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The great Amazon external hard drive price crash! (1TB from £45, 3TB from £79, 4TB from £95)
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The great Amazon external hard drive price crash! (1TB from £45, 3TB from £79, 4TB from £95)

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OK, so I was looking at drives this morning (using camelcamelcamel) and found that quite a few drives had dropped in price today. Not sure what's going on, but as there were a few drops I thought it would be good to compile the best prices going in the hope that it helps people out!

I've stuck to external drives and basic NAS for now (only had enough time over lunch to do that!) but if this proves popular I'll add in SSD, internals and more NAS and keep the listed updated regularly.

The lists below are in capacity/price order. The code at the end is the Amazon code. Just stick it in the search box and the drive will pop up.

Basic portables (2.5" USB powered):
1TB - Seagate Expansion - £44.99 (B0093RFBO6)
1TB - Samsung M3 - £45.99 (B008PABFX8)
1TB - Toshiba Basic - £45.99 (B005X7AXXE)
1TB - WD Elements - £47.97 (B00CRZ2PRM)
2TB - Seagate Expansion - £64.99 (B00ILALU9G)
2TB - Toshiba Canvio - £66.99 (B00KWHJVCY)
2TB - WD Elements - £69.97 (B00D0L5BH8)
2TB - Samsung M3 - £69.99 (B00FZU9JYI)

Premium portables (2.5" USB powered):
1TB - WD Passport Ultra (4 colours) - £48.97 (B00CRZ2DTC)
1TB - Seagate Backup Plus Slim (4 colours) - £49.95 (B00FP50KFA)
2TB - Seagate Backup Plus Slim (4 colours) - £74.99 (B00G7LQA1E)
2TB - WD Passport Ultra (4 colours) - £79.00 (B00CSH1AOS)
4TB - Seagate Backup Plus Fast - £201.87 (B00IGSB2ZK)
4TB - WD Passport Pro - £331.26 (B00IZFX5OA)

Basic desktop (3.5" main powered):
2TB - Seagate Expansion - £59.75 (B0084LZI5Y)
2TB - WD Elements - £59.98 (B00HOC75SC)
2TB - Samsung D3 - £59.98 (B00C9TEL46)
3TB - Seagate Expansion - £78.99 (B0084LZJ1M)
3TB - Samsung D3 - £79.98 (B00C9TEOCA)
3TB - WD Elements - £79.99 (B00HOC6K24)
4TB - Seagate Expansion - £94.99 (B00BP5RL10)
4TB - Samsung D3 - £106.99 (B00HZDRCRO)
4TB - WD Elements - £109.99 (B00JGV8M9A)
5TB - Seagate Expansion - £149.99 (B00JV1YQY0)

Premium desktop (3.5" mains powered)
2TB - WD My Book - £67.99 (B00G28Y9BU)
2TB - Seagate Backup Plus - £69.99 (B00HSYI3VY)
3TB - WD My Book - £87.99 (B00G28Y9CY)
3TB - Seagate Backup Plus - £98.00 (B00HSYI4I6)
4TB - WD My Book - £114.99 (B00G28Y96K)
4TB - Seagate Backup Plus - £119.98 (B00HSYI58U)
5TB - Seagate Backup Plus - £174.99 (B00IT2K1QE)
6TB - WD My Book - £226.17 (B00LXZ164U)

Basic single-bay NAS (3.5", ethernet, mains powered)
2TB - Seagate Central - £89.99 (B00BP5RJ76)
2TB - WD My Cloud - £99.00 (B00FOKN7FG)
3TB - Seagate Central - £109.99 (B00BP5RJRG)
3TB - WD My Cloud - £119.99 (B00FOKN7B0)
4TB - Seagate Central - £143.19 (B00BP5RKIE)
4TB - WD My Cloud - £149.00 (B00FOKN7D8)
6TB - WD My Cloud - £289.99 (B00LIRUZGS)

Internal HDD 2.5"
500GB - Samsung M8 (9.5mm) - £34.97 (B0052T7HUA)
500GB - Seagate Laptop HDD (7mm) - £34.99 (B008BG62A2)
500GB - WD Blue - £34.99 (B00C9TECFO)
500GB - WD Black (9.5mm) - £39.95 (B00DSUTWMQ)
500GB - Seagate Laptop Ultrathin HDD (5mm) - £57.82 (B00E4NXO2K)
1TB - WD Blue (9.5mm) - £45.73 (B00C9TEBJQ)
1TB - Samsung M8 (9.5mm) - £46.29 (B0053YLTBC)
1TB - WD Red (9.5mm) - £62.00 (B00EHBES1U)
2TB - Samsung M9T (9.5mm) - £87.99 (B00I8O6OQ4)
2TB - WD Green (15mm) - £97.00 (B00COFNBPA)

Internal SSHD 2.5"
1TB - Seagate Solid State Hybrid drive (9mm) - £68.00 (B00BHRWHNI)
1TB HDD + 120GB SSD - WD Black2 (9.5mm) - £170.63 (B00GSJ9X4Q)

Internal SSD 2.5" (r = read in Mbps / w= write in Mbps)
120GB - Kingston V300 (r: 450 / w: 450) - £44.00 (B00A1ZTZOG)
128GB - Crucial MX100 (r: 550 / w: 150) - £51.68 (B00KFAGD88)
120GB - Samsung 840 - £54.39 (B00E3W15P0)
128GB - Samsung 850 Pro (r:550 / w: 520) - £87.99 (B00LMXBN78)
240GB - Kingston V300 (r: 450 / w: 450) - £64.98 (B00A1ZTZNM)
256GB - Crucial MX100 (r: 550 / w: 500) - £77.33 (B00KFAGCWK)
250GB - Samsung 840 - £91.71 (B00E3W1726)
256GB - Samsung 850 Pro (r: 550 / w: 520) - £146.49 (B00LMXBOP4)
512GB - Crucial MX100 (r: 550 / w: 330) - £149.98 (B00KFAGCUM)
480GB - Kingston V300 (r: 450 / w:450) - £156.39 (B00FXJWO5C)
500GB - Samsung 840 (r: 540 / w: 520) - £159.99 (B00E3W19MO)
512GB - Samsung 850 Pro (r: 550 / w: 520) - £259.98 (B00LMXBMZG)
1TB - Samsung 840 (r: 540 / w: 520) - £294.99 (B00E3W16OU)
1TB - Samsung 850 Pro (r: 550 / w: 520) - £469.98 (B00LJ3PYFS)
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  1. FiveLocket's avatar
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    Jiwani80

    Hi. Can someone please explain whats the diff bw USB powered and mains … Hi. Can someone please explain whats the diff bw USB powered and mains powered hard drives? Apart from the way they draw power.



    The USB powered drives are traditionally described as 2.5". They're smaller than the more traditional (3.5") hard drives. As they're smaller in size, they're easily portable but generally lower capacity, more expensive per GB, consume less power, have less cache and often will spin at a slower RPM. Whether any of that is important is very dependent on what you want to use the drive for.

    For standard data storage and backup purposes, I can't imagine you'd see any noticeable performance difference between the two types of drive. If you need sheer volumes of data, go for a mains powered, especially as the cost per GB is significantly lower. If you want something that you can stick in a bag or pocket and take with you, go for a USB powered drive.



    (edited)
  3. hifruit's avatar
    redbiro

    Any decently price Laptops ,netbooks with SSD as standard ;dont like … Any decently price Laptops ,netbooks with SSD as standard ;dont like buy moving part Hard drives & then having to pay to upgrade ,just seems like a waste of money ?


    irrelevant!!!!
  4. voodooboard's avatar
    Jiwani80

    Hi. Can someone please explain whats the diff bw USB powered and mains … Hi. Can someone please explain whats the diff bw USB powered and mains powered hard drives? Apart from the way they draw power.


    Portable external hard drives use 2.5" HDDs inside - ie laptop drives. They are powered directly via the USB cable.

    Desktop externals use desktop 3.5" HDDs inside. They're bigger, heavier, faster (generally) and require their own power supply.

    2.5" drives are physically smaller so naturally they don't hold as much. 3.5" drives go up to 6TB now whereas 2.5" drives top out at 2TB.

    In the case where they both hold the same - eg 2TB - then the 2.5" drive is at the cutting edge of platter density while the 3.5" drive probably uses a platter density that is more mature. The more mature platter density is usually more reliable, but that's not a guarantee.

  5. Oneday77's avatar
    aceuk

    A single SSD would be far faster than two HDDs RAID 0'd.


    Really, where can I buy a 12TB SSD drive?
  6. MrPuddington's avatar
    delusion

    Is this a crash? The 5TB was £10 cheaper a week ago, and £20 cheaper t … Is this a crash? The 5TB was £10 cheaper a week ago, and £20 cheaper through flubit (i purchased one)...


    No, it is not a price crash. Two prices are quite good, the Seagate 2TB portable and the Seagate 4TB. But i would avoid Seagate if possible.
  7. LordDogsLeg's avatar
    Thanks for the great listing Heat added
  8. delusion's avatar
    Is this a crash? The 5TB was £10 cheaper a week ago, and £20 cheaper through flubit (i purchased one)...
  9. reddragon105's avatar
    Looking for some new internal drives so would appreciate a list of those, especially if they would be good for a RAID0.
  10. FiveLocket's avatar
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    reddragon105

    Looking for some new internal drives so would appreciate a list of those, … Looking for some new internal drives so would appreciate a list of those, especially if they would be good for a RAID0.



    I'm going to work on standard internals, SSD and hybrids shortly. Will be up later today!
  11. sparklehedgehog's avatar
    You deserve heat for the fact I can't be ar$3d to read it all there's that much information
  12. reg66's avatar
    eloo

    what's NAS?



    network storage device, google it buddy. network attached storage, i think

    you can basically plug the NAS with all your media files into your router. with a wifi enabled tv, you can stream that media from the NAS over wifi (and copy stuff to it via wifi). something along those lines in a nutshell i think.


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  13. wren11's avatar
    Nice, thanks for posting!
  14. Rulde's avatar
    thank you very much, that's very helpful, I was looking for one
  15. Artie's avatar
    Thanks for taking the time and effort, OP. Heat added.
    Need to check the HDD size limit of my NAS now.
  16. Oneday77's avatar
    Nice compilation. I now just need to decide how you got a picture of my wallet bursting into flames.
    This site saves and spends so much of my cash.
  18. sailo's avatar
    Finally the prices are becoming reasonable. Thanks!
  19. sweeten16's avatar
    I'm still refusing to buy one until until I really need to have one. Hopefully prices keep crashing.
  20. rev6's avatar
    sam4554

    can you add the RPM speed to each of the drives?



    Portable drives will be 5400RPM.
  21. davzzp's avatar
    cheers for the effort OP
  22. deleted196040's avatar
    Outstanding post thanks OP!!!
  23. Rhys1979's avatar
    rev6

    Portable drives will be 5400RPM.



    Unless they are 7200 rpm!
  24. solid's avatar
    Heat & thanks for effort, OP
  25. ro2133's avatar
    Thank You
  26. Opethian's avatar
    The time and effort to do this. Well done. Have some heat from me. Thanks for posting!
  27. Raimonds's avatar
    Thanks for the great work to make this post!
  28. deleted174387's avatar
    Excellent work.
  29. Chanchi32's avatar
    Great post
  30. antdav's avatar
    Heat for posting thanks!
  31. coolguy4100's avatar
    Thanks OP
  32. DavieDeal's avatar
    f2k8

    So do the 4TB's work in PS4's? I mean when you open it up and use the HDD … So do the 4TB's work in PS4's? I mean when you open it up and use the HDD inside like you can do with the 1TB Samsungs?



    No the biggest capacity that fits atm is a 2tb the rest are too large in size (i.e. fatter) to fit as far as I know
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  33. connected's avatar
    Have some heat ....
  34. reg66's avatar
    sykoactiv8d

    I don't have a media PC with loads of storage to hold backup videos and … I don't have a media PC with loads of storage to hold backup videos and play them back through a TV, is there such thing as a stand alone drive that I could buy to transfer video files to, plug the drive into a TV and play the video back? And possibly pause, fast forward and rewind as well?



    can your tv play back media files via usb? if so then just get a portable hard drive and copy films onto there. if not, get one of these and put your own hard drive in it (comes with remote for play/pause etc.) or one of these which has a 2TB hdd in it aready.

    or get one of these, but then you've gotta add a portable hdd to that - a bit cumbersome.

    hope this helps
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  35. Oneday77's avatar
    faxmax

    I was expecting something else seeing the title ('price crash') and it … I was expecting something else seeing the title ('price crash') and it being #1 hottest deal on the site. Nothing stands out as a great deal to me, a few are a few quid cheaper than normal. Thread getting heat more for effort than actual bargain.

    seriously how can you sit there and criticise when you have posted no deals in over 4 years.
    These are still cheap drive prices so the thread is very relevant.
  36. reddragon105's avatar
    reg66

    network storage device, google it buddy. network attached storage, i … network storage device, google it buddy. network attached storage, i thinkyou can basically plug the NAS with all your media files into your router. with a wifi enabled tv, you can stream that media from the NAS over wifi (and copy stuff to it via wifi). something along those lines in a nutshell i think.


    It's Network Attached Storage and it's basically an external hard drive with an ethernet port so you have to connect it to your router and access it via LAN, rather than USB. The advantage is that you can access the files on it from any device on the network - so useful for sharing files between computers or other devices.

    However, streaming media to your TV, games consoles, smartphones, etc. isn't that straightforward because they don't access the drive in the same way a computer does so it will probably require a media server installed on the NAS drive. Most NAS drives these days will have this but it will be worth checking first.
  37. FiveLocket's avatar
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    eloo

    what's NAS?


    As reg66 mentioned, NAS stands for "Network Attached Storage."

    These "network" drives connect directly into your wireless router through one of the ethernet ports on the back (rather than using USB into your PC). Connecting to your router means that the network drive can be seen and used by every device that's connected to your network. They also have apps for mobile and tablet that lets you access them when you're away from home (all you need is an internet connection, 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi are all good!)

    These are a few of the popular uses for network drives:

    - Automatically backing-up all your important files from every PC and laptop to one safe location. If you accidentally delete something important, you've still got a copy!
    - Storing all your photos in one place. It helps to keep organised, protects them from getting lost, and when you're visiting friends and family you can show your entire collection on your smartphone or tablet using the apps that come with the drives.
    - Storing all your movies and streaming them to a Smart TV, Chromecast, Roku, etc etc... I've used mine to watch movies when I've been abroad. Again, you just need an internet connection and the mobile app will stream the movie wherever you are.
    - Storing all your music, and playing around the house on Sonos, PCs, Laptops, or out of the home on your mobile or tablet.

    Some of the higher end products can even be set up to automatically download files / videos etc from the internet and neatly store them for you.

    The list is endless! Personally, I think network drives will eventually replace the traditional "desktop" drives - the capacities are the same and the gap in price is narrowing all the time.
  38. xcloose's avatar
    EXCELLENT work
  39. aLV426's avatar
    Deal or no deal have some heat for the effort!
  40. nublets2k's avatar


    Nope, because 4TB 2.5 drives don't exist.

    f2k8

    So do the 4TB's work in PS4's? I mean when you open it up and use the HDD … So do the 4TB's work in PS4's? I mean when you open it up and use the HDD inside like you can do with the 1TB Samsungs?

    reddragon105

    Looking for some new internal drives so would appreciate a list of … Looking for some new internal drives so would appreciate a list of those, especially if they would be good for a RAID0.

    eloo

    what's NAS?



    That'd be the Sandisk Pulse, which is exceptionally poor.



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