320gb ex-harddrive for £149.99 @Maplin

sammyy

I have seen THIS on the Maplin site.Can anyone tell me if this would be any good?It seems cheap for the capacity.I have a media centre pc which needs a lot of storage for recorded t.v etc so would be interested to know.

MTIA

Rex_Mundi

I'd recommend Western Digital hard drives no problems. Very good manufacturer.

POLDO_DONK

I was looking at this also. However, whilst Googling for external drives, I found these -

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/150866/art/western-digital/essential-320-gb-usb-2-0.html

Which I think is the same as the Maplin one but for £125.00

and this one -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Western_Digital.html

Which is of the same capacity but also has firewire and a card reader for £151.52

I've not used either Pixmania or Overclockers, so can't speak for the quality of their service.


Poldo

wapow

Im 90% Sure my HardDrive is Western Digital....

And after two years its conking out. Makes this grinding noise and sounds like a car revving. At night you can hear it all over the house!

Im not saying they're bad because i've read rave reviews about Western Digital but it does have the tendency to !!!!!! up aswell.

Unless the new ones are better!

sammyy

Thanks for those links POLDO DONK.I haven't used either of these sites so can't comment on service etc.Maybe someone else can?

Wapow my internal hard drive is always quite loud if it needs defragging.Must be something to do with having to find info or something.

blinky

I've used Western Digital for years and they have a better than average lifetime.

charlie12

sammyy wrote:

Thanks for those links POLDO DONK.I haven't used either of these sites so can't comment on service etc.Maybe someone else can?

Avoid Overclockers like the plague, they are well known for shockingly bad customer service. Yes, if your order arrives in one piece and works then great, but if not you're in for a nightmare time trying to get help from them.

http://www.overcockers.com/

There are plenty of other better suppliers out there.