Anish T A asks:
I am planning to buy a 1 TB, USB 3.0 external hard-disk.
I am not able to figure out which one to buy. All of them have same features and there is no major differences. I searched on the net and found that Seagate and WD are the leading manufacturers, but personally I have no experience.
I will be using it mostly for storing movies, music and software setups.
Can anyone please help?
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47 Answers -
Dino Pearsons
October 24, 2012Seagate and WD are pretty much similar when it comes to quality, although you’ll find people telling you differently.
Honestly, I’d go for the manufacturer that offers a longer warranty.
Speed-wise, they’re the same, quality-wise as well. So choose the one which offers better support (and that of course depends on your location).
Scott Pickett
October 24, 2012Any drive that fully supports USB 3.0 is going to be similar in function. From a practical stand point though let me throw some weight behind Western Digital. In my consulting business we have used a bunch of external drives over the years and I have had every brand die over time, but we consistently have fewer issues with WD. Just remember to plug it into a surge protector because the circuit boards built into these drives are pretty easy to damage.
Note that most brands now will ship these drives with some software on the drive for backups. They work okay but I generally remove them. Also note that if you are moving all your files onto this drive you are creating a single point of failure where if you lost the drive you would be losing all the data so have copies in a second location or consider a storage system with more than one drive. There are a bunch of 2 drive options where the drives can be set to mirror each other so you aren’t left with nothing if a single drive dies. You can get more fancy with a Network Attached Storage (NAS) but if you just want USB3.0 you might want to consider something from Buffalo Tech (The WD version is USB2.0 only)
http://amzn.com/B004J6JW1Y
nikhil chandak
October 24, 2012wats ur budget
http://www.flipkart.com/wd-elements-se-1-tb-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/p/itmd7yggq2gqjp99?pid=ACCD7YGFGAMH525N&ref=810264c0-e3fd-495e-9236-102fe151f359&srno=s_1&otracker=from-search
http://www.flipkart.com/wd-my-passport-usb-3-0-1-tb-external-hard-disk/p/itmdbefzmqcgzzgh?pid=ACCDBEF57FVN4CFT&ref=810264c0-e3fd-495e-9236-102fe151f359&srno=s_2&otracker=from-search
http://www.flipkart.com/seagate-backup-plus-1-tb-external-hard-disk/p/itmdcwxxwsxhtbhu?pid=ACCDBEF6G2AH5TWC&ref=810264c0-e3fd-495e-9236-102fe151f359&srno=s_3&otracker=from-search
or choose ur favourite hard disk here :
http://www.flipkart.com/search-computer-accessories?query=external+hard+disk+1+tb+3.0+usb&from=all&searchGroup=all&_l=Tnndui8JdMVk7CZmDKIfXQ–&_r=RsuiHvNUWzIGQmMYN5OGLg–&ref=a4685a52-a44d-425d-adde-b172345c34e3&otracker=start#scrollTo=0;pageno=2
Megan-Harley Hayden
October 24, 2012I had a 1TB Seagate external hard-disk and now have a 2 TB WD and in my opinion the WD seems much more sturdy than my old Seagate. If you’re looking for something that can take a bit more wear and tear I would definitely recommend a WD.
As has been said, speed wise they are both pretty much identical and it would be a good idea to look for the longer warranty.
Hope this helps !
Kenny Brannan
October 24, 2012Better of going for an nas like my book live once set up you can access from any pc via built in software or ftp client got mine hooked up to xbox 360 for movies wireless connection as well
Yudono Ra
October 24, 2012yupe Western Digital is known for their quality and performance, i would also recomended Bufallo Ministation (it support both USB 3.0 and Thunder Bolt) and with anti shock
ps: Buffallo is a Japanese product, quite well known
i’ve used it almost 4 month, and quite satisfied with it
Sachin Kanchan
October 24, 2012like dino said; go with the one with longer warranty…
But most of the worthy providers give you 3 yrs of warranty…so 1 problem solved…
I myself use a ~ ~ ~ Western Digital Passport Essential 1 TB USB 3.0 cost me around $105…
HERE is the 2 TB version-
http://reviews.cnet.com/external-hard-drives/wd-my-passport-portable/4505-3190_7-35178030.html
But that was m choice.
You can go for ~ ~ ~ Seagate Expansion Portable or Backup Plus Portable…
or you may want to browse the CNET’s review page for some enlightenment on this subject…
Also HERE is the list for 1.0 (to 2.0) TB USB 3.0 external HDD ~ ~ ~
http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3185_7-0.html?filter=500434_5052322_#filter=500434_5052322_503164_11795436_500076_21106299
sorry ,
but i didn’t answer your basic question—
you may go either for ‘WD’ or “Seagate”….both are great…
but the new Seagate Backup Plus is a good choice in terms of speed and performance or the WD My Passport Portable is good too….
many prefer WD for its better customer service…but any one will do; choose any one which you feel like; you won’t regret…
October 24, 2012Aditya Roy
October 24, 2012Check this deal. Hurry!
http://www.tradus.com/toshiba-1-tb-canvio-basisc-usb-30-hard-disk/d/257
Saajan Sood
October 24, 2012i Personally Recommend Seagate and WD. Both provides best quality with 3 years warranty. go for the one with price you find suitable.
Ray Randall
October 24, 2012Stay away from anything with the word “book” in it, mybook, passbook, etc.
I have always had a good experience with Western Digital Drives
LaDonna Garner
October 24, 2012In the past, I chose Seagate but I’m currently happy with a 2T Fantom GreenDrive. It’s eco-friendly and easy to setup. I’ve purchased several from pcmall.com & macmall.com as they run deals all of the time. Good luck shopping!
Yiz Borol
October 24, 2012It’s really up to you, when it comes to quality every 1 in a million is a lemon, just the reality. so you might get screwed but probably not. really look for the cheapest price use woot and amazon to shop around, try for 7500RPM but 5000RPM is also okay.
alton pettigrew
October 25, 2012Personally based on my own experience (I’m a computer tech) I won’t be buying or recommending any more Seagates.
aurosanjay a
October 25, 2012seagate gives good external HDD.
Nikhil Chandak
October 25, 2012Here are my suggestions :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-AH003S-SATA-3-5-USB-3-0-1TB-External-Hard-Drive-/200834443164?pt=US_External_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item2ec2aa679c
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Digital-My-Passport-Essential-SE-1-TB-USB-3-0-2-0-Portable-External-Ha-/330812351658?forcev4exp=true&forceRpt=true#ht_6064wt_1135
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Latest-MY-PASSPORT-MAC-Western-Digital-USB-3-0-2-0-1-TB-portable-hard-drive-/360500678379?pt=US_External_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item53ef83ceeb
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seagate-Expansion-1-TB-USB-3-0-Portable-External-Hard-Drive-STBX1000100-/300789392650?forcev4exp=true&forceRpt=true#ht_4805wt_1135
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Digital-My-Passport-1-TB-USB-3-0-Hard-Drive-Portable-HD-PC-WDBBEP0010BBK-/360500727298?pt=US_External_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item53ef848e02
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Digital-My-Passport-1-TB-USB-3-0-Portable-Hard-Drive-WDBBEP0010BSL-NE-/330813544554?forcev4exp=true&forceRpt=true#ht_6358wt_1135
choose whatever u like
Rody Roon
October 25, 2012Hi,
You can go for following External Hard Disk
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk (4TB)
Seagate GoFlex Turbo (750GB)
LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt (240GB SSD)
Nikhil Gupta
October 25, 2012seagate and wd ….
personally speak wd because they are masters of making hard disks….
Aniket Singh
October 25, 2012LIST of some best external hard drive:-
1-LaCie Rugged USB 3.0
2-Transcend StoreJet 25M3
3-Seagate Backup Plus
4-Seagate Slim Portable Drive
u can go for any 1
Alex Perkins
October 25, 2012I would say go for WD in my opinion.
Vishal Mishra
October 25, 2012segate is the best option
*seagate
October 25, 2012Dave Rimmer
October 25, 2012Seagate, W.D, Hitachi etc are all good names a great drives. In the end go for the cheapest. I have a 250GB USB 2 Seagate now for about 4 Years now with had Music, Apps and Pictures on it. I have just got myself a USB 3 Hitachi Touro 1TB which had great reviews I then took everything of my Seagate and put on my Hitachi. The thing I like about the Hitachi drive is that it supports drag and drop or copy & paste, it has no backup sofware on it unlike the Seagate which I deleted to stop it backing up everytime you connected the drive.
http://www.ebuyer.com/320102-hitachi-1tb-touro-mx3-portable-hard-drive-0s03457
ha14
October 25, 20122012 Best Desktop External Hard Drive Comparisons and Reviews
http://desktop-external-hard-drive-review.toptenreviews.com/
Gravity Dead
October 25, 2012well I would recommend “Transcend StoreJet 25H3P” it’s 1TB and main feature of it is shock proof (atleast this is what the company claims)
and backup n etc etc features are too available
but there is one negative point that it needs two USB ports to work at its full speed
I mean t work on 1 USB port too but not at its full speed
and if this “two-USB-port” is a real deal breaker for ya (cause its not for me, at least I will have a peace of mind that it safe to some extent if I drop it by mistake)
then I would recommend “WD My Passport”
Decide yourself !
Achraf Almouloudi
October 26, 2012Get Seagate or Wd they are of high quality .
Bruce Carrie
October 26, 2012I have used both Seagate and Western Digital 1TB USB drives. In my experience, the Western Digital drives have worked longer without problems or errors.
mohit kumar
October 26, 2012Don’t go for WD or Seagate. Buy Toshiba. It has longer shelf life than WD and Seagate.
Toshiba hard drive blows!i have one and its not very good
December 10, 2012Thats true toshiba hard drives are lemons
December 14, 2012Grr
October 26, 2012I would recommend WD, as I have 2 WD Ext drives (not USB powered).
They work perfectly.
Oldest drive is 4 years
Reý Aetar
October 26, 2012check the following
Connectivity (some comes with two wires for old computers)
speed (number of spin cycles per second)
size (smaller the better)
Manufacturer support ( more the better)
Patrick Jackson
October 29, 2012Best one is Seagate, especially the GoFlex one!
Jesse Manalansan
October 30, 2012Same here. Go for Western Digital or Seagate.
reid vanvoris
October 30, 2012http://tinyurl.com/948favx maximus 1TB RAID-1 multi-I/O
Douglas Mutay
November 1, 2012Western Digital is the best
Jonathan
November 1, 2012I’d recommend the 500GB Seagate Satellite. Great for movies, music, and documents which all can be streamed wirelessly to your smartphone or tablet. There’s even a banner ad for it here on the site.
*disclaimer – I work for Seagate. =)
Ben
November 1, 2012Toshiba Canvio 1.0 TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive
Transfers your large media files at blazing fast speeds with USB 3.0.
Protects your drive (Internal Shock Sensor and Ramp Loading Technology).
Provides file, folder, and full system backup and recovery with pre-loaded backup software.
Secures your backup with a password (Data Encryption, up to 256-bit).
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvio-Portable-Hard-Drive/dp/B005J7YA3W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351812355&sr=8-1&keywords=Toshiba+Canvio
Sean Senn
November 2, 2012Western Digital for sure I haven’t had any problems with it yet.
nikhil agarwal
November 3, 2012Thanx for asking this question. I also had doubt about which one to buy from the two, but now what I have read here and reviews I will probably go with WD
Aswin Kumar K P
November 12, 2012I’m using Seagate 1TB hard disk…I find it best….
Tebawiha Lelhchhun
November 13, 2012Transcend and Seagate
Rakesh Mishra
November 13, 2012u can use seggegate company bcoz it is best and provides better service as compare to other companies
Christopher Webb
November 15, 2012Yeah I got a WD 1T portable external recently. It works really awesome. I’m very happy with the choice.
Rakesh Mishra
November 16, 2012go for western digital
Alex Meyer
November 16, 2012I would recommend a
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149230
Hope this helps.
Frank
Abba Jee
November 27, 2012I personally own My Passport®
Essential™
Ultra-Portable Hard Drive 1 TB, USB 3.0 external hard-disk for last 1.3 years never had a bad experience, I would recommend it,
Giggity Goebbels
December 8, 2012I always use seagate.they are quite good.
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December 11, 2012Seagate for the win.western digital also can but i prefer seagate
Vishal Srivastava
December 13, 2012Buffalo and Seagate are good…
Joshua
December 21, 2012Western Digital is best.. and u can go for passport essential model!! Apart from that their service is good..