Decent external hard drive - circa 1 - 2 TB

[Deeg]

I have a 250GB Elements external HD which I use for back ups, however, I'm about to go on a digitising mission, which means I'm gonna need a lot more storage.

Any suggestions.

Would prefer not to have a powered desk top solution due to effectively not having a desk, and being lap top based.

Looking for good VFM. Won't be used to store anything critical, but will still be a ball ache if it bricks itself.

Cheers

Deeg

 

[Deeg]

No one?

 

[Revels]

Whatever brand anyone says, someone else will know a mate who's brothers friends cat walker had one of those drives and it crashed losing all his pictures of pigeons. So you should avoid at all costs.

I'd suggest something like this..

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/29681707/Western-Digital-Elements-Portable-USB3-1TB/Product.html

 

[Deeg]

Whatever brand anyone says, someone else will know a mate who's brothers friends cat walker had one of those drives and it crashed losing all his pictures of pigeons. So you should avoid at all costs.

I'd suggest something like this..

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/29681707/Western-Digital-Elements-Portable-USB3-1TB/Product.html

That is basically what I have been looking at, was just curious as to whether anyone knew of any good deals on anything.

Cheers Revels.

 

[Deeg]

OK, what's the difference here?

And I'm not taking the piss, if it is something incredibly simple, I have missed it completely.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/weste...rtable-hard-drive-1tb-black-10867078-pdt.html

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/weste...rtable-hard-drive-1tb-black-09312037-pdt.html

I'm a bit baffled.

 

[Revels]

The squarer one is the older design I think.

 

[Deeg]

The squarer one is the older design I think.

That was the only thing I could think.

 

[TimR26]

I've got the second one you've linked, it's smaller and newer model.

 

[SC03OTT]

Isn't one USB powered and the other uses a regular wall plug?

 

[Deeg]

Isn't one USB powered and the other uses a regular wall plug?

Not that I can tell.

 

[Ronnie R]

I have this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004KSRM18/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Does the job!

 

[mark_182_54]

ive got a wd 1tb and its sweet only 129 i think from play in different colours

 

[Deeg]

ive got a wd 1tb and its sweet only 129 i think from play in different colours

Got it from PC world for £89.

Winner.

Need to digitise now. Urgh, painful.

 

[Leeshez]

I have one of these. I also have just bought another.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170817919...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_500wt_1156

 

[richy22]

Got it from PC world for £89.

Winner.

Need to digitise now. Urgh, painful.

You see how much it was in store?? 109.99 I think.

I went ot get one after seeing it online (didn't think to reserve) and noticed the £20 quid difference. They wouldn't match the price...So I got my phone out, went online and "reserved it" in front of the sales guy.

89 quid thank you very much.

Seems a bit silly really!

 

[Deeg]

You see how much it was in store?? 109.99 I think.

I went ot get one after seeing it online (didn't think to reserve) and noticed the £20 quid difference. They wouldn't match the price...So I got my phone out, went online and "reserved it" in front of the sales guy.

89 quid thank you very much.

Seems a bit silly really!

I had to buy it online. There was no stick in any local stores, and there site was driving me crazy.

It's mad that they wouldn't price match it when you asked. I can understand the disparity in price, but seems short sighted to not sell it to you.

 

[Ronnie R]

You see how much it was in store?? 109.99 I think.

I went ot get one after seeing it online (didn't think to reserve) and noticed the £20 quid difference. They wouldn't match the price...So I got my phone out, went online and "reserved it" in front of the sales guy.

89 quid thank you very much.

Seems a bit silly really!

I've had this in the past. Seems very pointless, but quiet common.

 

[GiT]

http://www.tesco.com/direct/2tb-sea...usb-20/212-9104.prd?skuId=212-9104&pageLevel=

Keep an eye on this, with a £10 off code too from the net for new Direct users, it's a steal - we got 2 at the weekend!