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Portable Hard Drive

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  • 18-02-2013 3:11pm
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    nutts_77
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    Hi all. I need to back up roughly 80gb of photos from my mac. Just wondering could anyone point me in the direction of a 120gb portable hard drive, thats reliable and good value for money. Am looking for a storage solution specifically for these photos so won't need anything larger. All info appreciated.


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    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    nutts_77 wrote: »
    Hi all. I need to back up roughly 80gb of photos from my mac. Just wondering could anyone point me in the direction of a 120gb portable hard drive, thats reliable and good value for money. Am looking for a storage solution specifically for these photos so won't need anything larger. All info appreciated.

    Maybe not the "best value for money" if you strictly compare €/GB, but it doesn't get much more "reliable" than a solid state disk. They surely can take some "abuse", a 128 GB SSD + enclosure should be yours for around 100 yoyos.

    P.S. They've stopped making 120 GB HDDs more than 5 years ago. ;)


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    nutts_77
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭nutts_77


    Ha. I had a feeling that might be an issue.. Cheers..


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    Torqay
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    Something this and a 2.5" USB 3.0 caddy.


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    Skerries
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    this 320gb from Argos

    or for €4 euro more a 500gb one
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    danjo-xx
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    I hate caddies, connections are too unreliable.


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    Torqay
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    danjo-xx wrote: »
    I hate caddies, connections are too unreliable.

    Care to elaborate? I've got four "DIY external hard drives" and the connections are as reliable as they come.


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    danjo-xx
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    Torqay wrote: »
    Care to elaborate? I've got four "DIY external hard drives" and the connections are as reliable as they come.

    I've only had one caddy in fairness but it's been nothing but trouble.

    The mains lead where it plugs into the caddy was a loose fit and the push on leads on the end plate came off, it's gone in the bin now I wouldn't even sell it on.

    Personally I wouldn't touch one again.


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