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Title: External Hard Drive Post by: ForthThistle on November 14, 2012, 09:35:09 PM Looking for Help in picking a 1TB External Hard Drive.
Thoughts.. Title: Re: External Hard Drive Post by: EvilPie on November 14, 2012, 11:04:00 PM Get one with USB3. Even if you've not got USB3 on your PC atm when you upgrade it'll be well worth it.
The speed difference is huge. Title: Re: External Hard Drive Post by: kinboshi on November 15, 2012, 01:41:45 AM Not that expensive either, can be found from around £50. Might be worth spending a little more though if you're backing up valuable data?
Of course, the best time to buy is 6 months after your purchase - as Moore's law dictates the price will be cheaper: http://www.mkomo.com/cost-per-gigabyte :D Title: Re: External Hard Drive Post by: EvilPie on November 16, 2012, 02:14:20 PM This is the one I use - http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/western-digital-my-passport-portable-hard-drive-1tb-black-14553716-pdt.html
Very sleek looking and very quick if you have USB3. Decent price and does exactly what I need it to. Only problem with it is the lead is quite short but I'm sure you could buy another one if it caused any huge concerns. If you're looking for a permanently stationed external HD then I'd go for something a bit more sturdy but if you need it to be portable for use on multiple machines then you'd struggle to go wrong with this one. Title: Re: External Hard Drive Post by: Graham C on November 16, 2012, 02:30:11 PM Decent WD one on Amazon for £57.99, nice price
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Elements-Portable-Drive/dp/B005A97APO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353075844&sr=8-1 Title: Re: External Hard Drive Post by: seven2unsuited on November 16, 2012, 10:12:58 PM Think this is what you're looking for, unlimited data only £7.95 too
http://bit.ly/PZFb4N Title: Re: External Hard Drive Post by: doubleup on November 16, 2012, 10:35:36 PM Think this is what you're looking for, unlimited data only £7.95 too http://bit.ly/PZFb4N lol I binned a load of floppy disks the other day. One was a prog for teaching you to count blackjack. Title: Re: External Hard Drive Post by: Yeti on November 17, 2012, 11:35:55 AM it depends whether you want one that requires external power or not. i used to have one that did, but having a little one that doesn't is so much nicer.
i have this which i use for plugging in the back of the tv, not usb3 but very happy with it : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buffalo-MiniStation-Slim-Portable-Drive/dp/B008A1C0CW/ref=dp_ob_title_ce |