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jellied

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External hard drives suggestions
« on: 28 April, 2008, 11:53:18 am »
Any one got any suggestions for around 250gb to 500gb?

The darling mini-jellieds have filled the main drive [granted it was only 40gb]. just need some where to dump all my photographs and music.

Western Digital and Maxtor get very mixed reviews on Amazon - some people love them, others hate them.

500 gb for around £60-£70 looks about average

Don't have USB 2.0 but speed is not a massive issue for me. I know how to wait.
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Valiant

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Re: External hard drives suggestions
« Reply #1 on: 28 April, 2008, 12:44:30 pm »
I have around 30 Western Digital MyBook Pros. I do shitloads of video editing on them. Overall they are the most reliable external drives I have found.
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Re: External hard drives suggestions
« Reply #2 on: 28 April, 2008, 12:47:47 pm »
I've got a Western Digital 500GB My Book for add-on storage, never gets moved, reasonably cheap, does the job. If you go for something portable, be aware that some drives require more power than a standard USB port can supply.
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Re: External hard drives suggestions
« Reply #3 on: 28 April, 2008, 12:52:16 pm »
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Re: External hard drives suggestions
« Reply #4 on: 28 April, 2008, 01:07:07 pm »
Cheers - perhaps WD is the way the go. 500gb sounds fine, and no need for it to be portable. Just wait till after payday...
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Valiant

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Re: External hard drives suggestions
« Reply #5 on: 28 April, 2008, 05:04:54 pm »
I have a 1TB MyBook which travels in my backpack :)
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Re: External hard drives suggestions
« Reply #6 on: 28 April, 2008, 05:11:04 pm »
Quote from: Valiant on 28 April, 2008, 05:04:54 pm
I have a 1TB MyBook which travels in my backpack :)


And that's just for his porn...   :P
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