Buffalo 80GB MiniStation Portable HardDrive - £29.99

MrsE_2

I was just wondering is this really that good a deal.

But I checked & I think my hard drive has 32.1 GB on it

& my docs is only 7.04 GB, so I guess its plenty for me?

therealdessie

MrsE wrote: »

I was just wondering is this really that good a deal.

But I checked & I think my hard drive has 32.1 GB on it

& my docs is only 7.04 GB, so I guess its plenty for me?

32.1 total, or 32.1 free space? It's a fair price for a drive that size, but I'd expect other sites to begin following suit soon and dropping their prices too

MrsE_2

therealdessie wrote: »

32.1 total, or 32.1 free space? It's a fair price for a drive that size, but I'd expect other sites to begin following suit soon and dropping their prices too

32.1 actually used.

154 free space.

Total hard drive 186

therealdessie

Would be easier to partition that drive and back up directly to it. It wouldn't protect against a hardware failure, but would be enough to keep things "safe" should the operating system go to pot

withabix

therealdessie wrote: »

Would be easier to partition that drive and back up directly to it. It wouldn't protect against a hardware failure, but would be enough to keep things "safe" should the operating system go to pot

No real point in backing up to a partition on the same drive.

If the OS goes 'to pot', a re-install won't affect anything you have saved on your hard drive, unless you format it.

MrsE_2

therealdessie wrote: »

Would be easier to partition that drive and back up directly to it. It wouldn't protect against a hardware failure, but would be enough to keep things "safe" should the operating system go to pot

Way over my head anyway:o

I'm not that tech minded:o

therealdessie

withabix wrote: »

No real point in backing up to a partition on the same drive.

If the OS goes 'to pot', a re-install won't affect anything you have saved on your hard drive, unless you format it.

I think you're confusing the OS with the partition table, which isn't the same thing. A reinstall of the OS can happen in place without a format, in which came some backup is better than none.

Inactive

It's gone now, sold out.

Edinburghlass_2

This is now available at the same price...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000UEFQ2S

therealdessie

!!!!!!... I'd have liked the turbo! Never mind that said, it does back up very very quickly in any case, and it's a lovely looking piece of kit (Plus the extra USB cables come in handy)