Cheapest Price 2TB Portable Harddisk

gld998

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WD their drives last for very long.

:s22::s22::s22: what a bias statement. how many hardisk u own? Seagate or WD same same rah.. I got 4Tb and 6Tb Hdd...All WDD.. all die within 1 year... how now brown cow?

We should look for the longest warranty and not what brand... The BEST is HGST Ultra... but more ex then WD blacks...
 

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Is your 2tb drive thicker than usual?


I'm looking for those slim ones, 9.5mm ones - to remove it for notebook use. So far, only Seagate sells it. Then again, Seagate has bought over Samsung HDD. so not sure if the Samsung 2tb is the slim one.

My M3 uses the Samsung Spinpoint/Seagate Momentus drive ST2000LM005 HN-M201AAD which is 9.5mm. Exactly what you are looking for. :)
 

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Do all these budget portable hdd come with security software to encrypt the contents?
 

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Do be careful with these encrypt software, possible to lock up if you can't recall the password!
 

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Do be careful with these encrypt software, possible to lock up if you can't recall the password!

Yeah, but I'm getting one to store a 2nd copy of backups. Referring to the software that comes with WD MyPassport Ultra.
 

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Do be careful with these encrypt software, possible to lock up if you can't recall the password!

usually for ext HDD, I will delete all the free utilities software inside~ :s22:
 

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My M3 uses the Samsung Spinpoint/Seagate Momentus drive ST2000LM005 HN-M201AAD which is 9.5mm. Exactly what you are looking for. :)

Thanks for he feedback.

If it falls below $100, I will hoot one to see whether it has SATA 3 connectors.

The WDC portable HDDs SATA3 ports have been replaced with USB3.
 

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Thanks for he feedback.

If it falls below $100, I will hoot one to see whether it has SATA 3 connectors.

The WDC portable HDDs SATA3 ports have been replaced with USB3.

Compare the height of Samsung M3 drive and a bare 2.5" and you will know if there is SATA connector on the drive. A 2.5" drive with USB3.0 connector soldered onto the PCB is shorter than one using a PCB (sata to usb3.0) connector.
 
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