WD Ships "World's First" Portable 2TB HDD

[exfileme]

Now you can cram 2 TB into your pants and honestly brag about it.

WD Ships "World's First" Portable 2TB HDD : Read more

 

[irish_adam]

The new My Passport 2 GB model costs $249.99 USD

wow thats a bit much isnt it?

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

Now you can cram 2 TB into your pants and honestly brag about it.

That... didn't sound right to me. xD

 

[Darkerson]

Way too expensive.

 

[Ragnar-Kon]

Considering how my last 3 external WD drives died, and the $250 price tag, I'll pass kthx.

 

[Kridian]

[citation][nom]Ragnar-Kon[/nom]Considering how my last 3 external WD drives died, and the $250 price tag, I'll pass kthx.[/citation]That's all I hear about these external drives. Why can't they be more reliable?

 

[chewbakaats58]

The new My Passport 2 GB model costs $249.99 USD,

That is a ripoff for 2 gb if you ask me.

 

[eddieroolz]

Even with the Thailand floods $249 is just too much for 2TB.

 

[tigger888]

[citation][nom]irish_adam[/nom]wow thats a bit much isnt it?[/citation]

Its a very advanced 2gb, you don't even know...

 

[Northwestern]

"The 1TB model for $179.99 USD, and the 1.5TB model for $199.99 USD."

That's basically $20 for 500GBs.

 

[classzero]

Western Digital used to make good drives, the problem is used to.

 

[alxianthelast]

Given my last portable 1TB (it died a hero) didn't make it.. I think I would like 2 of these.. but not for $500 that's crazy.

 

[elbert]

Purchased my son a 500GB Seagate goflex xmas before last for $59. The 500GB version has an insane markup. Hard driver makers better focus on making higher density drives so customers inelastic value on low past prices is no longer of issue. WD would be better off with just the 1.5 and 2 TB models for sale. On the lower end versions the price needs to fall and when it does no one will want the low capacity.

For the price of the 500GB version I would buy a 120GB SSD on sale with an external enclosures first.

 

[11796pcs]

Bought two 500GB WD Caviar Blacks before the floods for $50 each new. Awesome deal, since now they're twice that. Seriously, how long does it take to stabilize your manufacturing? WD drives have always been rock solid for me, but I could see how carrying a HDD in you pocket could cause premature failure. The subtitle of this article reminds me of that article Tom's did on how much data is released in an ejaculation.

 

[jaber2]

I'll wait for thunderbolt ones for my portable and deskto once its on pc.

 

[robochump]

havent had much lucky with external WD HDD products in the past. What is the warranty?

 

[lancelot123]

Err, I bought a 1 TB Passport for only $100. What is this about it costing $180? Hell, the 500 GB costs $130!!

 

[balister]

FYI, these are 2.5" hard drives, not 3.5", so that's part of the reason they cost more.

 

[memadmax]

Yea, at this price, I'll just get an enclosure for $25 and a 2tb drive for $119...

Thank you drive thru!

 

[_Cubase_]

[citation][nom]Kridian[/nom]That's all I hear about these external drives. Why can't they be more reliable?[/citation]

I think there is a misconception that because these drives are "portable" that they can also be considered "rugged". But in actual fact, you will notice that most of these portable drives don't differ much from their enclosed desktop counterparts, except for size. Even some of the extra "padding" provides marginal protection at best. At the end of the day, you are carrying around a Hard Drive with the same sensitive components as any other HDD, only this time it's in your backback, on the bus, and anywhere else it might get shaken about. You might get lucky, you might not. Simple solution: don't keep your mission critical data on it, and if using it as a go-between, make sure it is synched on both ends!

 

[lancelot123]

I know balister, the 1 TB Passport I bought was 2.5" as well. I know prices have gone up a little since I bought it, but you can still get it for $120.

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]Kridian[/nom]That's all I hear about these external drives. Why can't they be more reliable?[/citation]
Because they are in a tiny little housing that does not eat vibration as well as a laptop body. Seriously, spin something around at 5400rpm and then move it without breaking it... it's a small miracle they work at all!

I loved the opening line lol

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]memadmax[/nom]Yea, at this price, I'll just get an enclosure for $25 and a 2tb drive for $119...Thank you drive thru![/citation]
These are notebook drives, not desktop drives, that is where the price comes in. But I am with you, give me a more rugged large drive over a tiny little laptop drive any day... and at 2TB imagine how long it will take to transfer stuff off of your old USB2 only PC/laptop... loading.... loading.... loading...

 

[AidanJC]

Wish i could just buy the actual hard drive instead. Bump up the storage space in my Laptop a little

 

[balister]

[citation][nom]AidanJC[/nom]Wish i could just buy the actual hard drive instead. Bump up the storage space in my Laptop a little[/citation]

Likewise, but in my case, it's to build a very large SAN without having to use a full sized tower.