it is WD green. Did think to check the model or serial number.
Was actually looking for Seagate 3TB.
Seagate 3TB must look for wat serial number?

http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Seagate-Barracuda-3TB-Review/

that is seagate 3TB with 3 platter of 1TB and the serial number ST3000DM001

Very hard to find in LYP. All sales person very blur blur!!

Guys, my recent RMA-ed HDD this morning giving me this error from HDTune "Current Pending Sector", any solution?

i know that. i prefer n00b rather than blur last time i taught them how to read the serial. for example ST3500418AS, 500 is size, 1 is a number of platter.

conclusion, you need to look at the number by yourself. by looking at the thickness of the case, we can know whether it has 1,2,3 or 4 platter. for example, single platter drive only about 1/2 inch of its thickness. 2 platter, almost 1 inch, 3 platter ngam2 1 inch and so on.

Do you try Full format (not quick) ?

Gonna try it after I backup all my data to another HDD. Will update later.

not sure if external HDD discussion is okay here...

I am getting a new 1TB USB3.0 external HDD, already have a 320GB buffalo and a 750GB Hitachi.

Which brand is recommended? I am eying at this buffalo one, http://www.buffalo-asia.com/cgi-bin/produc...y&code=7&id=665 around RM355 if not mistaken. Not keen to WD products.

Is the above okay?

Been using their external since a few years liao. so far no issue. Nowadays very few shops sell buffalo brand.
which shop is selling at RM355?

I saw ALL IT pdf brochure 355... I am very satisfied with my current buffalo hdd too so I plan to get buffalo again. Hope still got stock.

My HDD is okay now. I used HD Tune Pro to erase (zero fill) it, Current Pending Sector count back to 0.

recently RMA a over 1 year HDD by WD pick up service, highly recommend with the service provided from WD with just USD7.50, collect ur HDD at ur doorstep and returned within 7 biz days. far more better than asking Low Yat runner with RM30 and wait for a month

will support WD more, (juz not the green series!!)

guys, whats the cheapest 3.5" 3tb external hdd right now?

i noticed 500gb drives are trickling down in this couple of months

from 250ish.. to 215 currently i believe

still waiting the WD black 2TB to drop the price to rm550.

Jayacom is now selling 3TB WD Green at RM480.

been using that service once my WD faulty and its even cheaper then going back to the place u bought

petrol + lyp parking fees + rm30 rma + jam + time =

and it sent back to your house too

i wan bek the pricing that not yet flood for 500gb caviar blue

i still remember the lowest i get were rm114

guys..is lowyat centre got lappy hardisk for aspire..
and how much is it? ..

You don't have to get a laptop HDD from Lowyat. Any computer shop carrying 2.5" laptop HDDs should serve you just as fine.

You can browse a number of price lists on this page: http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/priceLists

Most notebooks including netbooks utilize a standard form factor of 2.5" format though there are other more unusual dimensions they are still extremely rare and most likely need to be special ordered. There are no special HDD for Acer notebooks, it uses the same 2.5" same goes with SSD.

This post has been edited by Axalter: May 13 2012, 08:14 PM