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BEK-46P
8th May 2010, 06:13 PM
Anyone recommend where to pick up a cheap external hard drive? Non-powered USB, largest capacity. And what are some good brands?

gmonkey
8th May 2010, 06:27 PM
go with Western Digital and either go Dick Smith, Harvey Norman, Tandy or sometimes Big W.. or any computer store

use

www.staticice.com.au to search computer stores

BEK-46P
8th May 2010, 06:31 PM
Is this a good buy?

LINKY (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Seagate-500GB-2-5-Slim-USB-Portable-External-Hard-Drive_W0QQitemZ200454973601QQihZ010QQcategoryZ1702 90QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo %3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26ps%3D6%26clkid%3D86 86298966017786741)

gmonkey
8th May 2010, 06:33 PM
not really...... very average can get that sorta price sourcing from a shop

500gb goes quick aswell :p see if you can find a 1TB un-powered expect to pay $200ish

gmonkey
8th May 2010, 06:34 PM
500gb aim for around $80

PO15KA
8th May 2010, 07:08 PM
Anyone recommend where to pick up a cheap external hard drive? Non-powered USB, largest capacity. And what are some good brands?

by "non-powered USB" you mean USB connection to a PC\MAC only, yes? if not, Officeworks have a WD 1TB for $95 but thats a 3.5" so it means two connections, one USB to PC\MAC and second AC to power point :( = pretty much a desktop external HDD. if you want a portable external HDd you might want to look at a 2.5" (laptop) type external drive, i got one from Fluidtek for less than $100 for a 500GB HITACHI, USB powered.

gmonkey
8th May 2010, 07:10 PM
i bought my USB powered Maxtor 500gb for $60 from Big W.. have to plug in both Usb ports when in use but

maxtor isnt a big name brand but.. so how long it lasts me i dunno :p

MAD-16V
8th May 2010, 07:48 PM
If it's a fairly new Maxtor drive , It's prolly a Seagate in disguise - There the same company now.

gmonkey
8th May 2010, 07:49 PM
yeh couple of months ago

Vectracious
8th May 2010, 07:53 PM
bought a WD Elements 320GB about 4 months ago for $72. Great drive.

poita
8th May 2010, 10:21 PM
powered from 240v HN are doing 1TB western digital for $96

as for usb powered, 1TB western digital $230, only uses one usb port

boorny88
10th May 2010, 03:37 PM
i got a 250gb external HDD and i havent even come close to it being full had it for over 2 years haha i wanna no how to make it have all my crap go on it and shit like that

poita
10th May 2010, 06:21 PM
i got a 250gb external HDD and i havent even come close to it being full had it for over 2 years haha i wanna no how to make it have all my crap go on it and shit like that

is that all :p

i have 220gb free on one of my 1TB drives, and about 300gb free on the other 1TB hard drive

ROCCO
10th May 2010, 10:24 PM
is that all :p

i have 220gb free on one of my 1TB drives, and about 300gb free on the other 1TB hard drive


Porn...its what men with pregnant wives resort to...LOL

poita
11th May 2010, 09:32 AM
Porn...its what men with pregnant wives resort to...LOL

actually i have very little, only about 2-3gb, i deleted it all

boorny88
11th May 2010, 11:15 AM
i have 171GB left on it i checked last nyt y the hell is it like that all my pics and most of my music is on it and it gets my bucked up files from norton on it too

Vectracious
11th May 2010, 04:21 PM
i wanna no how to make it have all my crap go on it and shit like that

you mean something like this?

www.portableapps.com (http://www.portableapps.com)

I've got this on the portable HDD and my usb drive on my work keys - nice little program that works well on external drives..

boorny88
11th May 2010, 04:52 PM
i dont understand it?

Vectracious
11th May 2010, 09:16 PM
It's a little program that runs off your portable hard drive or usb memory stick - you can download programs that then run of your hard drive so you dont have to worry about installing them on every computer you work on - good for if you have a desktop for work and not allowed to install stuff on it.

Jerram
11th May 2010, 09:31 PM
I've had a couple of externals in my time. Only difference is I always option mine with firewire 400/800 (recording industry=macs macs macs). I got about 2 years constant use out of a LaCie Rugged drive. It has a rubber shock resistant surround which gave me good peace of mind - drive still works too (some of the interfaces have dropped out). I also have a seagate freeagent go which comes in a leather case. It's still going strong and always boots and recognises instantly. eBay is definately your friend for these things or perhaps you might like to try umart online in brisbane (www.umart.com.au)