates?

      "640K is more memory than anyone will ever need"

      Well it's not a famous quote from Bill Gates. It's a rumour. He never said it. You know why? It's short sighted and generally stupid.

      • [Deactivated] on 19/11/2012 - 11:58
        +3

        He wears glasses for that now

  • [Deactivated] on 18/11/2012 - 22:55
    +1

    like the coles song.. "Down, Down prices are down" gonna hang out to see if it goes more southwards.. great price but im after this delivered below $150 if possible. $7.41 saved is $7.41 earned.

    • ragflan on 18/11/2012 - 23:21
      +3

      Track it on CamelCamelCamel. They'll email you when it hits that price. $149.99 is the cheapest the drive has ever been though. It only ever hit that price once in early September. It sells for around $160-$180 on Amazon most of the time.

  • skinny on 18/11/2012 - 23:13

    I own these from last sale - great drives, good speed, password protected - awesome!

  • bensl on 18/11/2012 - 23:25
    +1

    U can buy locally for $165 with a bit of haggling if you need it now.

  • Falbium on 19/11/2012 - 02:07
    +1

    I have this drive and it works with Nexus 7 USB OTG, I was surprised the Nexus 7 had enough power to drive it but it works great.

    • wtfnodeal on 19/11/2012 - 02:16
      +1

      does it drains out the Nexus 7 battery a bit faster than without it plugged in? Anyway good to know as it means you can have 2TB of storage on the go with the Nexus 7 when you need it.

      • ozhunter on 19/11/2012 - 03:47
        +1

        Yes, that it correct.

        • ragflan on 19/11/2012 - 07:56

          Does the drive have to be formatted as FAT though? Or does NTFS work?

        • wtfnodeal on 19/11/2012 - 11:02
          +1

          Based on my experience most android devices don't read NTFS formatted drives, so i doubt the Nexus 7 will make an exception.

        • Phoebus on 19/11/2012 - 11:30
          +1

          Wonder if there's a package you can install to enable reading NTFS?
          Linux can do it.
          Otherwise just format Ext2 FS.
          edit
          of course there is
          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paragon.mo…

        • Falbium on 19/11/2012 - 15:55
          +1

          NTFS works, definitely, mine is formatted NTFS.

  • Increase1 on 19/11/2012 - 03:28
    +1

    So can this be powered without AC using a normal USB 2.0 port?

    • ozhunter on 19/11/2012 - 03:47
      +1

      Yep

    • ProspectiveDarkness on 19/11/2012 - 11:28
      +1

      This is a portable drive meaning no external power adapter is required. It's powered by USB.

  • CVonC on 19/11/2012 - 05:06

    wow….

  • cmdwedge on 19/11/2012 - 09:19
    +2

    Bought this recently for $135, admittedly from Gumtree and admittedly from someone who 'won it as a prize'. Still, it was sealed and works great. This price is awesome.

    • [Deactivated] on 19/11/2012 - 11:59
      +4

      from a church two towns over, in a truth telling contest right?

  • bensl on 19/11/2012 - 10:11

    if anyone bought from amazon last time it was on sale, approx how long will shipping take to get here?

    • dy4me on 19/11/2012 - 10:23

      amazon shipping time is around 11 days to Sydney based on past orders

    • skinny on 19/11/2012 - 14:38

      I got mine last time in 7 days (to Melbourne).

  • foo7 on 19/11/2012 - 10:27
    +1

    sweet deal!

  • ethereal88 on 19/11/2012 - 11:44
    +3

    Excellent drive, can easily hold a stack of porn for easy viewing anywhere anytime.

    USB 3 write speeds on a H77M-D3H with Win 8 Pro in a HAF 912 advanced case = 95MB/s +

  • Phoebus on 19/11/2012 - 11:52
    +1

    The first person to get a price match and 5% discount from Officeworks is a hero!

    • wtfnodeal on 19/11/2012 - 12:07
      +1

      Tried it before, some were lucky some weren't as lucky (including me). OW has inconsistent price beat policies which some wouldn't price beat overseas sites. So the employees get to decide whether to change the price beat policies as it fits.

  • [Deactivated] on 19/11/2012 - 18:38
    +1

    Great deal OP I bought one of the 1Tb because I have a PVR unit which is limited to max 1TB but that cost me $84.33 landed here and the absolute cheapest i have ever seen on less of a quality unit has been $84.95 + deliver from $8.00 to $12.95 so thanks great deal also because I have spent hours on Amazon adding units to my cart only to find no shipping to OZ

  • owen777 on 19/11/2012 - 20:57

    How do we claim the warranty if we buy it from amazon??

    • wtfnodeal on 20/11/2012 - 01:04

      Quite sure WD comes with international warranty that you can call your local support centres for repairs or replacement.

  • jekel on 19/11/2012 - 21:36

    Got one, thx op

  • Craigowhit on 21/11/2012 - 12:07
    -3

    not that cheap, http://www.mln.com.au/product/?itemID=3966
    its $179 here

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