External hard drive recommendation

ruskie · Post by **ruskie** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:50 pm

Reasonable priced, don't need excessive storage space 100-200 gig should do. I have a Macbook if that has any bearing on choice.

Any suggestions?

mugger t · Post by **mugger t** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:52 pm

Try and get one which has 7200rpm rather than 5400.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... -FC&tool=3 ?

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:54 pm

don't get a mybook

swomp · Post by **swomp** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:55 pm

pk- wrote:don't get a mybook

x20000

You will live to regret it.

ajantis_art · Post by **ajantis_art** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:57 pm

i got a western digital 500g with firewire 400 and usb for £70 of amazon. works a treat, really easy to use, quiet and compact.

pk- · Post by **pk-** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:01 pm

does it look like this?

if so get backing up!

hera · Post by **hera** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:22 pm

swamp wrote:
pk- wrote:don't get a mybook
x20000

You will live to regret it.

wait, what?

please elaborate.

I just got one

was all excited about the 1 TB

ajantis_art · Post by **ajantis_art** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:37 pm

nah pete mine's this one. i thought western digital were meant to be pretty reliable? did your's fuck up?

hera · Post by **hera** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:23 pm

ajantis_art wrote:nah pete mine's this one. i thought western digital were meant to be pretty reliable? did your's fuck up?

mines that one x 2

d_three · Post by **d_three** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:50 pm

hera wrote:
ajantis_art wrote:nah pete mine's this one. i thought western digital were meant to be pretty reliable? did your's fuck up?
mines that one x 2

x3 (only with 1TB)

misk · Post by **misk** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:59 pm

hmm, i have a mybook, its a 250gb firewire... and i love it...

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:01 pm

I'm getting a 1tb drive soon

whats wrong with these mybooks?

hera · Post by **hera** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:41 am

yeah fuckers, wtf is wrong with my goddamn 1TB mybook??

prks

Pistonsbeneath · Post by **Pistonsbeneath** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:41 am

wd500gb has give me no problems

triky · Post by **triky** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:12 pm

i got one of those mini-hard drives from WD (the ones that don't need a charger). but the main problem is that if the usb cable is too long, my mac doesn't recognise it, because the power is too weak. its super annoying. make sure you get a short cable so it powers up properly.

spaniard · Post by **spaniard** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:21 pm

Out to the WD massive. Yeh their hardrives are very good and reasonably priced I got a 250gb 2 years ago and works very well and only 60 quid probably around 40 now.

nesslei · Post by **nesslei** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:33 pm

Spaniard wrote:Out to the WD massive. Yeh their hardrives are very good and reasonably priced I got a 250gb 2 years ago and works very well and only 60 quid probably around 40 now.

that's what i've got. it's super reliable but best thing about it is it looks hot. as hot as a hd can look.

yooamatwa · Post by **yooamatwa** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:52 pm

one of these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =HD-053-SA and one of these http://svp.co.uk/product/sumvision_apex ... ure_mte064 ?

ok that hdd is a bit price you can get 160 gigs for around 30 though

felixgash · Post by **felixgash** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:16 pm

What Ness said. Awesome HD's in my experience, look lovely and fit in well on my desk. And perform great too.

LEQ · Post by **LEQ** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:22 pm

I've got one of these and never had a problem - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... drus007-21

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