Found two of these in Fleet Sainsbury's today - reduced to clear. It's likely to be available in other stores, but probably easier to find in the grocery stores that have a few bits of tech. £50 for a 2TB portable drive is a bargain at the moment.
I also checked Winnersh, they only had the slims @ £85.
Here's the marketing blurb...
The Seagate® Expansion™ External hard drive by Seagate offers an easy-to-use solution when you need to add data storage to your computer instantly.
Drag and drop file saving, right out of the box
Fast data transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity
Top comments
atdrocker to jamesrugman
8 Feb 173#15
Playstation are releasing an update very soon so you can just plug a usb HDD into one of the USB ports, so there will be no need to take your console apart
copystuff
7 Feb 173#1
4tb version for £100 also
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copystuff
7 Feb 173#1
4tb version for £100 also
rnem170 to copystuff
7 Feb 17#2
They only had the 2TB ones.... yes, that's good price too....
meversusthedark to copystuff
8 Feb 171#7
its only £90 in my local.
danpetre to copystuff
8 Feb 17#31
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Buying 2x2TB makes more sense, one fails you lose half your data. Lend one to a friend to use it you have the other.
If you need 4TB buy a NAS.
Cannot imagine why you need to carry 4TB.
I use a 500GB to backup personal data off the NAS once in a while.
copystuff
7 Feb 17#3
Yes seen today was only reduced by £20 ftom £120
phassall
7 Feb 17#4
Cheers OP, will check local store on way to work tmr.
popoyaya
7 Feb 171#5
nabbed a 4tb for £100 :smiley:
Glutaman
8 Feb 17#6
is there a way to check stock online?
amour3k
8 Feb 17#8
Lucky you. :-)
pow26
8 Feb 17#9
Don't suppose your passing there again? I'm in Aldershot.
cliosport65
8 Feb 17#10
good price if you can find a store with one :wink:
Glutaman
8 Feb 17#11
Can someone please confirm if it's a 3.5 or 2.5'' SATA inside the enclosure? I'd be thinking to open the enclosure and use the drive as internal on my laptop.
rnem170
8 Feb 171#12
They only had two unfortunately. One for me, one for a colleague.
It's a 2.5". Previous posts have said that it's a toshiba drive inside, but can't confirm...
Marcosti
8 Feb 17#13
Mansfield store has 4 tb @ £100
Sadly 2 tb still £79
copystuff to Marcosti
8 Feb 17#18
Did you have it scanned Dont always trust shelf labels
jamesrugman
8 Feb 171#14
Is this the one you can use in a PS4, if you take it apart?
atdrocker to jamesrugman
8 Feb 173#15
Playstation are releasing an update very soon so you can just plug a usb HDD into one of the USB ports, so there will be no need to take your console apart
luffydude to jamesrugman
8 Feb 17#25
People are saying it's a 2.5 inch so yes.
Although If you want to get a better drive, I'd recommend the Seagate FireCuda 2TB that you don't need to open up (so you keep the warranty) and it also gives you faster loadings
Or, with the update coming soon, you can just plug something like this to your PS4, however bear in mind that it will consume more power and heat due to powering up an extra drive. And it will also look like a tumor and take space
captainbeaky
8 Feb 17#16
I bought one of these when they were £45 at Argos just before Xmas. Seems to slow down to sub USB 2.0 speeds when transferring large files. Just use it as backup drive now.
gagagaga to captainbeaky
8 Feb 171#20
Probably means it's running at USB2 the whole time on your system. Windows will cache stuff initially so it's probably slow on all writes but being masked by the caching on small files.
USB 3 is a terrible connector, reall sensitive to knocks etc. Roll on universal USB-C.
johnsmith1997
8 Feb 17#17
...aka Gurkha Town.:smiley:
ChipSticks
8 Feb 17#19
Scanning at £79 in Worcester..
greens117
8 Feb 17#21
would this fit in a ps4/xboxone s?
TheGuyWhoNeverGetsSamples to greens117
8 Feb 17#34
I swear every console user is retarded when it comes to harddrives
Its a usb Harddrive, just plug it in, it can fit anything
It works on Xbox one, PC so far but very soon it will work on PS4 as a update is coming out soon to allow USB hard-drives
Illusionary
8 Feb 17#22
There's not really any need to "take your console apart" with an internal replacement either. :stuck_out_tongue: It's a very straightforward procedure, with the drive being readily accessible.
pantaiema
8 Feb 17#23
I got it for £10 from my friend.
dhtml7
8 Feb 17#24
Sadly they went back up to full price at my two Sainsburys before the end of January
amour3k
8 Feb 17#26
Good for you!. :-)
Can I be a friend of your friend too please? :neutral_face: or ..... :wink:
amour3k
8 Feb 17#27
That's a point. :-)
Not so 'universal' as yet?, or else, everywhere would have it already .....
It's still coming, don't worry, hehehe. :-)
grumpyone
8 Feb 17#28
Very store specific - Bracknell Bagshot Rd scanning at £79 today.
Have to be lucky and a benevolent store manager to get the 2TB at £50 !
dinoyoshi
8 Feb 17#29
Picked up 2 of these in Sainsburys Northampton in the town centre. Were the last 2 at the end of last week but might be worth checking the main Northampton store near Sixfields.
flipfella
8 Feb 17#30
Just grabbed the last on at Ripon. Red £50 shelf label and scanned at £50. Thanks OP. Was looking at this drive on Amazon just last night too
copystuff
8 Feb 172#32
I wont buy them anyway i dont use seagate Drives
databar
8 Feb 17#33
Still £79 @ Taunton
Balfington
8 Feb 172#35
Isn't it about time this site had a supermarket only section that everyone else can ignore? Never in my entire life have I ever seen one of these offers in anywhere local to me.
leeuk321 to Balfington
8 Feb 172#37
Completely agree. I've given up on all the sainsburys / tesco / etc / etc deals that are NEVER, EVER in any supermarkets except it seems a small handful scattered around country. Sick of asking staff about the deals and getting looks that read: "What on earth are you talking about?"
highspire2k
8 Feb 17#36
Good for PS4 upcoming firmware update?
Illusionary
8 Feb 171#38
It's a perfectly valid question for the PS4, which has only very recently started to work with external hard drives - there's no need for the insult. Typically, a PS4 hard drive upgrade will be internal, where there's a maximum physical drive size that will fit (2.5").
frozenuniverse
8 Feb 17#39
Don't put all your eggs in so few baskets. Personally I store everything on 4GB usb sticks, in case any of them die. Although, carrying around 1000 of them gets a little tiresome...
Your logic is flawed. People used to say the same about 2tb drives when they became available, and the same about 1tb drives before that, and so on...
3applepie
9 Feb 17#40
I am now forced to visit Sainsburys
amour3k to 3applepie
13 Feb 17#47
No problem, I'll accompany you, I'm in need of some wee bit's and bob's anyway ..... (Lunch is on you though?). :wink:
MrFizzy
9 Feb 17#41
Yes, and never travel with both your children in the same car.
Orinoco1
9 Feb 17#42
4TB for £100 only in Tamworth.
LuFc6686
10 Feb 17#43
It's funny that you say retarded with grammar like yours.
zebrum
11 Feb 17#44
excellent samsung spinpoint drive inside
johnnywin
13 Feb 17#45
one 4TB drive left at High Wycombe superstore at £100
amour3k
13 Feb 17#46
Can anyone confirm for sure what kind of Hard Drive are in these things please?.
Do you have perhaps happen to have a clue as to what type of Hard Drive resides within it at all?, or ..... thanx.
captainbeaky
14 Feb 17#48
Seagate (Samsung) Spinpoint M9T ST2000LM003 2TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive
gagagaga
14 Feb 17#49
How do I back up the 4TB of personal data from my 140TB NAS? Now, let me think ...
amour3k
15 Feb 17#50
Cooool, thanx. :-)
torroxcampo
19 Feb 17#51
I went in and they said it was maybe online only but it always directs you to argos due to them buying it. they said it was 79.99. but I bought it direct from argos 2 days before for 73 Inc next day delivery
jr007
21 Feb 17#52
Sainsbury's can be great fur bargains. Picked up a wrong £17 sticker'd PS4 controller a few weeks ago but sadly no hard drive today.
Heat for you lucky things if you find one! :smile:
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Opening post
I also checked Winnersh, they only had the slims @ £85.
Here's the marketing blurb...
The Seagate® Expansion™ External hard drive by Seagate offers an easy-to-use solution when you need to add data storage to your computer instantly.
Drag and drop file saving, right out of the box
Fast data transfer with USB 3.0 connectivity
Top comments
All comments (52)
If you need 4TB buy a NAS.
Cannot imagine why you need to carry 4TB.
I use a 500GB to backup personal data off the NAS once in a while.
It's a 2.5". Previous posts have said that it's a toshiba drive inside, but can't confirm...
Sadly 2 tb still £79
Although If you want to get a better drive, I'd recommend the Seagate FireCuda 2TB that you don't need to open up (so you keep the warranty) and it also gives you faster loadings
Or, with the update coming soon, you can just plug something like this to your PS4, however bear in mind that it will consume more power and heat due to powering up an extra drive. And it will also look like a tumor and take space
USB 3 is a terrible connector, reall sensitive to knocks etc. Roll on universal USB-C.
Its a usb Harddrive, just plug it in, it can fit anything
It works on Xbox one, PC so far but very soon it will work on PS4 as a update is coming out soon to allow USB hard-drives
Can I be a friend of your friend too please? :neutral_face: or ..... :wink:
Not so 'universal' as yet?, or else, everywhere would have it already .....
It's still coming, don't worry, hehehe. :-)
Have to be lucky and a benevolent store manager to get the 2TB at £50 !
Your logic is flawed. People used to say the same about 2tb drives when they became available, and the same about 1tb drives before that, and so on...
Do you have perhaps happen to have a clue as to what type of Hard Drive resides within it at all?, or ..... thanx.
Heat for you lucky things if you find one! :smile: