3TB 2.5" $130 WD external @ eBay

[pkn]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321839854289?rmvSB=true

 

What's inside, I wonder...

[garycase]

I'd say that's clearly an erroneous listing for the following reasons ...

 

(a)  There are no 2.5" drives with capacities > 2TB;

 

(b)  The dimensions of the drive are not large enough to contain 2 drives;

 

and

 

©  The WD site for the PassPort Ultra shows several models, ranging in size from 500GB to 2TB  (i.e. they don't make a 3TB version).

 

[c3]

I'd say that's clearly an erroneous listing for the following reasons ...

 

(a)  There are no 2.5" drives with capacities > 2TB;

 

(b)  The dimensions of the drive are not large enough to contain 2 drives;

 

and

 

©  The WD site for the PassPort Ultra shows several models, ranging in size from 500GB to 2TB  (i.e. they don't make a 3TB version).

Wow, the whole world must be mistaken.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Ultra-Portable-External-WDBBKD0030BBK-NESN/dp/B00W8XXYN2

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1155191-REG/wd_wdbbkd0030bbk_nesn_3tb_my_passport_ultra.html#!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3FA37P6981

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9763362

 

Even WD !

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1490

 

[c3]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321839854289?rmvSB=true

 

What's inside, I wonder...

 

My bet is on the Toshiba MQ03ABB300, or WD similar.

[garycase]

Very interesting ... clearly there IS now a 3TB 2.5" drive.

 

I based my earlier comment on (a) the lack of any 3TB internal 2.5" drives at Newegg, Amazon, CDW, etc.

 

and

 

(b)  WD's specifications page for the PassPort Ultra:  http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1000

 

But clearly Toshiba has a 750GB/platter notebook unit now with 3TB of capacity.

... and I'd agree that must be the drive that's in this unit.

 

[mr-hexen]

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1490

 

Shows 3TB a little bit down the page..

[garycase]

Yes, I saw that in the link c3 posted earlier.    Note that a Google search for "Passport Ultra" returns BOTH the link I posted and the newer link that shows the 3TB models ... but the one I posted is listed first.    Apparently Western Digital simply created an entirely new page rather than updating the existing page on the Passport Ultras.  [Note the difference in the links ... "id=1000" vs "id=1490"]

 

[mr-hexen]

This post ( http://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-hdd-2tb-mobile-laptop,29983.html ) makes me wonder what WD has done here... ??

[mr-hexen]

I do not think the drive inside this is a 2.5" form factor drive as we're used to. I think they ballooned the thickness of a 2.5" drive to fit 3TB, rather then use a 3.5" drive. This likely to retain the 5V requirement of 2.5" motors.

[garycase]

The drive is 15mm thick according to its specs -- too thick to fit the vast majority of laptops.  It has 4 750GB platters.