Portable External harddrive or huge flash usb?

iviv

Sorry, I meant to say that the USB sticks are known as flash drives, not the other way around. And while they are solid state drives, they are still known as flash drives.

infact B*llocks a USB FLASHDRIVE IS a solid state drive you idiot but using USB as the connection which reducers the speed

well go on crucial (US website) then and tell me why they call their USB sticks FLASH DRIVES??

They call them flash drives, not solid state drives, which was the point I was making.

Aanyway, lets get back on topic for the OP.

This looks like a good option, as it appears to be powered by the USB lead. But its out of stock. Smaller capacity external drives should be USB powered meaning you can use them anywhere, not just next to a mains socket.

Cat695

Agreed

you can try here this one is powered by USB and instock

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/External/Freecom+Classic+Mobile+400Gb+Slimline+USB2?productId=33019

II_D2_II

personally i would of said to get the seagate this one:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=221814&C=Maplin&U=SearchTop&T=external%20hard%20drive&doy=14m8
it is very good, and i am sure it works from both, USB or power cable
has same RPM and everything

wisemen

really appreciate all the advise.

I found this after my intensive research.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=55DH&CategorySelectedId=11157&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11157,4294955542#imagegallery

What do u think?

Also, I bought a 32GB USB/Flash:mad: drive on ebay but it was one of those fake ones. Wouldnt reformat to NTFS and other problems. FWIW. But never mind. Will be getting a 20 quid refund.

Flash drives are expensive atm, so a small, portable external drive might just be the only option.

Still looking.

thx

BTW. The only negative point about the above item is that its NOT portable. I have heard people use standard 3.5" external drives as portable drives, but it is NOT recommended.

Donnie

Hmmmm..... strange thread.

Anyway, since size seems to matter, this claims to be the smallest in size.

Donnie

wisemen wrote: »

really appreciate all the advise.

I found this after my intensive research.

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=55DH&CategorySelectedId=11157&PageMode=1&NavigationKey=11157,4294955542#imagegallery

What do u think?

Also, I bought a 32GB USB/Flash:mad: drive on ebay but it was one of those fake ones. Wouldnt reformat to NTFS and other problems. FWIW. But never mind. Will be getting a 20 quid refund.

Flash drives are expensive atm, so a small, portable external drive might just be the only option.

Still looking.

thx

BTW. The only negative point about the above item is that its NOT portable. I have heard people use standard 3.5" external drives as portable drives, but it is NOT recommended.

Your choice of item is neither small, portable or available on the website.

Cat695

Donnie wrote: »

This is an Internal drive.

why add that when if you had bothered to read further up you will have seen that i agreed i was wrong in pointing him in that direction??

Leopard

You're all wrong.

The best current solution is a 2.5" 320 GB, 7200 rpm, SATA drive mounted in a Firewire 800 enclosure.

Runs off a single lead, too.

Cat695

Donnie wrote: »

Your choice of item is neither small, portable or available on the website.

and your input into this thread so far is to pick at peoples mistakes.....VERY helpful

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Leopard wrote: »

You're all wrong.

The best current solution is a 2.5" 320 GB, 7200 rpm, SATA drive mounted in a Firewire 800 enclosure.

Runs off a single lead, too.

Or, if you don't have a Firewire port, you can get an Icy Box enclosure that is powered from the USB port too.