external hard drive

C_Ronaldo

im loooking to buy an external hard drive to transfer files from one pc to a new tower i have, can anyone recommend a hard drive(must be at least 30 gb) or is there a cheaper alternative to use,

niceguyrichy

why not just slave the hdd from the old computer and copy the files that way?

brinky_2

Aldi had some medion external drives 250 Gb for £99.99 and 320 Gb for £119.99. They come with a 3 year warranty too.

C_Ronaldo

niceguyrichy wrote:

why not just slave the hdd from the old computer and copy the files that way?

a because there is already an internal HD in the new tower already

and

b id find it easier to do it my way but thanks for your advice nice guy

brinky

i think thats the best way to be honest

Aiadi

Bought this the other day from Amazon.co.uk:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007R6CGC/ref=br_ce_ts_2/203-2192424-0154350

Fantastic piece of kit and MADE IN JAPAN. What else would I want??

C_Ronaldo

aiadi

have you got it connected via usb, is it easy to install and how is it working

Aiadi

C_Ronaldo wrote:

aiadi

have you got it connected via usb, is it easy to install and how is it working

Connected via USB. Plug and play and really sweet. Read the reviews on Amazon and you'll see. Also the build quality feels fantastic. I use windows XP and it is really just a question of plugging the USB and that is it. Comes with software (extra) but I only used the bit that would cause the HD to go into standby after a set amount of time to save energy. In addition to the USB, it comes with the power adapter (externally powered).

C_Ronaldo

ill be first using it with win2000 so hopefully it will work

niceguyrichy

C_Ronaldo wrote:

a because there is already an internal HD in the new tower already

and

b id find it easier to do it my way but thanks for your advice nice guy

there'd need to be to slave a drive

just trying to save you a wedge of cash bud

you change your mind about slaving your old drive to your new comp I'll do a nice easy to follow step by step guide if you like, even take piccy's for you it's really a piece of cake, just setting jumpers right is only niggle for most folk.

anywho, ebuyer doing a nice 250G Seagate external drive for a mere £74.99 inc vat.
I'd have a seagate ahead of most except WD tbh.

adamuk_2

niceguyrichy wrote:

anywho, ebuyer doing a nice 250G Seagate external drive for a mere £74.99 inc vat.
I'd have a seagate ahead of most except WD tbh.

I bought this drive about a couple of months ago - the price has dropped somewhat since then - I think it was £85-£90 then. It is highly recommended. Very fast using USB 2.0 Also it is extremely quiet - as you'd expect with seagate drives. I have bought 5 hard drives in the past 4 years - all Seagate and all are still going strong - only reason for buying new ones has been to increase capacity or for builing a new PC!

Adam

zombiecazz

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy
why not just slave the hdd from the old computer and copy the files that way?

Originally posted by C_Ronaldo
a because there is already an internal HD in the new tower already

and

b id find it easier to do it my way but thanks for your advice nice guy

brinky

i think thats the best way to be honest

Firstly: (!!!!!!) is "brinky"?

Secondly: One phrase "a fool and his money are easily parted".

Good advice niceguyrichy. Just recently did the same myself.