Recommend my a external hard drive [Archive] - SV650.org

Girth

12-05-10, 07:07 PM

I don't want to spend much, space wise at least 500GB as i'll be storing films and such like.

Any recommendations or are they all the same?

maviczap

12-05-10, 07:11 PM

Plenty of hard drives on Aria or Ebuyer. Super deal on this one at the mo

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/External/500GB+Toshiba+External+USB+2.0+Hard+Drive+?product Id=34377

embee

12-05-10, 07:26 PM

Mine's a Seagate, does what it says on the tin, had it 3yrs or so, recommended. Maplins sometimes have special offers on them.

ChrisSV

12-05-10, 07:45 PM

Ive got 5, 3 are buffalo, there all good and cheapish and 2 are sony, which are excellent but a bit pricey, as its a sony

dizzyblonde

12-05-10, 07:50 PM

LaCie, think ours is. 1TB, about 70quid off top of head.

edit, would be helpful if I spelt the brand properly!

ethariel

12-05-10, 09:22 PM

Just steer clear of ebuyer at all costs, the word 'Warranty' has no meaning for them in any way, shape or form.....

Roberrrrt

12-05-10, 11:25 PM

I've got a Buffalo PORTABLE hard drive, 320gb, think it was around £60...

I emphasise portable because it has no external power chord, runs completely off the usb power, and is not much bigger than an iphone - so super easy to cart around everywhere (mine comes in REALLY handy for uni work!!)

Viney

13-05-10, 07:19 AM

For about £70 you can get a 1tb in Seagate form.

I bought a WD My passport 320gb the other day. Great drive, small and bus powered, however its 'firmware' takes up 20gb!

My other 500gb external drive on my PC was/is a Lacie. it has a samsung drive inside and *touches wood* is fine and does the job

timwilky

13-05-10, 07:45 AM

I just bought an eSata/usb caddy and stuck a spare 1TB drive in.

Useful for bits. But remember if it is important it still needs t be backed up. At home I use a Qnap NAS and have a second systems in the garage that I back up to on a weekly basis.

Viney

13-05-10, 07:56 AM

Tim...Geek! ;)

Quiff Wichard

13-05-10, 08:20 AM

I just bought an eSata/usb caddy and stuck a spare 1TB drive in.

Useful for bits. But remember if it is important it still needs t be backed up. At home I use a Qnap NAS and have a second systems in the garage that I back up to on a weekly basis.

do you write it all down too Tim ?

just in case ??:D

TheNinj1

13-05-10, 08:22 AM

Ebuyer have a nice 1.5TB ext Western Digital drive (usb + ext power)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/178198

Unless you want a portable hard drive (USB bus powered only)

timwilky

13-05-10, 08:28 AM

Sorry people, what is geeky in saying back up your external hard drive.

External drives, tend to have a harder life, they get thrown about in bags, get nicked etc. Don't cry if you loose what is precious because it isn't backed up.

I am just saying what I use for backups. I back up to my home NAS. and that in turn is shadowed by a system in the garage. I have lost drives in the past. These days I can hot swap on my system and away we go with no restore necessary. Yet I still feel the need for a second copy

Viney

13-05-10, 11:47 AM

Sorry people, what is geeky in saying back up your external hard drive.

External drives, tend to have a harder life, they get thrown about in bags, get nicked etc. Don't cry if you loose what is precious because it isn't backed up.

I am just saying what I use for backups. I back up to my home NAS. and that in turn is shadowed by a system in the garage. I have lost drives in the past. These days I can hot swap on my system and away we go with no restore necessary. Yet I still feel the need for a second copyGeeky because its in your garage and is a back up soloution ;) Normal humans back up on DVD's ;)