need a 500gb portable hard drive

[dmann]

i am on the lookout for a usb powered 500gb external hard drive.i have checked the various options which include toshiba canvio,wd my passport,seagate and transcend.
which is the best off all these.one of the dealers told me that toshiba is the most reliable and seagate has some issues.
all are available in a price range of 3-3.5k.
kindly give your suggestions.

thanks.

 

[sunnysharma]

i would say go with the wd my passport. Ive been using it for about 6 months now and never had any sort of problem. Its compact enough to fit into pants pocket and looks decent. Hope it helps.

 

[GeorgeO]

I bought a Seagate unit (500GB external)for a friend recently, cost 4150.

 

[spirovious]

I am using WD-Passport with ease.

 

[gadgetcrazy]

Seagate may have some issues but it comes with 5year warranty

 

[crn12]

I'm using a WD with no issues at all

 

[dmann]

so most of you guys favour wd.
but one of my friends have experience of using hdds of different brands and he says toshiba canvio is the fastest and most reliable.
any toshiba owners here?
what you guys think which is the fastest and most reliable?

 

[viper08]

If you mainly plan to play media streaming or HD videos, consider wd my passport AV series. I read few reviews for smooth playback on this special type to boost Audio Video performance.

Any one has experience?

 

[dmann]

Ya I will mostly use it for HD movies and mp3s.
More suggestions are welcome.

 

[santhosh]

I bought a Seagate unit (500GB external)for a friend recently, cost 4150.

I bought a WD Passport 500GB portable for ~INR 3500 in Singapore. That was in one-day only deal. Prices were approximately around the same otherwise.

Aneelr seems to have got some 1TB portables in US for $100 early last month.

 

[StanleyB]

If you can afford it, go for the Freecom ToughDrive Sport. I have two of them, and they are bullet proof and sexy looking. Plus the password protection feature is must for me. I also added AVast portable virus checker on it so that in case I connected it to a strange machine I could use the portable version of Avast to keep me out of trouble.

 

[spitfire]

I got a Seagate FreeAgent Go 500 GB about a year back for 4150, Bill/Warranty. Works great.

 

[crn12]

^ Kindly let us know for how much & where did you buy?

 

[Latheesh]

Our Toshiba and WD works fine even after 2+years. But Seagate one is having some trouble.

 

[dmann]

Our Toshiba and WD works fine even after 2+years. But Seagate one is having some trouble.

which model no. is the toshiba..is it toshiba canvio 500gb or something else?

 

[muradasa7]

go for WD...they are very good! i have 3 and they all work flawlessly.

 

[hemantwaghe]

Bought verbatim on ebay, had 25% Discount coupoun
So Price was 3170 I got it for Rs 2615 which I think is a decent price
Works so far so good!

 

[anm]

hemant, can you please share the coupon source? I am looking for a usb power portable as well as a 2TB external powered. Suggestions and links pls

 

[hemantwaghe]

it was vodafone coupouns.now no such promo going on.i used to post surplus coupoun numbers

 

[srisha]

bought a Seagate 1 TB, USB powered today for 5700/- inclusive of tax from SP road in Bangalore.