Cheap External Hardrives?

[Schweppy]

Anyone know the best place to buy these? Was planning on getting firewire but the one below does both.

At the moment i am planning on buying this unless anyone says otherwise -

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/2145/1412/-/3515964/Western-Digital-320GB-My-Book-2-Home-Edition-USB2-0-Firewire400-eSATA-External-Hard-Drive/Product.html?searchtype=genre

Thanks

 

[DanD182]

This one is the same price but it's 500gb and doesn't have firewire. Is there much difference now with firewire and usb 2.0.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000WP0NM8/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Schweppy]

Cool.

I have had a look at 500gb with firewire and this place does them for £49.99 shipped from USA for free apparently!

http://bestdigitalcenter.com/

Anyone heard of/used them before?

 

[Anim@l]

I was looking at WD ones in PC World the other week and they have a 640gb iirc, for £75. They do 1 TB ones as well.

 

[DanD182]

Yea but they'll just be usb 2.0 not firewire400 or 800.

Apparently schweppy There's not really alot of difference between 400 and 800.

That website looks fuckin amazin, change the currencies and the price just drops $33 to £19 LOL!!!

 

[DanD182]

http://bestdigitalcenter.com/produc...=6072&osCsid=701936dbdb5c1429217d0fb11d931c02

HAHAHAHAHA as if thats real.............. 1TB with firewire 800!!!! :O

 

[Anim@l]

The 1 TB one at pc world is a network drive. Pretty sure they would be firewire. Not very good if they ain't tbh.

 

[DanD182]

Well i've just been on pcworld and the cheapest 1tb network drive i could find was £124.99 and that didn't have firewire.

That best digital centre has a 1tb with fire800(IEEE1394b)/firewire(IEEE1394)/Hi-Speed USB and eSATA-300 for £82. LOL!!!!

 

[Pettsi]

The larger capcity drives arn't as good. The lifeline isn't great.

Your better off buying your own caddy and putting a 500GB Samsung Spinpoint in it.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146252

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143544

 

[biojo]

im lookin at this one at moment

http://www.cclonline.com/product-in...=802&manufacturer_id=0&tid=stm310005otd3e1-rk

 

[Daz]

The larger capacity drives are fine.. nothing wrong with a 1TB disk at all.
The MTBF is the same as the lower capacity disks anyway.

The *only* thing, is that it the drive fails, you potentially lose more data.. but that's just common sense, Heh.

The main thing to look out on the "USB drives" is what actual hard drive they use inside.. can make a difference.. obviously you know if you buy the caddy yourself and then put a HDD in it, but the "ready built" ones, you won't know until you get it in a lot of cases.

 

[Schweppy]

I just want it to use Time Machine on my iMac. My iMac is 250gb so only need 320 - 500 really.

 

[Daz]

How much space have you used on your iMac?

 

[Scottydog]

I recommend one of these: http://www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/A0228210

Very small & USB powered, we bought a load at work a few weeks ago and so far so good! We also have some older 400GB ones by freecom and they are still going strong even though they have prob been dropped and thrown about quite a bit.

 

[Daz]

I recommend one of these: http://www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/A0228210

Very small & USB powered, we bought a load at work a few weeks ago and so far so good! We also have some older 400GB ones by freecom and they are still going strong even though they have prob been dropped and thrown about quite a bit.

That's not USB powered.

USB powered drives are usually 2.5" drives too, due to the power draw, so you're limited to about 320GB at the moment on those at the moment.

 

[Scottydog]

That's not USB powered.

USB powered drives are usually 2.5" drives too, due to the power draw, so you're limited to about 320GB at the moment on those at the moment.

Is that not 2.5"? my bad.. looks the same in the pic, maybe I should have read it, lol.. The ones we bought are def 2.5" 500GB and they are USB powered

EDIT: found the correct link: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/6013449/Freecom-Classic-Mobile-500GB-2-5-SATA-External-USB-2-0-Hard-Drive/Product.html?cm_mmc=Froogle-_-PC-_-Hard+Drives-_-Freecom%2BClassic%2BMobile%2B500GB%2B2.5%22%2BSATA%2BExternal%2BUSB%2B2.0%2BHard%2BDrive&source=5066&engine=froogle_pc&keyword=Freecom+Classic+Mobile+500GB+2.5%22+SATA+External+USB+2.0+Hard+Drive

 

[Daz]

Is that not 2.5"? my bad.. looks the same in the pic, maybe I should have read it, lol.. The ones we bought are def 2.5" 500GB and they are USB powered

EDIT: found the correct link

That's more like it!
First 2.5" 500GB HDD I've seen too..

Cool!

 

[Schweppy]

How much space have you used on your iMac?

Only about 150gb.