External 250GB hard drive £23.86 from Dell

computerwoman

pks00 wrote: »

I ordered around 6pm today, and got email that order has been confirmed, hopefully it will come. For £23 its not bad, even if it got a bad review. Dirt cheap price.

Order Status:Your order is being processed with our supplier. An estimated ship date will be available once the order has been accepted by our supplier

are these for anything or laptops only sort of thing...:D

Alfie_E

computerwoman wrote: »

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=0&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=94619

is this the same one but in white...

That Ebuyer page is for a MiniMax. The one offered by Dell is not a MiniMax. The dimensions and weight are different, for a start. The MiniMaxes also include USB and Firewire hubs and come formatted to HFS+ for Macs. The model Dell are offering is part of the old Black Series. Those seem to immediately pre-date the current models that form Iomega’s Value and Professional Series, with their new silver curved-fronted cases.

computerwoman

Alfie_E wrote: »

That Ebuyer page is for a MiniMax. The one offered by Dell is not a MiniMax. The dimensions and weight are different, for a start. The MiniMaxes also include USB and Firewire hubs and come formatted to HFS+ for Macs. The model Dell are offering is part of the old Black Series. Those seem to immediately pre-date the current models that form Iomega’s Value and Professional Series, with their new silver curved-fronted cases.

thanks so will they work with a normal desktop pc...or are they for laptop's...

rodman

on ebay starts from 0.99p :beer:

jackieb

computerwoman wrote: »

thanks so will they work with a normal desktop pc...or are they for laptop's...

They should do. My ds has a 250gb external hardrive already. I was actually wondering the opposite, and will it work okay with a laptop lol. We're not very technically minded, are we?

computerwoman

jackieb wrote: »

They should do. My ds has a 250gb external hardrive already. I was actually wondering the opposite, and will it work okay with a laptop lol. We're not very technically minded, are we?

lol no we're not are we...I actually built my own pc and my son's and have 2 more on the go...but external...give an internal anyday....:rotfl:

Alfie_E

computerwoman wrote: »

thanks so will they work with a normal desktop pc...or are they for laptop's...

It’ll work with either, although it’s designed as a desktop device. When similar devices are designed for a laptop, they’re usually smaller and consume only as much power as can be supplied by the USB cable itself. Then, it’s easier to carry around with the laptop, and you don’t have to hunt for a power socket to use it. The drive will be a USB mass storage device. That means you’ll connect it and it’ll pop up as a device, just like a camera or a memory stick. There is a User’s Manual on the Iomega website.

tightus_wad

this is assuming we get one...

Tao81

tightus_wad wrote: »

this is assuming we get one...

Now come on tightus stay positive matey:shhh:.....This will be my first grab it bargain if it goes through. Can't bare the thought that it will not materialise.
Got to work!........Bound to come through once the Gods realise how long I've waited for something like this?!!!....:cheesy:

computerwoman

Alfie_E wrote: »

It’ll work with either, although it’s designed as a desktop device. When similar devices are designed for a laptop, they’re usually smaller and consume only as much power as can be supplied by the USB cable itself. Then, it’s easier to carry around with the laptop, and you don’t have to hunt for a power socket to use it. The drive will be a USB mass storage device. That means you’ll connect it and it’ll pop up as a device, just like a camera or a memory stick. There is a User’s Manual on the Iomega website.

thanks that sounds quite easy then....:Djust like my removable storage which is my mobile...or travelmate usb flash...thankyou...:D