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Need an external hard drive.
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quidsinquentin
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Can anyone advise on an external hard drive please? Size and cost and best buy currently?
Is it just a usb plug in (like a data stick) and the pc finds it?
Cheers all.
Is it just a usb plug in (like a data stick) and the pc finds it?
Cheers all.
The atmosphere is currently filled with hypocrisy so thick that it could be sliced, wrapped, and sold in supermarkets for a decent price and labeled, 'Wholegrain Left-Wing, Middle-Class, Politically-Correct Organic Hypocrisy'.
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I recently bought a 300GB Maxtor external USB 2.0 HD for £90 and its brilliant. You connect to it through a USB Cable.
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?MAX-U15E300 -
quidsinquentin wrote:Can anyone advise on an external hard drive please? Size and cost and best buy currently?
Is it just a usb plug in (like a data stick) and the pc finds it?
Cheers all.
Freecom 320GB
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/product.php?sku=892048
It also has a 2 year warranty.
edit: spelling
HTHIt could have been worse. At least source code's not combustible, or you can bet somebody at McAfee would have lit it.0 -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000EXZAOY/202-1546960-6955828?v=glance&n=560798&s=electronics&v=glance
For £80 - that is good space, nice look and free super saver delivery.0 -
Very impressed with the toshiba 250gb as advertised by pc world. Used it for a month or so and no problems. Good build quilty as well
The silver brushed finish looks good as well0 -
Thanks - will definitely go for one of these. See the 'XP problems' post under my name - just lost all my data!!!!!!!! 220 Gbs worth.The atmosphere is currently filled with hypocrisy so thick that it could be sliced, wrapped, and sold in supermarkets for a decent price and labeled, 'Wholegrain Left-Wing, Middle-Class, Politically-Correct Organic Hypocrisy'.0
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Try Maplin .co.uk I got mine there and am very happy with it.
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try your local aldi, i got a 250gb for 90 quid with a 3yrs guarantee, with mine i just plugged it on and away i went, it came with a cd and it says in the book about installing it but i didnt and its worked fine so far, oh and its usb plug inNo Links in Signature by site rules - MSE Forum Team 20
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I've got the 320GB Freecom mentioned by ABH. Very happy with it. Seem to have bought a lot of Freecom stuff lately and it all has a good build quality and simple instructions (which I really need :rotfl: )
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Another vote for the Maxtor. Comes with backup software as well.0
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Do all of these 200-300GB externals require an AC adaptor?0
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