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Maxtor 60Gb External Mini Hard Disk Drive - £22.58 delivered!

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  • Sarjsmith
    Sarjsmith Posts: 109 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    :j Have just ordered this and got my £10 google discount,:T then went back to get a photo frame that I had spotted whilst browsing e buyers site and got £10 off that as well!!
  • italiastar
    italiastar Posts: 1,448 Forumite
    Sarjsmith wrote: »
    :j Have just ordered this and got my £10 google discount,:T then went back to get a photo frame that I had spotted whilst browsing e buyers site and got £10 off that as well!!

    How much was it yesterday - showing £39.94 today.
  • forcedv
    forcedv Posts: 95 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    How many amps does it take to power and run ?

    I've seen a portable power pack that supplies 5V 450mA (via USB connector).
    Will it run this drive without connection to a PC ?
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  • gromituk
    gromituk Posts: 3,087 Forumite
    forcedv wrote: »
    How many amps does it take to power and run
    It claims 1.5A but that is clearly idiotic because the USB specification is 500mA per port and there is a two port splitter cable.
    I've seen a portable power pack that supplies 5V 450mA (via USB connector).
    Will it run this drive without connection to a PC ?
    In theory no; in practice it might. I've tried mine on at least three computers connecting only one USB port and it was OK.
    Time is an illusion - lunch time doubly so.
  • forcedv
    forcedv Posts: 95 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    450mA-500mA ?
    It's close ....don't know if it's worth gambling £20 to see if it'll work ?
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