16vKarlos
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Is this a god one?
I know ill save money on it but is it a fast machine? like will it load pics and vids quite fast?
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/11684703/Seagate-Expansion-500GB-2-5-inch-External-Portable-USB-2-0-Hard-Drive/Product.html
anything around the same price that may be a better quality?
anything you know of let me know please
thanks
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IvIarkgraham
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comet are doing a 1tb hard drive for £55
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16vKarlos
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its more the quality that im worried about.. i want one thats not going to break easily
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nathy_87
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drunkenfool has one in Parts Offered. 
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Cole
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karl you not working in comet anymore then
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luciaadr
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"Quality" is largely irrelevant, the hard disks in all of them is the important bit and they're all as good as each other.
Depends what you want. The one you've posted is a slim 2.5" HDD so its powered by USB, so v. portable
The one at comet is 3.5" and requires mains power, so its more chunky but more GB/£
Decide which size you want then get the biggest you can afford/need.
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noshua
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As above, most drives have WD or Seagates in them anyway.
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by luciaadr
"Quality" is largely irrelevant, the hard disks in all of them is the important bit and they're all as good as each other.
Depends what you want. The one you've posted is a slim 2.5" HDD so its powered by USB, so v. portable
The one at comet is 3.5" and requires mains power, so its more chunky but more GB/£
Decide which size you want then get the biggest you can afford/need.
I bought a western digital one which is a well established name and it broke after a week so be careful
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Planty02
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We use Seagate at work (IT Tech support) and they dont miss a beat. Cope with everything we throw at them.
We use te 3.5 inch 1TB model similar to that
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luciaadr
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quote:
Originally posted by Root
quote:
Originally posted by luciaadr
"Quality" is largely irrelevant, the hard disks in all of them is the important bit and they're all as good as each other.
Depends what you want. The one you've posted is a slim 2.5" HDD so its powered by USB, so v. portable
The one at comet is 3.5" and requires mains power, so its more chunky but more GB/£
Decide which size you want then get the biggest you can afford/need.
I bought a western digital one which is a well established name and it broke after a week so be careful
Still irrelevant, a seagate or hitachi drive would have been just as likely to fail/ not fail. Sometimes you just get a duffer.
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16vKarlos
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
karl you not working in comet anymore then
It's been nearly 3 years since i was there dude, hence why im not a Techno Geek anymore lol.
I found that once i left i didnt want to know about anything techie, especially when i used to get the family going.... karl will know what to do.. 'Will i fuck, Nan' Technology has changed 
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a_j_mair
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I would stay clear, i have one the same and the usb plug has fell off the board
not very well put together, i am now going to need to try and get it soldered and just hope it works or i will have lost all my pictures and i tunes and alot of work 
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ssj_kakarot
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quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
I would stay clear, i have one the same and the usb plug has fell off the board
not very well put together, i am now going to need to try and get it soldered and just hope it works or i will have lost all my pictures and i tunes and alot of work
um just take the harddrive out and plug is straight into your computer, failing that get another usb caddy and plug it in, can get them for like £5 off ebay.
And both mf my 500g western digital drives died after less than a year stay well clear seriously.
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a_j_mair
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how do i lug it in though 
it is the actual plug on the board on the harddrive that you plug the lead into
is there another plug on the harddrive somewhere?
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ssj_kakarot
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no the part that plugs into the computer is just a case like the one above, the harddrive is just a square box basically that plugs into the inside cables of the case/enclosure.
its very simple to remove the harddrive and plug it into a new enclousure, yours would just simply slide into the new case, the case below would fit yours fine.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-5-SATA-USB-HD-Hard-Disk-Drive-Enclosure-Caddy-Case-/280522816112?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Collectables_HardDriveEnclosures_RL&hash=item4150767a70#ht_3388wt_1089
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a_j_mair
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cheers will have a look at it hopefully get it sorted 
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a_j_mair
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bought the new case and works a treat, was a doddle to do
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