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| Thread ID: 100165 | 2009-05-28 15:02:00 | External hard drive... opinions | Greg (193) | Press F1 |
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| 777726 | 2009-05-28 15:02:00 | There's a 500 gig drive going on Webuy. I'm considering it. What do you reckon? Link here (www.webuy.co.nz) |
Greg (193) | ||
| 777727 | 2009-05-28 17:43:00 | Seems a lot to pay for a 500gb these days - unless you are after the smaller 2.5 inch drive size Harvey Norman have a 1Tb Maxtor Basics Jade drive on special at the moment for $236 as part of their Queens Birthday sale |
TeejayR (4271) | ||
| 777728 | 2009-05-28 20:35:00 | Can't see the brand. Stick with Seagate or WD | pctek (84) | ||
| 777729 | 2009-05-28 22:05:00 | It is a 2.5 inch Hitachi. Not for me I'm afraid. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 777730 | 2009-05-28 22:20:00 | There a ton of sales on this weekend. Dick Smiths has 1TB Western digital for $250. | joshjnz (7844) | ||
| 777731 | 2009-05-28 23:41:00 | Seems a lot to pay for a 500gb these days - unless you are after the smaller 2.5 inch drive size Harvey Norman have a 1Tb Maxtor Basics Jade drive on special at the moment for $236 as part of their Queens Birthday sale No it isn't, 2.5" drives(portable) have always been expensive. There a ton of sales on this weekend. Dick Smiths has 1TB Western digital for $250. Thats a 3.5". Seems Greg wants a portable one. Greg-I personally stock 500gb 2.5" External Hard drives(with WD HDs inside) for around $235, so that webuy deal is a bit of a rip off.(they use cheaper Hitachi drives too!) Heres one thats slightly smaller(400gb) but has a WD HD inside and also has eSATA, if your laptop/desktop has this connection transfering stuff will be much quicker:) www.trademe.co.nz Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 777732 | 2009-05-29 02:34:00 | Greg, are you after a 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch? | Nictech (14748) | ||
| 777733 | 2009-05-29 07:08:00 | No it isn't, 2.5" drives(portable) have always been expensive. Thats a 3.5". Seems Greg wants a portable one. Greg-I personally stock 500gb 2.5" External Hard drives(with WD HDs inside) for around $235, so that webuy deal is a bit of a rip off.(they use cheaper Hitachi drives too!) Heres one thats slightly smaller(400gb) but has a WD HD inside and also has eSATA, if your laptop/desktop has this connection transfering stuff will be much quicker:) www.trademe.co.nz Blam 20% smaller I think. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 777734 | 2009-05-29 07:20:00 | Greg, are you after a 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch? Just to explain the pros and cons of each: 2.5" Pros: -Portable -USB powered only Cons -More expensive than 3.5" -Slower than 3.5" 3.5" Pros: -Fast -Cheap Cons -AC Powered -Massive -Heavy :) |
Blam (54) | ||
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