External HDD

[JoelDee]

I'm wanting a 500gb external hard drive, its got to be bother firwire and usb, anyone got any reccomendations, cheapest possible please

 

[davejm123]

get an internal one and an icybox imo

 

[JoelDee]

Whats an icebox?

I dont want an internal one really mate

 

[davejm123]

well i'm no real expect but an icy box is an external hard drive holder, but takes internal drives as they seem to be better made and quieter. but there are some good ext HD's out there. check

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

[joel_b]

www.ebuyer.co.uk

may have them not sure i havent checked.

 

[JoelDee]

Ebuyer have em of cause but they are a bit more expensive on there

www.aria.co.uk have them quite cheap

 

[valver lad]

PCworld are doing a 400gb 'Freecom' external drive for £84.99. Its a USB one, i have one myself

 

[JoelDee]

f**k PC world, i'd rather choke than buy anything from there

 

[dk]

yes, i have just bought one of the freecom ones from pcworld for my brothers birthday, great deal, hard to beat for the product.

who cares if its pcworld, you telling me they are worse than some of these crooks that call themselves etailers, places you can't even call and can only email.

At least with pcworld you can go in and choose your product and speak to someone if theres a problem, its not exactly their own brand.

they sometimes have some great bargains! I got a wireless adsl router from them too the other day that i couldn't even buy cheaper through my distribution channels as an IT reseller.

 

[Guy]

maplin. maxtor USB external 400gb.. 71.99!

 

[dk]

good price, saw them in pcworld too but i think they look boring, the freecom looks so much nicer IMO but I guess at the end of the day they both do the same thing.

 

[UncleGrumpy]

Because you want firewire as well as USB, they're pricier, found this at CCL

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=8574&category_id=453&manufacturer_id=0

if you can live with just USB they have this
http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=7491&category_id=453&manufacturer_id=0

not bad for 90 quid.

If you go for an internal drive in a caddy, they do a 500Gb SATA II internal drive for 68 quid - bargain!

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=13174&category_id=112&manufacturer_id=0

 

[JoelDee]

Going to get one of those 400gb freecom ones from pcworld i think

 

[valver lad]

lol

 

[JoelDee]

Been and got it just copying seasons 4 + 5 of 24 onto it and seasons 1, 2 and 3 of lost

 

[dk]

Going to get one of those 400gb freecom ones from pcworld i think

erm, after the comment you made above, what made you go and buy one, you seemed to feel pretty stron about not buying anything from there!