Toshiba 320 GB External Hard Drive

jojo2004

Hi All,
I'm not the techiest person in the world, but I've read all the articles and posts I could find about external hard drives (and USB drives, as I was originally going to buy one of those to back up)
I gather that Western Digital and Maxtor get mixed reviews, but how about this one: Toshiba 320 GB for £54.99 (plus apparently quidco cashback and discounts if you sign up for their newsletter)


http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=223799&doy=7m4

I'd like advice on whether this is a good price and how reliable this drive is?
Also, are there speed issues?
Thanks,
Jo xx

jje_2

No speed issues as speed is governed by many factors not just the drives speed .
Toshiba as far as i am aware do not make a hard drive just the USB enclosure .
Price seems good .
All drive manufactured these days are reliable though their is variation model to model .
Basic principal of hard drive reliability is that they all will fail at some time .

jje

moneymonkey£

I have one of these drives which i purchased from a large Pc retailer around a year ago. The drive is Usb 2.0 and the only speed issues I encounter is when I back up large files >4 Gb.I find i have to wait a few minutes. Had no real issues with it apart from this. Hope this helps!