External hard drives -good deals / good makes

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Hi,
I am looking for an external hard drive to store my expanding collection of digital photos. Size 250gig +, preferably not bulky.
Any advice on good makes / makes to avoid. Ditto with deals out there.
Thanks,
mercurius
I am looking for an external hard drive to store my expanding collection of digital photos. Size 250gig +, preferably not bulky.
Any advice on good makes / makes to avoid. Ditto with deals out there.
Thanks,
mercurius
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Moss
£99.99 at Amazon - maybe cheaper elsewhere - but it's got almost all 5* reviews.
http://amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Essential-USB2-0-External/dp/B000EXZB0M
Yep, just got one myself. Free delivery and quick set up. No problems to report.
Zahc
Do you deifnately need an external drive? Internal ones are cheaper and dead easy to fit.
If I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends
And feel I want to die
Good point.
Joe
Yep; Example
They can cause problems if you have a few bits 'n' pieces connected to other USB ports due to power drain issues depending on your set up.
Zahc
Usually, but not always - the best deal at the moment is the 500GB Western Digital MyBook Essential from amazon - it's cheaper than the cheapest 500GB internal SATA drive I've found.
I've even considered getting one, stripping the drive to use internally, and flogging on the casing on ebay.
If I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends
And feel I want to die