SEAGATE 320 Gb external disc drive £59.99 - quality drive with 5 Year warranty

italiastar

A bargain -

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217654&TabID=1&source=1&doy=12m7

Bought one today and it's true plug and play - backing up my drive as I type

Marks

damn thats prety expensive for a 320MB drive lol

spurx2

Try this one, much better deal me thinks.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Elements-400GB-External/dp/B000S27NTG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-1149412-0663125?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1184271646&sr=8-1

italiastar

Marks wrote: »

damn thats prety expensive for a 320MB drive lol

:rotfl: unfortunately I'm old enough to remember 80 mb - yes mb drives that were the size of washing machines.

italiastar

spurx2 wrote: »

Try this one, much better deal me thinks.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Elements-400GB-External/dp/B000S27NTG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-1149412-0663125?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1184271646&sr=8-1

Depends what you want - How many people REALLY need anything more than about 40 gb for back-ups - large drives only encourage bad housekeeping. The Seagate one comes with a 5 year warranty, so in my book that's a better drive - anything named essentials normally means budget, so in my view the Seagate is better, but the choice is yours - plus it's not mail order.

duncan320

I recently got a 500gb USB external from ebuyer for £74.99 inc vat & delivery

see : http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115027

miss_not_alotofmoneypenny

Seagate probaly produce the BEST quality drives at the moment, which is something that matters when it comes to storing your precious data. In a few computer forums i've been a member of for years it's widely agreed that seagate drives are far better quality products than other brands. Only thing i would say with a lot of drives , is BECAREFULL that you never plug a laptop supply in them. A lot have the same connectors and the power supplys look identical however the voltage for laptops is a lot more , i know on seagates if you plug a laptop power supply in, it will fry to board instantly(Hard drive and data will be fine) to protect the actual drive which is what its meant to do and you will need to get it repaired by a professional. I learnt the hard way.

EDIT:Forgot to mention you also get 5 years warranty on seagate drives which is not something you do unless you know your products are quality.