[Request] External Hard Drive

joker77

Hi,

I've started the process of recording all my vinyl to MP3, and so have to get some kind of backup sorted out. I'm thinking an external USB hard drive would do the job nicely.

Any suggestions as to where to buy?

Was looking on Komplett, there's a Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 160GB for 115 Euro, which I'm thinking would be sufficient, or maybe the 250GB for 140 Euro just to be sure.

Any better prices for these?

savemejebus

PC World (yes i know) - 320gb Toshiba for €170

Fajitas!

PC World - 400Gb H & P for €219.99.

Has an aluminium casing too...Pretty sturdy.

Noelie

Pixmania.com Memup 250Gig 139 delivered

joker77

cheers for the replies lads, please don't take this the wrong way

savemejebus wrote:

PC World (yes i know) - 320gb Toshiba for €170

Trying to get the price down, not up, I'd say 250 should be sufficient for me (for now anyways!)

Fajitas! wrote:

PC World - 400Gb H & P for €219.99.

Has an aluminium casing too...Pretty sturdy.

ditto

Noelie wrote:

Pixmania.com Memup 250Gig 139 delivered

Never heard of Memup - any use? Would be thinking Western Digital would be a safer bet for only a tenner more, but maybe that's just because I've never heard of the other crowd

kippy

I think your best prices are there on Komplett.
Decide what is best for you.
Kippy

mik_da_man

Seagate 250GB for €148 in Maplins

Runs really quiet and Fast, Top name drive too
Good for a bricks and mortar shop

joker77

mik_da_man wrote:

Seagate 250GB for €148 in Maplins

Runs really quiet and Fast, Top name drive too
Good for a bricks and mortar shop

Nice one, saves the hassle of waiting on delivery, think I might just go for this one

mik_da_man

no probs

smemon

250gb maxtor = £85 or ~€125 inc deliveryhere

im getting one soon, a mate had no probs wit dis crowd.

sweetie

mik_da_man wrote:

Seagate 250GB for €148 in Maplins

Runs really quiet and Fast, Top name drive too
Good for a bricks and mortar shop

Register on the website and get vouchers for more money off.

inode

smemon wrote:

250gb maxtor = £85 or ~€125 inc deliveryhere

im getting one soon, a mate had no probs wit dis crowd.

ive bought off these guys before. great value and fast shipping.

Doodlebug

sweetie wrote:

Register on the website and get vouchers for more money off.

Do the vouchers from the Maplin.co.uk site work in shops in the Republic?

MunsterCycling

Doodlebug wrote:

Do the vouchers from the Maplin.co.uk site work in shops in the Republic?

Nope, told by assistant in shop that they don't take them but they are working on an Irish version of their site.

Skud

envizage.com do great hard drives, for the prices you talking about. I got one, is really good

garthv

Keep an eye out in Lidl/Aldi for the Medion external drives

Medion use Western Digital drives so they are top notch

garthv

Keep an eye out in Lidl/Aldi for the Medion external drives

Medion use Western Digital drives so they are top notch

sweetie

MunsterCycling wrote:

Nope, told by assistant in shop that they don't take them but they are working on an Irish version of their site.

I get some flyer/mag delivered to me which has euro vouchers in it.

JPA

What are the largest USB powered external hard drives available?
Anyone be able to post a link or two? Thanks.

garthv

This is the largest I can find : http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=314941

Heres a list of most USB drives available : http://komplett.ie/k/kl.asp?bn=10098

wingnut

I think about 120gb is the largest I've seen, the western digital passport