New ALDI hard drives tomorrow

Fighting Irish

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2827_11143.htm

I've been waiting ages for ALDI to being out another HD, but does anyone know if these can be used in the docking stations on top of the ALDI PCs?

Deliverance

Fighting Irish wrote: »

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2827_11143.htm

I've been waiting ages for ALDI to being out another HD, but does anyone know if these can be used in the docking stations on top of the ALDI PCs?

Thanks that sounds like a reasonable offer.

karltimber

I think I would prefer a known make - but thats just me

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=420463

with free pick up from blanch.



k

Farcear

Fighting Irish wrote: »

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2827_11143.htm

I've been waiting ages for ALDI to being out another HD, but does anyone know if these can be used in the docking stations on top of the ALDI PCs?

Yes, even if your docking station doesn't have an eSATA port, you can still connect through USB.

Price isn't amazing though.

Fighting Irish

karltimber wrote: »

I think I would prefer a known make - but thats just me

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=420463

with free pick up from blanch.

k

I have two already, 320gb and 500gb both work great, also i want one to use on the docking station so i've no real interest in the one you posted, the one you posted also hasn't got esata

Farcear wrote: »

Yes, even if your docking station doesn't have an eSATA port, you can still connect through USB.

Price isn't amazing though.

Werd, but i'm really just buying it so it can be used with the docking station

Not that i think about it, is it easy to remove a HD and put a new one in those cases?

ED E

Fighting Irish wrote: »

I have two already, 320gb and 500gb both work great, also i want one to use on the docking station so i've no real interest in the one you posted, the one you posted also hasn't got esata



Werd, but i'm really just buying it so it can be used with the docking station

Not that i think about it, is it easy to remove a HD and put a new one in those cases?

AFAIK they're all stock SATAs with a shiny cover, USB interface and PSU. Never tried opening one but it should be easy enough...

Seems it is: http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/17573/inside_an_external_hard_drive.html

CutzEr

What's the RPM of this? don't see it anywhere

BaconZombie

Prob 5400rpm at best.

CutzEr wrote: »

What's the RPM of this? don't see it anywhere

Fighting Irish

I have another quick question, i got the HD this morning and its working grand.

This HD and the two other ones i have, every time i empty recycle bin on my PC, if a HD is connected via the docking station, the HD starts running and then the recycle bin emptys

Anyone know why this happens?

ED E

Fighting Irish wrote: »

I have another quick question, i got the HD this morning and its working grand.

This HD and the two other ones i have, every time i empty recycle bin on my PC, if a HD is connected via the docking station, the HD starts running and then the recycle bin emptys

Anyone know why this happens?

When you put something in the recycle bin it doesnt actually destroy any data AFAIK, just creates a link to the relvevant space on your disk(s). Then when the file is fully deleted Widows follows these links and wipes the sectors.

Presumably windows activates all the drives first, then deletes where necessary.

Fighting Irish

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

When you put something in the recycle bin it doesnt actually destroy any data AFAIK, just creates a link to the relvevant space on your disk(s). Then when the file is fully deleted Widows follows these links and wipes the sectors.

Presumably windows activates all the drives first, then deletes where necessary.

ah right, that explains it, thanks for the info mate