external storage - cheap

[herpsuk]

hiya guys

for those that are after external storage take a trip to *cough* pc world*cough* and theyhave freecom 400 gb external HDD for 120

must say tis a good package and holds loads obviously, my dads using it work back up on his laptop lol

just thougth id mention it to those after some

J

 

[Stu DemonD]

I spotted this the other day on eBuyer:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/118551/rb/22762966428

Ok, less storage, but still a cracking price, and a lot better cache. I may be tempted, already struggling with my 1.06Tb

EDIT - ebuyer have the 400Gb Freecom one for £109 http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114132

 

[ChrisUK]

already struggling with my 1.06Tb

WTF you got on your PC??!?! .

 

[Hellcat]

videos and pictures of ladies and gentlemen of questionable moral standing?

 

[Stu DemonD]

WTF you got on your PC??!?! .

He he - lots of stuff - although I do really need to start archiving a lot of it onto DVD-R....

 

[herpsuk]

WTF you got on your PC??!?! .

i wonder , well i know partly

 

[Stu DemonD]

i wonder , well i know partly

Well, no pR0n thats for sure

I will upload a screenshot later, of My Computer - granted, not all 1.06Tb in this machine, the other 200Gb is sitting in the xbox as a network drive.

 

[hmallett]

He he - lots of stuff - although I do really need to start archiving a lot of it onto DVD-R....

DVD-R is too small, too slow, too unreliable. Try this.
H

 

[Stu DemonD]

ROFL - I will take 2 :slayer:

 

[Hellcat]

Tape drives too slow for random access.. What you need is this..

 

[ChrisUK]

Nice way to blow 10-20 grand! .

 

[Hellcat]

10-20 grand? You'd get a tray of disks.. that's about it.

 

[hmallett]

Tape drives too slow for random access.. What you need is this..

DemonD said it was for archiving, so random access speed shouldn't be an issue
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/ds4300/index.html aren't bad, though £1300 for a 73GB disk is quite pricey...
H

 

[Hellcat]

Better idea is a removable SATA2 HDD Caddy...

About £15 for the caddy, maybe £10 per tray. Throw a 250GB drive in and you have 250GB removable media for around £50.

 

[Liam]

internal 500gb satas are below £100 these days.

External just crowds your desk.

Liam

 

[Hellcat]

who said anything about it having to be on your desk?

http://uk.insight.com/apps/productpresentation/index.php?product_id=LCE300963&nbs_search=C%3D112%26S%3D101261

rack n stack!

 

[Stu DemonD]

External just crowds your desk.

True - but ideal for moving stuff between 2 PCs at different locations - plus I tend to only turn on my external when I need it - used purely for media.

 

[custard]

lower capacity but maplin have
seagate 320GB for £89.99,thats £80 off

320GB External Hard Drive - Seagate Specifications:
Drive Specifications
• 7200 RPM
• 2MB or 8MB cache
• 300 Gs nonoperating shock resistance
• Horizontal dimensions: 8.5" W x 3" D x 5" H
• Weight: 2 lb 11 oz


System Requirements
• Microsoft Windows XP, Me, 2000 Pro, 98SE
• USB 1.1 port or higher
• Internet connection for Windows 98SE installation
• Operating systems not listed here may provide device drivers for USB mass storage devices


Package Contains
• 3.5-inch external hard drive
• USB 2.0 cable
• Power supply
• Quick connect guide
• One-year warranty

only till xmas eve

 

[Stu DemonD]

I would rather buy that 320Gb Maxtor in my post above - higher cache as well, and cheaper.

 

[doblo]

I used a 180Gb hard drive out of an old computer & bought an external case for £25.