Aldi Medion HDDrive 2 Go - 1 terrabyte

sondheimsoc

I went all over Nottinghamshire to get one of these 1 terrabyte hard drives so I could slot it into the e-sata slot in my Medion computer. Have just discovered that despite them both having e-sata slots and being the same make, the 1 terrabyte hard drive, unlike my 320 gig HDDrive 2 Go, doesn't fit into the e-sata slot on the computer. How stupid is that? The guy in support told me that I had to buy an adaptor from their shop, when I checked it out that adaptor doesn't incorporate an e-sata slot so wouldn't be any use.
I feel really angry with Medion.
Lynne

fwor

That's surprising - SATA and e-SATA connectors are different, but both are pretty much fully standardised, and I've never come across any that won't fit, though some are a tighter fit than others.

If the sales literature says that it is e-SATA compatible (i.e. designed for external use in it's own caddy) and it won't plug into an e-SATA connector on the back of your PC then it's not fit for purpose, and you should be entitled to your money back.

sondheimsoc

Thanks. It appears to be because unlike the 320 gig drive which takes its power from the Medion computer, this one has to have a separate power supply which also plugs in at the back, next to the e-sata slot, so forcing the whole thing forward so it can't plug into the e-sata slot. My husband has looked at the power slot on the computer and says that it is a different configuration to the one on the 1 terabyte hard drive.
Lynne