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  • 31-03-2013 7:26pm
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    tinner777
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    anyone see any good deals, looking for 1 or 2 tb, external :)


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    tvnutz
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    Bizzare, you just posted the thread I had come on here to post. I too am looking for an external hard drive, 1TB would probably do. Looked in a few shops but no great deals, anyone know any good and reliable places online where they could be bought for a decent price?


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    phobia2011
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    easons near me had 1 tb external or desktop for €90


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    The_Conductor
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    Memoryc.com in Celbridge have a good range. I got a 1TB ADATA with shock absorbing case (in a ridiculous luminous yellow colour) and dust proof socket plugs, for about 80 (it was on special). Its about 90 now, with free delivery. Its USB 3.0 as well.

    Link here: http://www.memoryc.com/storage/externalharddrives/1tbadatadashdrivedurablehd710usb3yellowblack.html


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    cormie
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    Have been a long time user of WD after researching before that they were one of the most reliable HD manufacturers, just recently upgraded to their 2TB Portable usb powered passport:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Passport-2TB-Portable-Hard-Drive/dp/B007IA3S22/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364804700&sr=8-1


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    The_Conductor
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    If you're going with Western Digital- the Studio line are far more reliable than the Passport range (having used over 20 of the things). Also- with any external hard-drive, ensure you have the data backed up elsewhere.


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    cormie
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    Interested smccarrick, have you had issues yourself in the past with the passports? Reviews seem pretty solid on amazon. I got 2 of them anyway, one will be a back up of the other so I should be safe enough :)


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    The_Conductor
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    cormie wrote: »
    Interested smccarrick, have you had issues yourself in the past with the passports? Reviews seem pretty solid on amazon. I got 2 of them anyway, one will be a back up of the other so I should be safe enough :)

    I had one bad experience personally, and I used work in data recovery, and have seen an interesting number of the things. In most cases I would have seen drives that didn't have a sedentary life on a bookcase (which is probably why I went for the drive with shock absorbers myself).

    Normally- I buy an enclosure, icy-box or any of the manufacturers will have a decent one for 20-30 quid, and put the hard-drive in it myself. Marx-Computers used source lots of interesting bits and pieces for me in Germany- though of course they're gone as well now. Wonder where Martin and Rosemary are?

    Irrespective of the make/model/manufacturer, I can't emphasise strongly enough how people need to do backups.............


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