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External Hard drive

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  • 28-10-2013 5:01pm
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    Topbike77
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    Im in need desperate of a portable external hard drive for school and personal use. Preferably between 500GB and 1TB.
    Thanks in advance!


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    Baked.noodle
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    The Toshiba 1TB Stor.E Basics USB 3.0 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive is one of the cheapest I could find. Comes in at about 82 Euro with free delivery. I have the 500 GB model and it powered by USB, it's very small and quite.


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    The Narrator
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    There was a thread recently about a good deal on a 1TB.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057069765


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    Dub12Dave
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    You should also be able to pick up a cheap one on adverts.


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    muffler
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    Pixmania have this Toshiba 1Tb for €62.99 with free delivery.

    Use code 3DPIXIE for 5% discount on non sale items - valid until 7PM Thursday.


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    okidoki987
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    Harvery Norman have a 1TB for €57.


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    Dhl
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    Dub12Dave wrote: »
    You should also be able to pick up a cheap one on adverts.

    Online buy it brand new if you buy it on adverts. Second hand hardrives may have potential malicious viruses, and if you have a expansive computer you don't want to have to spend more money repairing it and the trouble of recovering files or worse being unable to recover them.
    PM me if you need advice ?


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    oldyouth
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    okidoki987 wrote: »
    Harvery Norman have a 1TB for €57.

    Thanks. Picked one up yesterday in Carrickmines. It's a Toshiba. Box is marked at €99.99. Might have to ask for it though, as the assistant had to get one out of the storeroom


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Dhl wrote: »
    Online buy it brand new if you buy it on adverts. Second hand hardrives may have potential malicious viruses, and if you have a expansive computer you don't want to have to spend more money repairing it and the trouble of recovering files or worse being unable to recover them.
    PM me if you need advice ?
    LOL

    If your system is resonably up to date then it won't autorun stuff on the drive, and you can just format it.

    The main reason not to buy a second hand drive is in case it was dropped at any time. They are fragile mechanical devices.


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