Was looking around and found this, was the cheapest I could find 1tb for and a good make and 30 day money back if it doesnt work, specs below:-
My Passport Ultra 1TB Blue (Recertified)
With a compact design, high capacity and your choice of local or cloud backup, My Passport® Ultra™ fits perfectly into the busy life of anyone with an on-the-go digital life.
Product Specifications
Interface USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
Performance Specifications
Serial Transfer Rate
USB 3.0
Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 3.0) 5 Gb/s (Max)
Compatibility
Formatted NTFS for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating systems
Requires reformatting for Mac OS X
Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system.
Package Includes
Portable hard drive
USB cable
WD SmartWare Pro software
Quick Install Guide
Top comments
ollie87 to brianfj1200
28 Mar 164#5
If you're using this as a primary source of backup, even if it was brand new, you're a complete moron.
Off site backup or nothing.
Latest comments (22)
HOWDEY3
31 Mar 16#22
So mine came today. Nice box. All sealed. All wrapped up. Looked perfect and works like a dream. I'm going to be honest I couldn't tell it was recertified. Just my opinion but looks and works fine for me
tfish
29 Mar 16#21
I've bought about a dozen from this outlet and never had an issue. Just saying.
zebrum
29 Mar 16#20
Same as everyone else, ordered and was never delivered. Took 3 emails and about a month to get a refund.
B0GiE
29 Mar 16#19
I ordered from WDStore before (11 Feb) and hdd never got delivered. Very poor customer service. Still not had a refund.
lundapapa
29 Mar 16#18
Any good deals on a 5tb USB 3.0 Portable HDD:)
HOWDEY3
29 Mar 16#17
The way I see it - Its not from Ebay its from WD - I doubt that if they were that bad they would be that popular (the 500mb version for £25 is always selling out) Its still a good brand not a Tescos own. Granted you could buy the new version, but its £49.99 from most places. I wouldnt suggest anyone use this day in day out without any other backup but for me to just use now and again I think its a great price. If it comes and it looks bashed or dodgy you can just send it back as stated on their site. Mine came and looks like new and works perfect. They wouldnt have a shop selling these if all of them broke in the first months etc
constantinejoe
28 Mar 16#8
Yes, all hard drives are destined to fail at some point, but a second hand one is destined to fail that bit sooner. It's not rocket science.
crazylegs to constantinejoe
29 Mar 16#16
The mind beggars! :man:
agentjont
29 Mar 16#13
Anyone bought and used the Dropbox backup option that's included - or know a good program for backing up to Dropbox (wife's work files).
ollie87 to agentjont
29 Mar 16#15
A program for backing up to Dropbox? What, like Dropbox? The program you install on your computer?!
doktoraldi
29 Mar 16#14
I bought this hdd last 2 weeks and seems good to me,
Condition new. Not even a single sign of usage.
It seems to work fine with me, it is like new and you will never tell if its recertified, however it has a little sticker on the back to confirm that; "recertified in vietnam"
steeeeevemadden
29 Mar 16#12
Ordered one last week to playback media on sony home theatre and it works great (i did have to format to fat32 first so it would read). Excellent price if you want to store unimportant files
kevcal
28 Mar 16#11
Bought one of these for my sons Xbox One a while ago. Works well and the data's not important anyway.
Even so I imagine this is no more likely to fail than a new one. I've had new ones fail within weeks, this one's lasted longer than that already.
ollie87
28 Mar 162#10
I said primary source.
reddit
28 Mar 16#9
Not at all.
As a source of backup only then you are not going to be using the drive for long periods and therefore the life expectancy will be very long.
Jinkz
28 Mar 161#7
I like how everyone is predicting the failure of these drives. If anyone puts all their personal files on ONE drive and expects it to last forever just because it's a brand new drive, then you're a fool. Make multiple backups and don't trust anything. Any drive will fail, you won't know when it does it, so you need multiple backups.
boromir_hasenfuss
28 Mar 16#4
Two remarks. WD is a pretty horrible online shop. For me, never again, whatever the offer: twice bitten, thrice shy:-)
Second, HDs are fickle at the best of times. I have a 512MB (yes, MB) Maxtor from 1996 which still works (I keep it to show people how noisy these things used to be). I've also seen practically new drives go up in metaphorical smoke.
So how anyone can buy a 2nd hand drive and then put 1TB of presumably valuable personal data on it... just for the sake of a few pounds is utterly beyond me.
ollie87 to boromir_hasenfuss
28 Mar 161#6
Why would you put any valuable files at all on a single mechanical disk? Regardless of origin.
Use Backblaze or something if you actually care about the data.
This is still useful for moving data around etc. And I've still voted hot, I just find is insane that people **** off refurbished hard disks when new ones are just as bad.
brianfj1200
28 Mar 161#1
Recertified is just a posh word for SECOND HAND and would you really trust your family photos and videos on a drive that has been used for ???? hours? I certainly WOULD NOT. But not voted either way because it is a personal choice.
ollie87 to brianfj1200
28 Mar 164#5
If you're using this as a primary source of backup, even if it was brand new, you're a complete moron.
Off site backup or nothing.
mhuck
28 Mar 16#3
Price is good but I would not bank on getting the drive anytime soon. I waited 12 days and it still was not dispatched. Cancelled in the end although they could not guarantee it would not still arrive and that i would be charged!
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My Passport Ultra 1TB Blue (Recertified)
With a compact design, high capacity and your choice of local or cloud backup, My Passport® Ultra™ fits perfectly into the busy life of anyone with an on-the-go digital life.
Product Specifications
Interface USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
Performance Specifications
Serial Transfer Rate
USB 3.0
Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 3.0) 5 Gb/s (Max)
Compatibility
Formatted NTFS for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating systems
Requires reformatting for Mac OS X
Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system.
Package Includes
Portable hard drive
USB cable
WD SmartWare Pro software
Quick Install Guide
Top comments
Off site backup or nothing.
Latest comments (22)
Condition new. Not even a single sign of usage.
It seems to work fine with me, it is like new and you will never tell if its recertified, however it has a little sticker on the back to confirm that; "recertified in vietnam"
Even so I imagine this is no more likely to fail than a new one. I've had new ones fail within weeks, this one's lasted longer than that already.
As a source of backup only then you are not going to be using the drive for long periods and therefore the life expectancy will be very long.
Second, HDs are fickle at the best of times. I have a 512MB (yes, MB) Maxtor from 1996 which still works (I keep it to show people how noisy these things used to be). I've also seen practically new drives go up in metaphorical smoke.
So how anyone can buy a 2nd hand drive and then put 1TB of presumably valuable personal data on it... just for the sake of a few pounds is utterly beyond me.
Use Backblaze or something if you actually care about the data.
This is still useful for moving data around etc. And I've still voted hot, I just find is insane that people **** off refurbished hard disks when new ones are just as bad.
Off site backup or nothing.
http://store.wdc.com/store/wdeu/en_GB/DisplayAccesoryProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.22586100/WD_Outlet/My_Passport_for_Mac_1TB_Recertified/productID.334832400/categoryId.60680000
Of course no real difference in pc/mac versions