Western Digital 160GB Elements External USB 2.0 2.5" Hard Drive £49.99 del.

mojohey

Didn't know about 3.5 drives needing 13amp power. Cheers. Thought because it said USB 2.0 meant it was powered through this... this info will make me re think what drive i'll buy.

quidsinquentin

seth wrote: »

This is a 3.5" disk drive not a 2.5" unit it needs mains power! The others on this thread are based on 2.5" disk drives that draw their power from the USB port are small enough to fit into a shirt pocket.

Seth - do you know if Iomega is any good???

seth

rockin_plumber wrote: »

How about an Iomega 360 gb for £55.99 delivered...
Its also usb powered......

Dont know anything else about it as I only ordered it today

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136523


Iomega 360GB Desktop Hard Disk USB 2.0

The Iomega Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0 360GB provides a simple and affordable solution for all your storage needs. Ideal for adding capacity to your system, this plug and play drive is the easiest and most affordable way to save photos, music, videos and more!

Product Description Iomega 360GB Desktop Hard Disk USB 2.0
Mfr. Code33973

Nice article with a good picture of lots of 2.5" drives on a 3.5" unit. These bare drives are put in plastic or metal cases and sold as external drives. BOTH connect to your PC / MAC with a USB cable but the 3.5" need a power connection as well.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/04/21/the_2/



Page 2 is excellent, it talks about using these drives in computers but you can see how different the drives are!
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/04/21/the_2/page2.html



Oh if you did not like my mix of approx dimensions,,,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk#Form_factors

• "3½ inch" drive: (4 in x 1 in x 5.75 in = 101.6 mm x 25.4 mm x 146 mm)
  This smaller form factor, first used in an HDD by Rodime in 1984, was the same size as the "half height" 3½ FDD, 1.e., 1.63 inches high. Today has been largely superseded by 1-inch high “slimline” or “low-profile” versions of this form factor which is used by most desktop HDDs.

• "2½ inch" drive: ((2.75 in x 0.374 in x 3.945 in = 69.85 mm x 9.5 mm x 100 mm)
  This smaller form factor was introduced by PrairieTek in 1988; there is no corresponding FDD. It is widely used today for hard-disk drives in mobile devices (laptops, music players, etc.). Today, the dominant height of this form factor is 9.5 mm, but there were also 19 mm, 17 mm, and 12.5 mm high variants in use.

rockin_plumber

seth wrote: »

This is a 3.5" disk drive not a 2.5" unit it needs mains power! The others on this thread are based on 2.5" disk drives that draw their power from the USB port are small enough to fit into a shirt pocket.

I think that Iomega is a 3.5"
Which means its gonna be mains powered as well

As Seth said

seth

slowen wrote: »

Think PC World are selling a 250GB western digital passport external harddrive from about £80

That is a good price I only saw £120g at that price but that was before Xmas.

Doublespresso

slowen wrote: »

Think PC World are selling a 250GB western digital passport external harddrive from about £80

I posted the 250GB passport for £72 (post #5). BTW I see the seller is Pixmania which will add another £4 for P&P, still a good deal & reputable seller too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-250GB-Passport-External/dp/B000RG11E6/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1199300087&sr=8-1

Sid_Harper

beware pixmania if anything goes wrong... part of DSG group based in France (where you have to return) and customer service non-existent. I fought for over a year to get the money I was owed back and even then I took a hit...

super_dad

i had to buy a maxtor usb hard drive the other day... £79.99 for 500gb.

first time i've ever had to buy anything like it and had good reviews from what i've read.. bought in currys
review in this link, not sure how it compares. but it's definitely £79.99 in currys, not the price shown here

http://www.micomonline.co.uk/products.asp?partno=STM305004OTD3E5-RK

Horlock

According to http://www.morecomputers.com/extra.asp?pn=33973
The Iomega drive is definately 3.5inch