External Hard drive recommendation

[joshlim.718]

Hi guys!

I'm looking for an external hard drive (2 TB) to back up my stuff, seems like Seagate and Western Digital are recommended based on online reviews but I've also found some reviews which says theirs died in few weeks/months which is terrifying.

Is WD MY BOOK ESSENTIAL a good choice or are there better alternatives?

Thank you!

 

[kandinsky]

I think when it comes to HDDs, unless there's a bad batch, really is heng suay. Almost every brand you can find some reviews which describe DOA or short lifespan. I have three external Seagate HDDs (between 2-4 years), all doing fine. Which I consider quite heng cos two were bought from Amazon

 

[Piezoq]

Buy a usb 3.0 docking station and separate regular hdds to plug in. I find the hdds run cooler this way.

 

[yesman33]

I agree that Seagate and WD are both good brands and prices are reasonable la. I am using Seagate back up plus slim for my laptop leh for 3 years now and it is still ok lo.

When buying external hard drive.., you must consider if it is laptop class or desktop class leh... Desktop class HDDs are meant to stay in just one place lo, so if you use it for laptops, maybe that is when it spoils bo...

 

[kop999end]

which external hard drive has the most security function to keep safe documents?

 

[kandinsky]

which external hard drive has the most security function to keep safe documents?

http://www.ironkey.com/en-US/encrypted-storage-drives/
http://datalocker.com/products/encrypted-storage/datalocker-dl3-fe-fips-edition-solid-state-drive/

 

[alvintan89]

I agree that Seagate and WD are both good brands and prices are reasonable la. I am using Seagate back up plus slim for my laptop leh for 3 years now and it is still ok lo.

When buying external hard drive.., you must consider if it is laptop class or desktop class leh... Desktop class HDDs are meant to stay in just one place lo, so if you use it for laptops, maybe that is when it spoils bo...

Really? Usually desktop internal hdd is 3.5", how to use for laptop?

 

[kop999end]

http://www.ironkey.com/en-US/encrypted-storage-drives/
http://datalocker.com/products/encrypted-storage/datalocker-dl3-fe-fips-edition-solid-state-drive/

Thank you. Where may I purchase them locally? Sim Lim?

 

[jtjt00]

Cybermind is selling Samsung M3 2TB 2.5" external HDD at $128 only.

 

[kandinsky]

Thank you. Where may I purchase them locally? Sim Lim?

Look like very niche products, may be hard to find in SLS. You can always walk around and try though.

Looks like Datalocker doesn't have a distributor in SG, served by same company in Malaysia.

Just check their websites for distributor/reseller info:

Singapore

Xspec Technology Sdn Bhd – Distributor
Phone : +60 3 8023-1161
Web : my.xspectechnology.com/

http://datalocker.com/wheretobuy/asia/

TRANSITION SYSTEMS PTE LTD
www.transition-asia.com
(65) 6747 0118
sales@transition-asia.com
Singapore

http://www.ironkey.com/en-US/partners/distributor.html

1. Mobile Workfoce Solution Pte Ltd
1557 Keppel Road
#03-13/15
Singapore, 89066 SG
+65 6271 2752
sales@mobilewfs.com.sg
www.mobilewfs.com.sg

2. Frontier Force Technology Pte Ltd
338D King George's Avenue
King George's Building
Singapore, 20857 SG
+65 64365333
sales@frontierforce.com
www.frontierforce.com

3. Biz-Era.Net Pte Ltd
51 Goldhill Plaza
#15-12
Singapore, 75150 SG
+65 6355 0890
www.biz-era.net

4. Argentra Solutions Pte Ltd
158 Kallang Way #07-01/02, Performance Building
349245 SG
+65.6846.2393
info@argentra.com
www.argentra.com

5. JK Technology Pte Ltd
61 Kaki Bukit Ave 1, #02-13
Shun Li Industrial Park
Singapore, 41794 SG
+65 6841 6868
info@jktech.com.sg
www.jktech.com.sg

6. PCS Security Pte Ltd
9 Tampines St 92
Tampines 9 Building
Singapore, 528871 SG
+65 6692 7000
enquiry@pcs-security.com
www.pcs-security.com

7. ST Electronics (Enterprise) Pte Ltd
1 Ang Mo Kio, Electronic Park RD #01-01 57, Engineering Hub
567710 SG
964 34 173

http://www.ironkey.com/en-US/how-to-buy/#find-a-reseller

 

[FinalDestiny...]

There are the recent External SSDs, not sure if it interests you.

Samsung T1 and the Sony SL-BG series.