Buffalo External Hard Drives @ Play (merged)

Vendee

wavey_davey96 wrote:

Got this ordered yesterday (thursday) at 3.00pm , its arrived this morning at 11.15 am !! by Parcel Force.
Thats Good service, great product. Well pleased.
Nothing extra to pay - don't know what all this import nonsense is all about.

That is good. I ordered mine also on Thursday but earlier at 1.30pm. I've only now got an email saying that it has been dispatched.

peteraj

Vendee wrote:

That is good. I ordered mine also on Thursday but earlier at 1.30pm. I've only now got an email saying that it has been dispatched.

Can anybody advise please, are the cases metal and is the drive inside a Western Digital one as I have heard WD are one of the best around.
If anyone has the 300gb do they run very hot and if so is it better to go for a 160gb one.
Cheers

mdbs

IMHO Wd are not too good, I have had problems with them. Seagate seem to be well thought of.

slowen

wavey_davey96 wrote:

Nothing extra to pay - don't know what all this import nonsense is all about.

If you mean import duty, you dont pay anything with play.com

Aiadi

I have the 250GB bought from Amazon last year. Very good product (says made in Japan on the box). Pretty quiet and feels very reliable. Don't know about the exact make of the drive inside (always assumed it was BUFFALO!!).

Highly recommended external HD for this price.

Vendee

mdbs wrote:

IMHO Wd are not too good, I have had problems with them. Seagate seem to be well thought of.

I always go for Maxtor if I have the choice. I've never had one of them let me down. WD are not quite as reliable IMHO but at that price I'm happy to buy it anyway.

Scots_Girl

And save a little more by going through a cashback site. The best one I spotted before I ordered was TopCashBack @ 3%.

AMO

Buffalo 300GB DriveStation: External Hard Drive / USB2.0 HDD

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/1102656/Buffalo_300GB_DriveStation_External_Hard_Drive_USB2_0_HDD/Product.html

AMO

wazza

slowen wrote:

If you mean import duty, you dont pay anything with play.com

i believe the company is based in jersey. is there any vat etc to be paid on top? could not find anything on the website saying no.

SCOOBY_2

Just ordered one on Thursday and received it on Saturday.

It's a nice looking drive and works great! ..the auto power on/off feature is really handy.

Can also confirm there were NO import duties or vat issues