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Portable Harddrive

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  • #2
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    99 quid for a 500 gig seems reasonalable enough. Can't fault the price for the capacity it states it can hold.


  • #3
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,414 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    timbertime wrote: »
    hi
    i'm looking to buy an external harddrive and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. i just want it to store music and some college work. i don't want anything to heavy or bulky. any recommendations? i say this one on amazon what do ye think. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buffalo-MiniStation-TurboUSB-Portable-External/dp/B00169R53O/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1221663210&sr=1-19 i am competely clueless when it comes to the specifications and what they mean to be honest!. thanks

    Will Amazon ship that to you (are you in Ireland).


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    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #4
    timbertime
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭timbertime


    yeah i bought books and things from amazon before and they delivered no problem


  • #5
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Amazon won't ship electrical items to Ireland though.


  • #6
    timbertime
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭timbertime


    ah thats that so. do ye know of any other good deals out there


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  • #7
    gonzo33
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭gonzo33


    The WESTERN DIGITAL My Passport 250 GB is small and light.

    Try http://www.pixmania.com
    or http://www.komplett.ie


  • #8
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Something like this?:

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=354973


  • #9
    timbertime
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭timbertime


    thanks i'l prob go with the western passport


  • #10
    Umiq88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭Umiq88


    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=170256720927

    Just bought one of these only 60euro shipped 250gg but its a 2.5inch drive which means its usb powered so no power cables to be bringing or plugging into walls handy if you need a very portable drive although capacity is limited to 320gig at the moment i think.


  • #11
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,414 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    500GB 2.5" USB powered portable:

    2TB External 3.5"

    TRANSCEND JetFlash V20 32GB USB Key

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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  • #12
    timbertime
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭timbertime


    hi guys
    thanks for all ye're advce i bought the WD my passprt and it arrived this morning. its an impressive looking piece of kit. just one quick question though do i have to use the WDsync (which for some reason keeps deleting things i have already synced when i goto sync more) or can i just drag and drop stuff into it in my computer like a would a memory stick? also when i think i have it synced and look in the (E)drive my passport folder i can't find the files!. i hope i'm maing sense!


  • #13
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    timbertime wrote: »
    hi guys
    thanks for all ye're advce i bought the WD my passprt and it arrived this morning. its an impressive looking piece of kit. just one quick question though do i have to use the WDsync (which for some reason keeps deleting things i have already synced when i goto sync more) or can i just drag and drop stuff into it in my computer like a would a memory stick? also when i think i have it synced and look in the (E)drive my passport folder i can't find the files!. i hope i'm maing sense!

    Personally as soon as I buy a new external drive, the first thing I do is re-format it to NTFS just to be sure. Also gets rid of the crap that some companies put on their drives.

    Long and short: No you don't need the built in software.


  • #14
    timbertime
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭timbertime


    so if i just pretend its a usb i'll be okay?.
    soundman would you recommand i re-format to NTFS how would i do this?.


  • #15
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,502 ✭✭✭✭guil


    connect it to the pc, go to my computer, right click on the ext hd and select format, it should have ntfs as the default file system and click start


  • #16
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    What guil said.


  • #17
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,414 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Soundman wrote: »
    What guil said.

    What a sad attempt at a useful reply.

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #18
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Since the question was directed at me, and guil07 answered, I was just trying to be funny. Bored in work.

    Speaking of sad attempts. What compelled you to attack my reply instead of just tutting at your computer screen?


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