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| Thread ID: 68539 | 2006-05-02 10:54:00 | I want to buy an External Hard Drive ~ Appreciate your Advice... | Princess (7275) | Press F1 |
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| 451478 | 2006-05-02 23:23:00 | What sort of money are you wanting to spend? I have seen this (www.ascent.co.nz) at Ascent and it is Seagate and comes with case. I have never heard of an external HDD that can plug into a TV... As for the IDE and SATAII don't worry about it, they are only difference in performance (SATAII is faster but only a little). The HDDs you posted, they are internal and will need you to buy a separate case. |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 451479 | 2006-05-02 23:37:00 | Whilst I definitely recommend Seagate over Maxtor normally because there is a five year warranty which I have never needed to claim on yet the Maxtor I bought a few days ago works well. Seagate's 5 year warranty is on their internal drives, on their retail external drives it's only 1 or 2 years. I have no idea whether Seagate would try and wriggle out of covering an internal drive used in a housing but as I've said ealier, it's a good idea to be careful with the drives. 2.5" Notebook drives typically have 3 times the non-operating shock resistance of a 3.5" drive. 300G non-operating for a normal drive looks impressive but it is only about a 1m drop to a hard floor. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 451480 | 2006-05-02 23:38:00 | I have seen this (www.ascent.co.nz) at Ascent and it is Seagate and comes with case. This is expensive!! It is alot cheaper just to buy a normal hard drive, and an enclosure seperately. The HDDs you posted, they are internal and will need you to buy a separate case. Yes, like this. It works out far cheaper this way. 1st option: $389.97 2nd option: $180 for HDD + $40 for case OR $210 for 300 GB HDD |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 451481 | 2006-05-02 23:45:00 | I know it is expensive, I was just giving an example of a complete one, yes it will be cheaper to buy the separate. | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 451482 | 2006-05-03 08:13:00 | I have one of these enclosures: www.pbtech.co.nz It'll take any standard 3.5" HDD, it's not much bigger than the drive & comes with USB & Firewire connection cables. It's excellent value at $89 inc. Also have a Dick Smith 40GB pocket drive which is great, but it's called a pocket drive because you need deep pockets to buy it. |
Vallis (8886) | ||
| 451483 | 2006-05-03 08:49:00 | Vallis - another person from Wanganui - Wanganui must be NZ's answer to Bangalore ! Misty :rolleyes: |
Misty (368) | ||
| 451484 | 2006-05-03 09:09:00 | Hi Princess Sorry, could not resist the previous post to have a dig at Wanganui ! However on a more serious note I have spent quite a bit of time investigating external hard drives and although my knowledge is limited I have a few comments to offer. First my needs are different than yours as I have a PC only at the moment and no laptop. Also I want to make an image of my hard drive rather than just a back up of data. Therefore whilst I could launch into a number of things that I encountered I will try to keep just relevent to what you are querying. This therefore comes down to two basic things. That it appears that financially and otherwise you are better buying separately the HD and the case. Cost is fairly obvious but the other thing that, I understand, comes with buying them as one unit is that the sofware comes bundled and is not often the best. By buying separately you not only save money but you chose your software to backup and you can then make sure it is up to the job. You do not mention having a PC to backup so presume that you do not have one also - otherwise there are certainly more things I could add. Best of luck ---- and please let us know what you decide ! cheers Misty :) |
Misty (368) | ||
| 451485 | 2006-05-04 09:16:00 | I have been looking around online for different options, and have also placed some consideration on purchasing an external HDD from Trade Me. There are several 300GB Ext HDD (Seagate) with 12 mth wty options, priced from around $215 - $285. Whilst there is talk of the Seagate HDD's having 5 yr warranty's - I think it applies only to internal HDD's??? Purchasing two seperate pieces to make up a HDD (e.g. with PB Tech options) an IDE 300GB HDD ($212) with a case ($89) will cost around $300.00. VIEWS? Anyone? Thanks :thumbs: |
Princess (7275) | ||
| 451486 | 2006-05-04 09:38:00 | Well, yes, the Seagate internal HDDs have the 5 yr warranty which is why I would suggest buying an internal IDE HDD and a separate case (Then you get the 5 yr warranty and a case you want :thumbs:.) Just my :2cents: :D |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 451487 | 2006-05-04 10:17:00 | Well, yes, the Seagate internal HDDs have the 5 yr warranty which is why I would suggest buying an internal IDE HDD and a separate case (Then you get the 5 yr warranty and a case you want :thumbs:.) Just my :2cents: :D Thanks for your :2cents: ...I had made the assumption that the 5 yr wty only applied to the internal IDE HDD if this was enclosed in a PC... |
Princess (7275) | ||
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