External hdd??

[mrapoc]

I do have access to firewire/esata but they seem so expensive. £50-£60 seems a decent price to pay although I don't need any minimalist performance boosters etc. all I need it for is backing up stuff, storing movies etc.

Not sure which size to go for but I'd rather a quality make over an extra 40gb (200gb would be enough i'd say)

I've never been in the market for one of these before but it'll come in handy when I format.

 

[Rastalovich]

NickS is selling one I believe and I think will ship, it`s 160g tho.

Check out the HUUUUUUUUUGE FS thread.

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

This one's a good deal at the mo. 250 gig for £63. Link



TOG

 

[mrapoc]

Ive pmed nick, lets see what the price is for shipping

 

[deathwish]

thats a good deal eaven without shiping

 

[mrapoc]

Yea, hopefully get an answer soon...gonna be formatting soon

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

Just check the AC adaptor. Looks like a custom socket into the drive bay, which maybe expensive/difficult to replace if the mains input is only 110V.



TOG

 

[nathan]

not sure on price points, but have you checked buying a cheap enclosure and buying a hard drive to go with it?

 

[mrapoc]

That i haven't

Do i just get any enclosure + any hdd and work from there? Im total oblivious to storage apart from I like my seagate 7200.10 a lot more than my previous maxter

 

[llwyd]

Me and ham were in PCWorld the other day and buying a cheapo enclosure + HDD separately worked out cheaper so im sure it would be even more so online

 

[mrapoc]

So u just get the enclosure - fit the sata from the enclosure to the hdd, put the hdd inside then connect w/e to the ports of the external?

 

[deathwish]

yea just stick a sata drive into an enclosure and it will have a usb connection as well as a sata on the back

IDE 1

Sata + IDE

Sata + IDE

 

[nathan]

just make sure that you look at what internal connection the enclosure has. so if its sata, get a sata hdd, ide get a ide hdd.

I'd get a sata one, with a esata connection. loads quicker than usb.

 

[NickS]

Sorry to say mrapoc.. shipping's a lot, as it's quite weighty.. YGPM.

 

[mrapoc]

Ok decided on a Icybox 3.5" SATA - SATA/USB enclosure

 

[nathan]

cool, hope your happy with it!