ATMT 300GB External USB2.0 / Firewire Hard Drive only £74.71!

--Tony--

High Speed External Storage Solution
High Speed USB2.0 & FireWire
1394 Combo Bridge Adapter
Compact Aluminum Case Body
Rugged Aluminum Case Body for Excellent Heat
Dissipation and Great Protection on Hard Disk Drive
Space Saving Design for Vertically Operation
Compact, Modern & Stylish Design for Vertically Operation
Plug & Play and Hot Insertion/Removal Capability
Compatible with Windows98 SE, ME, 2000, XP and MAC OS9.x or above
Quick & Easy Installation

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=116314

jinkssick

thought this shud go up seeing as how its incredible cheap

£75 inc postage and packing

rockpeblar

Ordered two last week and they were delivered yesterday. They look great value for the money and allow fast data transfer via firewire.
Amazon were selling the same model but without the firewire connection for £59.99 last week but it looks like they've sold out.

feival

Bit ignorant here. What is the benefit of firewire vs. USB2. Is it a lot quicker to transfer data to the PC? How much will I need to spend to add a firewire port to my PC - it doesn't have one

salthegal

Yes i wouldnt mind knowing which is faster out of usb2 and firewire either.

tillboy

salthegal wrote:

Yes i wouldnt mind knowing which is faster out of usb2 and firewire either.

Hope this helps

USB: A Brief History

Version 1.0 of the USB specification was released in January of 1996 by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) and was followed up by version 1.1 in September of 1998. A theoretical maximum of 127 devices per controller is specified. Both versions 1.0 and 1.1 support a maximum transfer speed of 12Mbps ("Full Speed") and can fall back to 1.5Mbps ("Low Speed") if need be.

Note that these data rates are in Megabits (Mbps) per second, as opposed to Megabytes (MBps) per second ?a commonly confused notation.

USB version 2.0 was released in 2000, upping the theoretical maximum transfer rate by a factor of 14 to 480Mbps ?dubbed "Hi-Speed". USB 2.0 devices are backwards-compatible with USB 1.x devices and controllers, and can fall back to "Full" or "Low" speed in order to coexist with older devices. Nearly all new products on the market are USB 2.0-compatible.

Both USB 1.x and USB 2.0 allow the use of two separate types of connectors ?Type A and Type B ?depending on the requirements of the device itself. Type A connectors are almost always used on the host side (computer or hub), while Type B connectors are smaller and are frequently found on the device side in printers, scanners, and other similar hardware.

Firewire: A Brief History

The origins of Firewire date back to the mid-1980s. Engineers at Apple Computer devised a high-speed data transfer technology for Macintosh internal hard drives they called 'Firewire'. Realizing the potential for a technology that allowed high-speed transfer to and from hot-swappable devices, Apple presented this technology to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

In December of 1995, the IEEE released an official Firewire specification, dubbed IEEE 1394. This specification, sometimes referred to as 'Firewire 400', describes a hot-swappable peripheral interface with transfer speeds of 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps, and 400 Mbps. During the late 1990s, this standard found its way into Sony electronics (mainly digital camcorders) under the title 'i.LINK'. In January of 1999, Apple released what was probably the first personal computer system to include Firewire ports by default: the Blue PowerMac G3. All Macintosh models from then on have included Firewire connectivity.

Firewire cables come in two variations ?4-pin and 6-pin. 6-pin cables provide up to 30V of power, allowing for fully bus-powered devices. 4-pin cables do not provide power.

http://www.directron.com/firewirevsusb.html

iamchrisli

rockpeblar wrote:

Ordered two last week and they were delivered yesterday. They look great value for the money and allow fast data transfer via firewire.
Amazon were selling the same model but without the firewire connection for £59.99 last week but it looks like they've sold out.

It looks you can use USB OR firewire, am i right?

master_blaster_2

rockpeblar wrote:

Amazon were selling the same model but without the firewire connection for £59.99 last week but it looks like they've sold out.

i managed to get the one fron amazon ....
imagine my surprise to find that it comes with firewire ports and leads .... result!!

don.westcoast

Thanks - Bought two.

--Tony--

The Firewire was the reason for posting this as its an excellent price for a drive with Firewire.You will notice a massive difference between Firewire and USB2, Firewire is also used on cancorders as USB2 would be too slow. Firewire is the way to go I have it on my laptop, my cancorder and DVD recorder.

gromituk

I don't think the difference between USB2 and FireWire speeds is of much significance. Yes, you can use USB or FireWire. "30V of power" makes no sense.