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External Harddrive Recommendations?

  • 13-07-2004 6:35pm
    #1
    Boggles
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    Anyone well versed in self powered external hard drives ideally for laptops, around the 60 to 80 gig mark! Like this one from Iomega.

    Hard Disk Drive 40GB USB 2.0 4200rpm 2.5" External Portable just short of 190 euro on elara.

    Any help suggestions greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    jk2001
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭jk2001


    Have you seen the new 1.8" USB2.0 drives from Transcend? Those are cool, about the size of a mobile phone.

    www.transcend.nl

    -jayo


  • #3
    Boggles
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    Class, know anywhere to buy them in Ireland? I'd say they would cost a fair bit more.


  • #4
    jk2001
    Closed Accounts Posts: 191 ✭✭jk2001


    They are actually only available in 20GB and 40GB... they are on sale here shop4memory.com


  • #5
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Someone at work has a 80gb drive I'll ask him where he got it.


  • #6
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,365 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Originally posted by RicardoSmith
    Someone at work has a 80gb drive I'll ask him where he got it.

    If you could please ask him the price and check to see if it's self powered. Sound


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  • #7
    silverside
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    The Lacie ones are nice, got a 3.5 one, can't remember where I got it (some UK internet shop). 2.5 ones are self powered (by second usb cable) AFAIK.

    http://uk.pricerunner.com/computing/storage/harddrives/216518/prices


  • #8
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Originally posted by Boggles
    If you could please ask him the price and check to see if it's self powered. Sound

    Yeah. It has an additional PS2/USB cable used to boost the power if it can't get enough from the primary USB port. Its one of the few places doing a 2.5" in 80gb size and the faster 7,200rpm speeds. Quite expensive though.

    http://www.pocketec.nl/index.php?id=1


  • #9
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,365 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    Not many doing 80gig self power, very expensive, too rich for me, just gonna go ahead and get two of the 40 gig iomegas, thanks any lads.


  • #10
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Originally posted by Boggles
    Not many doing 80gig self power, very expensive, too rich for me, just gonna go ahead and get two of the 40 gig iomegas, thanks any lads.

    Which is why I have two 3.5 externals. 1x80gb (7,200) and 1x120gb (7,200). I needed space and performance. I bought the enclosures €65ea and already had the drives from another system. They are a lot quicker than the internal 60gb on my laptop. A 3.5 is going to be a lot cheaper than a 2.5". But you do end up with a lot of extra cables. If I ever have lots of money, I'll replace them with those pocketec drives.


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