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Wrighty

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11th Jan 09 at 23:03

Are there any catches with big space external drivers on a budget?

Seen a couple on play / ebuyer for 70-80 quid, 750gb & 1TB - are these likely to take ages to copy data across or are they pretty much the same

gonna start purchasing music soon so going to be keeping it safe backed up

_Allan_

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11th Jan 09 at 23:22

You can get 1TB external drives for about £63 now. I'm sure Curry's or Tesco's were doing them just after Christmas.

USB2 is used on many of the cheaper ones but some do have eSATA and this is quicker. You'll obviously need an eSATA port on your PC or you can get an internal card with ports.

Or if you have a spare HD or can source one cheaply, you can get an eSATA/USB2 caddy for about £13.

[Edited on 11-01-2009 by _Allan_]

Whittie

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11th Jan 09 at 23:52

Western Digital my Book

[Edited on 12-01-2009 by Whittie]

James_DT

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12th Jan 09 at 00:34

My Mum's got a 1TB Western Digital MyBook World Edition.
It's got Network access rather than USB, works very well, not too slow to copy data across.

Wrighty_1988

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12th Jan 09 at 02:45

if you want max portability get a usb powered one so you dont need the cable with a huge plug in the end

_Allan_

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12th Jan 09 at 07:15

quote:
Originally posted by James_DT
My Mum's got a 1TB Western Digital MyBook World Edition.
It's got Network access rather than USB, works very well, not too slow to copy data across.

Budget he said

They're about £130 IIRC

[Edited on 12-01-2009 by _Allan_]

deano87

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12th Jan 09 at 08:20

We've got a Western Digital one. Well built, transfers nicely. Quality for the price

PhilC

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12th Jan 09 at 08:52

PC world.

1TB western Digital Elements.

About 60-65 quid

csweatherston

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12th Jan 09 at 13:19

i went for the 1tb maxtor basics, circa £100.
also have a WD my book for network storage.

i dont see the WD as very portable though.
you'll struggle to find anything over 500gb without an external power source

James_DT

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12th Jan 09 at 20:28

quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_

quote:
Originally posted by James_DT
My Mum's got a 1TB Western Digital MyBook World Edition.
It's got Network access rather than USB, works very well, not too slow to copy data across.

Budget he said

They're about £130 IIRC

[Edited on 12-01-2009 by _Allan_]

Missed that.