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Abbie
25-01-2009, 16:06
I need to buy an external hard drive, im pretty much desperate for one now.
Anyone recommend a make, or one?
I would like a smallish one, I dont one to be dragging a massive one round with me lol
Xx-Vicky-xX
25-01-2009, 16:21
I need to buy an external hard drive, im pretty much desperate for one now.
Anyone recommend a make, or one?
I would like a smallish one, I dont one to be dragging a massive one round with me lol

What size memory you want and price range?
Abbie
25-01-2009, 16:29
I just want to look around at some, I havent reallt decided on what size yet
Xx-Vicky-xX
25-01-2009, 16:37
I just want to look around at some, I havent reallt decided on what size yet

Ok without knowing what ya after really, the best help i can give is to say look on EBuyer, there are some really big ones (memory wize) for good prices on there
Abbie
25-01-2009, 17:14
well what really want to know, is what are the best makes?
Xx-Vicky-xX
25-01-2009, 17:32
well what really want to know, is what are the best makes?

Mine is made by WD elements, never had any trouble with it
Abbie
25-01-2009, 17:48
Yeah when Ive been searching they have come up a few times
Abigail
25-01-2009, 18:26
Buffalo (http://www.ebuyer.com/search?q=buffalo+external+harddrive&x=0&y=0) are a very good brand.
Bryan
25-01-2009, 18:28
i recommend Western Digital, most of them are plug and play USB ones that don't need mains power. ideal.
Jessie Wallace
26-01-2009, 12:29
Mine are all Freecom, and all brough on e-bay or savacentre
StarsOfCCTV
26-01-2009, 12:30
If you have a really old computer lying around you can get the hard drive taken out of that. We had a windows 95 and the hard drive from that does us fine :)
Abbie
22-09-2009, 23:43
Ok so my dad as bought me one, its WD and 1tb which is good but I feel really bad cos I hate the look of it, ok well that doesnt matter really but you have to plug it in, AC adapter as well as plug it into the USB.
I have till tomorrow to make up my mind on whether I want to keep it
Jessie Wallace
23-09-2009, 07:05
!TB, just keep it, it doesn't matter what it looks like it's wether it does the job, and a 1 TB will more than do the job you want it to
alan45
23-09-2009, 09:25
Keep it. What odds what it looks like. Its a great make with fantastic storage.

You can always take a hard drive out of an old computer or laptop and by a nice shiny case for about a fiver and have it as a second drive before copying all on to the 1tb hard drive
Abbie
23-09-2009, 10:47
Yeah thats what Ive been thinking all night, its just orginally I wanted something that would be easier to take round with me
megan999
23-09-2009, 18:28
I recently bought an external hard drive from Currys Digital. The make is iomega, it is 320GB, USB lead, and cost about £50. It is very small and easy to use. I've had it for 2 weeks and no problems, touch wood. :D I just measured it, it is 8.5cm x 13.5cm. But you need at least 3 USB ports on your computer, cos the lead is a double USB, and then you'll need one for your mouse, unless you want to use your touchpad.
Meh
23-09-2009, 23:09
Yeah thats what Ive been thinking all night, its just orginally I wanted something that would be easier to take round with me

You want one of these: http://www.ebuyer.com/search?page=1&store=2&cat=4&subcat=1813&mfr=15

No need for an adaptor and they are small as well.
Abbie
23-09-2009, 23:38
Yeah thats what Ive been thinking all night, its just orginally I wanted something that would be easier to take round with me

You want one of these: http://www.ebuyer.com/search?page=1&store=2&cat=4&subcat=1813&mfr=15

No need for an adaptor and they are small as well.
Yeah those are the ones I saw and wanted, much after a lot of thought im going to keep the one my parents got me.
Im just going take everything off my laptop so it can store all my uni stuff and I still have my 4GB memory stick to carry around with me