The brand to look out for is Prestigio, I was helping my
uncle advertise these, it runs a samsung SATA HDD, 2.5", alluminium
alloy casing with seperate 3 years, 1 to 1 exchange scheme for both
casing as well as HDD.
Reason for selecting the Prestigio branded HDD is because of the
accessibility to Samsung Service Centres, where one is situated
right at Level 6 of Sim Lim Square.
Other brands such as Western Digital, Seagate, Kingston do not
have a service centre in the more accessible areas, they are
usually situated at the Changi area.
*Additional note - My sister and friend they both got a Seagate
as well as Western Digital, both were defective and my sister's
friend had to take a 40 dollar cab to get it exchanged(in and out,
on call) service centre DOES NOT answer calls and exchange over the
counter is not available ( will be send via 3rd Party delivery
).
Samsung will allow OTC trade one-to-one, and has less tendency
of defective products. None of my IT fair customers reported
defective products.
Slightly more expensive(by a couple of dollars up to
20) but long-term investments in Quality and Durability.
250 went at $189/- (nett) at the IT fair, should go for at least
195-205 now.
