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| 569082 | 2007-07-14 20:55:00 | Why the difference in price.? www.dse.co.nz www.dse.co.nz |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 569083 | 2007-07-14 21:08:00 | They are different Items perhaps? | porkster (6331) | ||
| 569084 | 2007-07-14 21:09:00 | They are different Items perhaps? Are they not external hard drives? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 569085 | 2007-07-14 21:11:00 | Why the difference in price.? www.dse.co.nz www.dse.co.nz Because: DSE 20GB - $209 Seagate 500Gb - $399 |
pctek (84) | ||
| 569086 | 2007-07-14 21:20:00 | Because: DSE 20GB - $209 Seagate 500Gb - $399 Sorry PC,not made myself clear, Why 209 for 20 and 399 for 500. Seems out of kilter to me. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 569087 | 2007-07-14 21:45:00 | First one is using a portable hard drive - so very small and probably gets all its power from the USB bus. Second one is using a desktop hard drive, much bigger physically and will not get all its power from the USB bus. Portable technology is generally more expensive. |
gcarmich (10068) | ||
| 569088 | 2007-07-14 22:52:00 | Cicero, just in case you plan to buy one at DSE: www.pricespy.co.nz Prices have come waaaay down! e.g. 250 G for $110 |
Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 569089 | 2007-07-14 23:56:00 | I appreciate your help on this,thanks all. Portability seems to be what separates,how would 500 be connected,not USB? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 569090 | 2007-07-15 00:17:00 | I appreciate your help on this,thanks all. Portability seems to be what separates,how would 500 be connected,not USB? Yeah, the 500GB would be connected via USB but would also need to be plugged into the wall for power since it would be a regular 3.5" HDD. The smaller 2.5" notebook HDD's usually just get their power via USB (sometimes using two USB connectors to get this power), cutting out an extra bulky power cord. And of course, the notebook drives are smaller, almost pocket size. The 20GB you linked however is a smaller 1.8" drive so is definitely pocketsize. |
sal (67) | ||
| 569091 | 2007-07-15 00:48:00 | Yeah, the 500GB would be connected via USB but would also need to be plugged into the wall for power since it would be a regular 3.5" HDD. The smaller 2.5" notebook HDD's usually just get their power via USB (sometimes using two USB connectors to get this power), cutting out an extra bulky power cord. And of course, the notebook drives are smaller, almost pocket size. The 20GB you linked however is a smaller 1.8" drive so is definitely pocketsize. Thanks Sally,good to see you girls are up with play. |
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