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External HD Advice

  • 16-11-2007 7:50pm
    #1
    Sinfonia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭


    Hey peoples,

    I'm in the market for an external hard drive (sorry if I'm in the wrong place:o), but I'm a bit clueless about what's good etc.

    I was looking at this one: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=333054
    Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal?
    Or, if it's not, can anyone advise me on a better one?
    My price range is about €100-€150

    Any help appreciated!


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  • #2
    patrickc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,972 ✭✭✭patrickc


    that's the one i had and it was brilliant until i broke it. that same HD is nearly a hundred euro dearer in pc world.


  • #3
    uberpixie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭uberpixie


    SumGuy wrote: »
    Hey peoples,

    I'm in the market for an external hard drive (sorry if I'm in the wrong place:o), but I'm a bit clueless about what's good etc.

    I was looking at this one: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=333054
    Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal?
    Or, if it's not, can anyone advise me on a better one?
    My price range is about €100-€150

    Any help appreciated!

    On sale in Maplins for €125 if you are near one. Same price when you consider shipping from komplett of at least €10....


    Glad I bought mine there: mine was a dud that died after 2 days and I got it replaced very easily, took less than 5 mins in the store.


  • #4
    jarvis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭jarvis


    Maplins is a good option and also Tesco have Philips 500gb for €119 too. Best bets are Clarehall and Finglas in Dublin. Not sure about country stores.

    J


  • #5
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    I'm using a couple of these & find them great.
    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=318909

    The only thing to watch for is that they come with some software preinstalled & are formatted to FAT32.

    I just formatted mine to NTFS & away I went.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #6
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    Western Digital ftw imho. Reliable as f**k.


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  • #7
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Another vote for the Western Digital MyBook range, have a few of them and they work well. :)


  • #8
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    irlrobins wrote: »
    Western Digital ftw imho. Reliable as f**k.


    Have to agree. Have 2 external 500gb ones ! And not a bother with them.


  • #9
    rabbitinlights
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,008 ✭✭✭rabbitinlights


    Yup, WD Mybooks are great, just make sure you format to NTFS to get full transfer speeds.

    s.


  • #10
    Sinfonia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭Sinfonia


    Thanks all, I'm going to order a Western Digital one.
    Although I'm sure I'll be back to ask about formatting to NTFS :confused::o


  • #11
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    The FAT32 file system is what the drive will be probably formatted to, it has restrictions like 4GB is the maximum file size that can be stored so you might be better off using NTFS.


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  • #12
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    SumGuy wrote: »
    Thanks all, I'm going to order a Western Digital one.
    Although I'm sure I'll be back to ask about formatting to NTFS :confused::o

    Just plug it into a USB port on your PC & power it up.

    It will pop up as another drive letter & will appear in My Computer.

    Right click on it & choose the option to Format.

    A new window will open & it will have a little drop down option under "File System" so you can choose NTFS from there.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #13
    kf1920
    Closed Accounts Posts: 121 ✭✭kf1920


    gadgetman496 wrote: »
    Just plug it into a USB port on your PC & power it up.

    It will pop up as another drive letter & will appear in My Computer.

    Right click on it & choose the option to Format.

    A new window will open & it will have a little drop down option under "File System" so you can choose NTFS from there.

    -

    Would this lose whatever files are already on the drive?


  • #14
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    kf1920 wrote: »
    Would this lose whatever files are already on the drive?

    Yes, absolutely.

    He is talking about a new drive that comes formatted to FAT32 & has some Google software preinstalled.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #15
    kf1920
    Closed Accounts Posts: 121 ✭✭kf1920


    gadgetman496 wrote: »
    Yes, absolutely.

    He is talking about a new drive that comes formatted to FAT32 & has some Google software preinstalled.

    -

    Thought so, i wasnt wondering bout his new one, thinking bout my own. will know to change it on the next one


  • #16
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    kf1920 wrote: »
    Thought so, i wasnt wondering bout his new one, thinking bout my own. will know to change it on the next one

    Yep, if you do get a "Next One" you could always format it to NTFS, then transfer everything from your original one to the new one, then format the original one to NTFS too. All happy ;)

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #17
    kf1920
    Closed Accounts Posts: 121 ✭✭kf1920


    gadgetman496 wrote: »
    Yep, if you do get a "Next One" you could always format it to NTFS, then transfer everything from your original one to the new one, then format the original one to NTFS too. All happy ;)

    -

    yeah mite do, but i reckon it would take forever to transfer 500gb..


  • #18
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    kf1920 wrote: »
    yeah mite do, but i reckon it would take forever to transfer 500gb..

    You might be surprised? It wouldn't take that long.

    Run it before you hit the sack some night & let it do it as you sleep.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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