PC World : 320GB external harddrive for £114.99!!! [CLOSED]

IvanOpinion

ManAtHome wrote:

Yes, but will be painfully slow (usb2 is up to 40 times faster than usb1) - best bet is to budget for a usb2 card for your pc.

Following on from this ... a USB2 card can be bought for under £10 and, assuming you are running windows XP, it is a worthwhile investment. If you are running windows 98 make sure that it is compatible and that you get a driver.

To the person that asked the dimensions it is 117(W) x 35(L) x 206.5(H)mm and weighs just over 1kg. It also only contains a single 320Gb disk drive (I would assume 2 double sided platters of 80Gb per side)

Ivan

Ivrytwr3

Is a usb 2 card easy to fit and where can i buy? If it is under a tenner, it sounds like a worthwhile investment.

ManAtHome

Same as any other card - take the back off, slot the card in etc.. As Ivan said, things can be a bit tricky with Win98 (little chance with original release, things a bit better with Win98SE), but ME and later should be ok. CCL do cards for around a fiver (plus postage etc) - http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=940&category_id=139

rowantoad

behappier wrote:

After a quick research, it seems to be a Western Digital, casing is slightly different but same spec ....

Yes, it's a western digital inside. Very nice casing on it with a snazzy blue led that flashes purpley. Works no problem with win 2000 and xp. Works on USB 1.1 but I didn't really try it for long on there.

I think PC World are being a bit optimistic at £229 but at £114 I don't think you could buy the bare drive a case and the cables online and build it yourself. Cheapest external 320gig or similar I can see.

I have been looking out for a cheap 250gig one but I do like buying pc bits from a real shop so this is just the job.

hebangsthedrums

does anyone know how long the warranty is and how it works?

richto

Does it have internal PSU, or a brick?

withabix

Offer has expired now.

Can't be added to basket!

ferretktf

Now Expired - Mods please move.

Glad some of you found it useful

ImmyLFC

Managed to get one last night, this is a real bargain! Thanks very much for the find

sammyy

Can anyone who bought this tell me the volume theirs is showing when its mounted?Thanks