MrMuddle Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Trying to work out the total cost, with drive price, signed postage costs and possible customs duty. Thanks for all replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I believe on IT stuff 10% + 7% vat over the drive and shipping. If you buy at amazon its all calculated for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted October 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Lazada isn't good enough? 3,350bht ......... https://www.lazada.co.th/products/wd-my-passport-5tb-red-usb-30-hdd-25-wdbpkj0050brd-wesn-internal-harddisk-harddrive-i627326845-s1198182447.html I'm assuming you mean 5TB and not 5GB. Edited October 29, 2020 by BritManToo 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMuddle Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) Yes 5 Tb (oops)! Too many fake products. I've got files I want to keep for a long time, I don't want to risk a drive failing after a few months. Once bitten, twice shy! Edited October 30, 2020 by MrMuddle additional information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted October 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2020 Seagate and Western Digital hard drives are made in Thailand you can buy them from a shop like JIB on Lazada cash on delivery, no fakes arrives in a couple of days no worries about customs or getting lost for months in the international mail system. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post clokwise Posted October 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2020 Like as mentioned above, Lazada has all kinds of HD. For these sorts of things it often costs more to buy them abroad when you add up shipping plus duty plus tax. The courier often will add some fees on top too. Warranty and service issues may also arise. I've personally bought a number of HD from Lazada, none of them "fake". The only fakes I've encountered on Lazada are USB memory sticks. If you still have doubts, buy from a reputable vendor shop on Lazada like "JIB", or directly from JIB's website if you must (same price though). Regardless, Lazada has a 100% refund no questions asked policy, so why you are complicating things for yourself? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, MrMuddle said: Yes 5 Tb (oops)! Too many fake products. I've got files I want to keep for a long time, I don't want to risk a drive failing after a few months. Once bitten, twice shy! Fulfilled by Lazada .................. can't go wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) I swear by Lazada. A vendor tried to rip me off for a motherboard and Lazada handled it. Slowly, to be sure, but once we ascertained the vendor was trying to do me dirt, I got my refund. Edited October 30, 2020 by J Town speling [sic] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Techno Viking Posted October 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, johng said: Seagate and Western Digital hard drives are made in Thailand you can buy them from a shop like JIB on Lazada cash on delivery, no fakes arrives in a couple of days no worries about customs or getting lost for months in the international mail system. Agreed, and both WD and Seagate have official stores on Lazada. WD Lazada Seagate Lazada 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMuddle Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Thanks for all replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 32 minutes ago, MrMuddle said: Yes 5 Tb (oops)! Too many fake products. I've got files I want to keep for a long time, I don't want to risk a drive failing after a few months. Once bitten, twice shy! Sure if one buys from some sidewalk stall. I bought mine from good stores in big malls and never had a problem. Still using them. I do backup on multiple drives though as anything can fail. I have quite a collection of useless computers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 30 minutes ago, johng said: Seagate and Western Digital hard drives are made in Thailand you can buy them from a shop like JIB on Lazada cash on delivery, no fakes arrives in a couple of days no worries about customs or getting lost for months in the international mail system. Why buy on line when one can just got to the mall and buy the same thing from the big tech store? Memory fails, but think it's ProBuy or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Viking Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: Why buy on line when one can just got to the mall and buy the same thing from the big tech store? Memory fails, but think it's ProBuy or something. Powerbuy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 47 minutes ago, MrMuddle said: Yes 5 Tb (oops)! Too many fake products. I've got files I want to keep for a long time, I don't want to risk a drive failing after a few months. Once bitten, twice shy! I too have files I want to keep and use, mostly music. But 5TB! That's a lot of media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Just now, KannikaP said: I too have files I want to keep and use, mostly music. But 5TB! That's a lot of media, over 1000 5GB 1080 movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I've fixed the topic title to avoid confusion ???? I keep my main files on a RAID enabled NAS, failure of a drive does not cause data loss. My realy, really vital files backup lives on OneDrive with backup on Google Drive (encrypted for privacy of course). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Isn't the cloud the safest place...., just that all my friends back in Oz who are in the industry, seem to store sensitive info there. I don't know I am a computer blond.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Seagate are manufactured right here in the Thailand and are usually the cheapest. I own a 2 x 1tb hybrid for storage and no problems for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Yep, no point in importing one from overseas when you can get them here. https://www.invadeit.co.th/category/portable-hard-drives/5tb/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sucit Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Just look for stuff on Lazada just buy the one that is heavily favored by Thais by looking at reviews. Usually there is one that has ten to 100 times more positive reviews, you are basically assured a legit product unless you assume Thais don't know what they are doing in their own country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, KannikaP said: I too have files I want to keep and use, mostly music. But 5TB! That's a lot of media. Yup. You have to consider not only movies but series spanning multiple seasons. Some older series are hard to find; once you do, you want to keep them. Games - PC games can be pretty large, setup files + the installations. Also you may have a few backups of your system drive, other archives, etc. Yeah, space can get eaten up quickly nowadays.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, BigStar said: Some older series are hard to find; once you do, you want to keep them That then depends on your age and health status which determines how much time you have on this Earth to watch old TV series and/or play PC games.. Edited October 30, 2020 by KannikaP 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Why buy on line when one can just got to the mall and buy the same thing from the big tech store? Memory fails, but think it's ProBuy or something. Lazada is always less expensive than Tucom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 3 hours ago, madmen said: Seagate are manufactured right here in the Thailand and are usually the cheapest. I own a 2 x 1tb hybrid for storage and no problems for years I had a lot of problems with Seagate (produced in Thailand and China) and I have 10 at the moment. Now I have to replace another one (like many before) because of bad sectors. But also a Hitachi hard drive stopped working after 2 weeks in a new notebook. Anyway - always have backups and always encrypt important data at least as long as you have warranty so that you can return your hard drive without being worried that someone can read confidential data. I have a 128 GB SD Card with warranty. It is full of data but can only be read. I can't exchange it because I can't delete the data on it before I send it back for exchange. Very bad. But in the meantime they are not so expensive anymore. I keep it as a kind of archive because it can be read without problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Why buy on line when one can just got to the mall and buy the same thing from the big tech store? Memory fails, but think it's ProBuy or something. It's PowerBuy. I bought all my computer/ DVD etc equipment from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 hours ago, sanuk711 said: Isn't the cloud the safest place...., just that all my friends back in Oz who are in the industry, seem to store sensitive info there. I don't know I am a computer blond.... A cloud is a safe place. Or you keep yourself backups at different locations. If you have original data and backups at the same location you will discover that this was a mistake if for instance your hut burns down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 40 minutes ago, Oldie said: I had a lot of problems with Seagate (produced in Thailand and China) and I have 10 at the moment. Now I have to replace another one (like many before) because of bad sectors. But also a Hitachi hard drive stopped working after 2 weeks in a new notebook. HGST and Toshiba fare best in the Backblaze stats: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-hard-drive-stats-q3-2020/ One may hope WD learned something from HGST. I bought a couple of 4 TB Toshibas several years ago and they've been really great. Don't usually like Seagate either but got a deal on a 6 TB I couldn't refuse and just use it for the occasional backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 10/29/2020 at 9:49 AM, MrMuddle said: Trying to work out the total cost, with drive price, signed postage costs and possible customs duty. Thanks for all replies. You have to look if you get an international valid warranty. In respect of 5 TB - if you have an old computer with BIOS instead of UEFI BIOS hopefully you know about MBR and GPT to avoid disappointments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Viking Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Oldie said: You have to look if you get an international valid warranty. In respect of 5 TB - if you have an old computer with BIOS instead of UEFI BIOS hopefully you know about MBR and GPT to avoid disappointments. The OP did not specify if external HDD or not but does the BIOS affect those as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Techno Viking said: The OP did not specify if external HDD or not but does the BIOS affect those as well ? If you want to boot from a 5 TB drive with the old BIOS you will be out of luck. You can if you are willing to use only about 2 TB of the disk and forget the other 3 TB. The problem is that for booting it uses MBR which cannot address more space than about 2 TB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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