| New HDD [message #339382] |
Sun, 06 July 2008 20:34  |
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im try to find a way to get money but i was looking for a hdd to buy for my usb to ide but i thought why not look at the external hdd
heres one i found
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136080
this ones looks very good reviews and space and such but why so cheap price?
im trying to find the best hdd i can with the highest space possible with a limit between 100 to 120 dollars
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| Re: New HDD [message #339396 is a reply to message #339394] |
Sun, 06 July 2008 21:50  |
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| cheesesoda wrote on Sun, 06 July 2008 21:45 |
Why so "cheap"? Dude, we've been telling you that HDDs are NOT expensive, anymore. With the whole introduction of solid state drives, the prices of IDE and SATA drives is incredibly low. I'm sure if you looked hard enough, you could find a 750GB HDD and a drive enclosure to make your own external HDD for less than that $95.
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well is that one i picked out ok? or do you think something will fuck up
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| Re: New HDD [message #339401 is a reply to message #339400] |
Sun, 06 July 2008 21:56 |
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| cheesesoda wrote on Sun, 06 July 2008 21:54 |
NewEgg has reviews on there for a reason... you should probably read them.
The problem I saw just from looking at the first page of reviews is that it lacks an on/off switch. If that's not a big deal to you, then I'd say that drive looks pretty good.
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cool, i as well read the reviews but i wanted to see what you guys thought
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| Re: New HDD [message #339404 is a reply to message #339382] |
Sun, 06 July 2008 22:05 |
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I've got 3 external HDD's, one 250 gb Seagate, one 500 GB Western Digital, and one 750 GB Maxtor, and none have on/off switches, which works fine for me. Just unplug and auto shutoff. All 3 work perfectly as far as I can tell (cept the first Maxtor I got fried on the 2nd day, lost a ton of HiDef movies, but new one works fine).
Reviews seem to indicate reliability, which is really what your main concern should be when looking for a hdd. I'd also recommend Western Digital, since they are a well known company who do make reliable drives. (My WD is still running fine even after several months at full capacity (not that amount on the drive makes a difference)).
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| Canadacdn wrote on Wed, 02 July 2008 15:52 |
If you don't want EA to get any credit, destroy their Refinery. Duh.
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| Re: New HDD [message #339431 is a reply to message #339382] |
Mon, 07 July 2008 00:04 |
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Maxtor had bad series. But I think that counts for any big product.
Just look up on reviews. I always had Western Digital. Till the comparable Hitachi got tested out better in the review and was cheaper.. runs like a charm.
There is difference in Warranty though, some give 5 years and some 3. Maybe something to take in account.
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| Re: New HDD [message #339452 is a reply to message #339382] |
Mon, 07 July 2008 03:25 |
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I can send you a SATA 120gb HD for free, with the SATA cable if it's any good to you (internal). However from the UK to the USA is a bit of an issue, you may have to pay an import tax your end, and I would need the shipping cost reimbursed. So you may be better off buying a new one anyway..
PS, you're not thinking of installing your operating system on that are you?
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| Re: New HDD [message #339458 is a reply to message #339452] |
Mon, 07 July 2008 06:05 |
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| reborn wrote on Mon, 07 July 2008 03:25 |
I can send you a SATA 120gb HD for free, with the SATA cable if it's any good to you (internal). However from the UK to the USA is a bit of an issue, you may have to pay an import tax your end, and I would need the shipping cost reimbursed. So you may be better off buying a new one anyway..
PS, you're not thinking of installing your operating system on that are you?
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no just need one to back up my personal data.....like photots and such
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| Re: New HDD [message #339461 is a reply to message #339382] |
Mon, 07 July 2008 06:37 |
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Why don't you just buy the cheapest one you can find on wall mart? I mean: you don't have much money and even those cheap ones can keep going for several years... I suppose you don't really need a terra of disk space, either.
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