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External Hard Drive advice please

xxdeebeexx
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Hi Sainsburys are selling a Seagate 250gb external hard drive for £39.99. Is this a good buy?

TIA

Dx
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  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    Certainly a bargain bucket price. ;)
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    If it's one of the Portable ones it's a decent price.
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  • xxdeebeexx
    xxdeebeexx Posts: 1,964 Forumite
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    BillScarab wrote: »
    If it's one of the Portable ones it's a decent price.

    How do I tell the difference?

    TIA

    Dx
  • Gordon861
    Gordon861 Posts: 287 Forumite
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    250gb doesn't go very far these days though.
  • da1seggy
    da1seggy Posts: 140 Forumite
    Gordon861 wrote: »
    250gb doesn't go very far these days though.

    Neither do Seagate's!!!

    For £60-70 you can buy 1TB, much better value for money
  • nomoneytoday
    nomoneytoday Posts: 4,871 Forumite
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    How much data do you have to backup ?

    Not much point IMHO in spending £70 on 1tb if you have only a handful of pictures and letters to back up :)
  • xxdeebeexx
    xxdeebeexx Posts: 1,964 Forumite
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    BillScarab wrote: »
    If it's one of the Portable ones it's a decent price.

    Yes it's portable with 2 yrs warranty.

    I have 19 gb of photos to back up. I have been looking at memory sticks and would really need a 16 gb... the hard drive seemed better value for money but I don't know anything about them to tell if it's good value or not.

    I looked at burning the photos to dvd but it said that it would take 17 hrs :eek:.

    Thanks for your comments

    Dx
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    xxdeebeexx wrote: »
    Yes it's portable with 2 yrs warranty.

    I have 19 gb of photos to back up. I have been looking at memory sticks and would really need a 16 gb... the hard drive seemed better value for money but I don't know anything about them to tell if it's good value or not.

    I looked at burning the photos to dvd but it said that it would take 17 hrs :eek:.

    Thanks for your comments

    Dx

    Two-year warranty and that price - I'd go for it dee. I suspect a usb-only interface but, again, for that price.... ;)
  • MORPH3US
    MORPH3US Posts: 4,906 Forumite
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    busenbust wrote: »
    TI suspect a usb-only interface

    What other interfaces do external HDD's come with? :confused:
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    busenbust wrote: »
    Two-year warranty and that price - I'd go for it dee. I suspect a usb-only interface but, again, for that price.... ;)
    MORPH3US wrote: »
    What other interfaces do external HDD's come with? :confused:
    :rolleyes: Firewire, for example, or e-Sata.


    ;)
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