EXTERNAL HDD in ALDI

vitdubb

MEDION External 250GB Hard Disk Drive each ˆ 149.99
at http://www.aldi.ie/special_buys/ from 30 March.

Does any-body know if are they good enough, please?

carrotcake

i got one last year and it's been fine

Saruman

In the thread on the PC someone said the drive itself is Wester Digital so i would say its an excellent buy!

omcmk

if its western it has to be good

DéiseGirl

I've got a laptop with fairly skimpy harddrive space, so this sounds pretty good for storing all our excess music, photos, videos etc...... sorry if this is a dumb question, but would it be OK to use with a laptop?

Daavid

As long as the laptop has got a USB connection (preferably USB 2) then it should be fine.

dubmick

Western Digital 250GB External Hard Drive (HD-063-WD) is cheaper here:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Western_Digital_External.html

Noelie

you should also try http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/it-product/storage/101/9/categorie.html . I got a memup 250Gig for 137 inc p&p. has been working fine for me

TommyGun

Also try Komplett - External maxtor 250g -E141

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=313108

Popeleo

Saruman wrote:

In the thread on the PC someone said the drive itself is Wester Digital so i would say its an excellent buy!

I looked at the specs on the Medion.co.uk website and they say the PC internal drive is a Seagate, so I'd guess the same's true for the external drive.

TommyGun

Since now that Hard drives are a commodity, most company's would and do not rely on one supplier so it could be either or other HDD makers.

daveg

dubmick wrote:

Western Digital 250GB External Hard Drive (HD-063-WD) is cheaper here:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Western_Digital_External.html

That works out at E171 including shipping.

jor el

TommyGun wrote:

Also try Komplett - External maxtor 250g -E141

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=313108

Excluding delivery, when you factor that in it's more expensive. Plus I wouldn't rank Maxtor disks against either Seagate or WD. If it's a Western Digital in Aldi then that's far better than the Maxtor, I don't have much experience with Seagate disks but I've never had a problem. Maxtors on the other hand......

The overclockers disk is £92.77, which is about €135 excluding delivery. Is it reallly €35 delivery from them? That's madness unless you're buying lots of stuff at the same time.

I don't think the Aldi offer will be beaten by anything available in shops right now, and possibly not even online.

daveg

jor el wrote:

The overclockers disk is £92.77, which is about €135 excluding delivery. Is it reallly €35 delivery from them? That's madness unless you're buying lots of stuff at the same time.

The delivery was £22stg. I poped one in the basket, proceeded to checkout. Converted the final price, including VAT and delivery, via XE.com and it came to €171. £22stg for delivery is crazy.

thund3rbird_

def a WD

attached from device manager

wingnut

Picked up a 320Gb toshiba branded (western digital) external drive drive in PC World around Christmas for €189

peckerhead

That Aldi offer is excellent when you consider the three-year warranty...:)

mcgovern

jor el wrote:

Excluding delivery, when you factor that in it's more expensive. Plus I wouldn't rank Maxtor disks against either Seagate or WD. If it's a Western Digital in Aldi then that's far better than the Maxtor, I don't have much experience with Seagate disks but I've never had a problem. Maxtors on the other hand......

The overclockers disk is £92.77, which is about €135 excluding delivery. Is it reallly €35 delivery from them? That's madness unless you're buying lots of stuff at the same time.

I don't think the Aldi offer will be beaten by anything available in shops right now, and possibly not even online.

This is a bit cheaper but don't know about the make.
http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/188255/art/pixmania/cyclone-3-5-250-gb-usb-2.html
PIXMANIA Cyclone 3,5" 250 GB USB 2.0 external hard drive
€122+€13 delivery = €135

Capacity 250 GB 
Interface USB 2.0 
Performances 7200 rpm 
Transfer Rate 480 Mb/s max with USB 2.0
 
Buffer Memory 8 Mb
 
Size 440 x 280 x 470 mm 
Weight 1.2 kg 
Required Configuration Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
Mac OS 10.2 or later  
Content USB 2.0 cable
A/C adaptor
Power cable
Mounting Kit 
Installation CD