Hi Guys,

Been a long time never keep up with the techs and now having some questions that
I hope sifus here can help me with:

If i mainly use an internal hdd for torrenting/ watching HD movies and storing files (videos, images, office files, pdf etc),
which hdd is best suited for the job?

I would like to know what would be your suggestions

Hi Wildwestgoh,

Seagate CCTV series, do you mean their SV line?

Ah, I see.... okay.
I think I will go for WD Purple 3TB, found a seller in PJ selling for RM365.

thanks for your suggestion!

I see. Yea, with your added explanation, I am sure I am choosing the right one since almost everyday I will find something to download

thanks for the additional info!

Not really sure about AData, but with RM175, can get WD Blue 1TB from a forumer already....

oh.... thought you were mentioning about 3.5" internal hdd

then i am not so sure, never bought any AData ext hdd before, only got Buffalo, Toshiba and WD....

fuhh.... i hope i can find a girlfriend like this


Anyway, back to topic, hmm... so far for me never had a faild hdd before, ext or int *touch wood touch wood touch wood*
so i cant say anything about harddisk reliability (had both Seagate and WD for int hdd, and Buffalo, Toshiba, and WD for ext hdd)
maybe is due to my low level usage, but mine has been since 2007....

if warranty is 3 years then is pretty standard, if not mistaken only those performance hdd will have 5 years warranty? lifetime warranty i dont think so.... so far only knew lifetime warranty are for RAMs

hmm... true enough, this is like a lottery game with hits or miss....

so cant really judge based on one or two user's experience.... unless is like a few thousands or hundreds people, then can call is bad batch or something...

that is why i always buy at physical shop when it comes to peripherals or hardwares that i can source myself,

though is old fashioned brick and mortar, but just in case things happen *touch wood touch wood* RMA will not be as pain as buying online etc.

care to elaborate on this? what ext hdd of WD are using this design?

oh..... like that ar...... learnt new stuff today

hmm.... guess i think i know the next brand of ext hdd im gonna test

hahaha, you are absolutely correct, as the sayings go "Prevention is always better than Medication"

I do backup my files regularly, but I only using ext hdd mainly because other backup solutions like NAS is kind of out of my reach

Just saying that it is good to know that in case my trusted ext hdd failed not due to HDD issue, but other issue like the USB connector *touching wood on my desk vigorously* then I can at least have a simpler mean of recovering my data

hmm.... like that is almost dealbreaker already (at least to me)....
hmmm.... guess I will have to go to Seagate for my future ext hdd....
currently have 4 WD Passports in my backup....

Really learnt alot from sifus of hdd here, now will be more picky about getting ext hdd already, although warranty is still a priority, now there is another factor to consider, which is ease of data retrieval juuuuuuuuuuuust in case something happens

Edit: Just simply checked in garage sales, Seagate Backup Plus 2.5" ext hdd max capacity only 1TB? no 2TB models?

This post has been edited by rurushu: Oct 3 2014, 10:48 PM

Oh... i see.... because the WD Passport I bought I think end of last year? or beginning of this year (i cant really remember) are 2TB....
yea, the prices are a little on the high side, but that time, i compared getting 2x 1TB and 1x2TB the price of 1x 2TB is still slightly cheaper than getting 2x 1TB

WD My Passport in Malaysia already have 2TB variant, but Seagate still haven't?

Importing from overseas for such hardware is not an option because like you said, warranty issues *touching wood*

so my chances now is only wait Seagate to release their Backup plus 2TB in Malaysia??

yea.... my only chance is to wait for another few more months for the SG 2.5" Expansion 2TB to come in....

yea, i know that if it does not suffer the USB connector failure it is ok, but then again, USB port is one of those ports where most of the plug and unplug would take place and that kind of wear and tear is something that we can't control,

which is why from now on, I will go to SG for their ext hdd rather than the usual WD My Passports.... because, you just cannot be too sure right?

Guys, wanna ask, how about Hitachi's Touro series?

From what I've simply googled, they are of the highest quality hard drives from HGST.....

are their hdd separated from the USB controller for ease of data retrieval should the controller fails?

Hi Guys,

Today went to Digital Mall,
and saw AllIT selling Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB for 409, and
WD My Passport Ultra 2TB at 412, and
C-Zone selling Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB for 389.

Considering the separated USB controller in the backup plus slim, is the price a go? or a no go?

you mean Viewnet selling Backup Slim Plus for 369?!

yea. you mentioned to me before, just wanna some confirmations on that,
as last time discussion about the data "retrievability" of WD's My Passport Ultra and SG's Backup Slim Plus shows that SG's Backup Slim Plus have separate USB controller which allows the data in the hdd to be retrieved should anything happened to the controller,

and at that time, only found garage sellers selling 1TB of Backup Slim Plus and none selling 2TB variant, was thinking have to wait longer....
but my visit to digital mall last week proved that 2TB are already selling (maybe online sellers havent update their catalogue )


going to get myself at least 2 new ext hdd before next year's April's Fool, else.... really is a fool....
so far going to go for SG's Backup Slim Plus, but it is always not a wrong move to ask first sifu sifu here for advice before going for the jump

da fuq..... this one..... i speechless.... like this also can???