Best External HD

JamesT · 01-12-2004, 05:37 AM

Im looking to find a external hard drive with USB connection. Im looking for 160+ gig and im looking to spend around £160.

Cheers

RipperRoo · 01-12-2004, 11:35 AM

instead of getting an external usb drive, how about getting an external usb drive housing and putting your own drive in, could get a lot more for your £160 that way, and if you should decide that what you have in there isn't big enough you can swap it out for a bigger one.

i reciently bought a usb external housing for £40, add to that a Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9 200Gb 7200rpm 8mb Cache ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM at £130.35 inc VAT from www.ebuyer.com and you have a nice big external drive.
QuickFind Code: 43707 | Mfr part #: 6Y200P0 Maxtor 36

but if £160 is your upper limit, how about the Seagate ST3160021A 160gb 7200rpm 2mb Cache Barracuda 7200.7 - OEM
£93.99 inc VAT - ebuyer again
or the Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB UIDE 100 7200rpm 8mb Cache - OEM £82.37 inc VAT - also from e-buyer.

160 gig of external storage for about £125, bargin

JamesT · 01-16-2004, 05:31 AM

Cheers RR. I cant seem to find the USB housing thing. Do you know the quick find code?

01-12-2004, 05:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
JamesT Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 186	Best External HD Im looking to find a external hard drive with USB connection. Im looking for 160+ gig and im looking to spend around £160. Cheers

01-12-2004, 11:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
RipperRoo AdMiN oF RoCk! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: uk Posts: 2,080	instead of getting an external usb drive, how about getting an external usb drive housing and putting your own drive in, could get a lot more for your £160 that way, and if you should decide that what you have in there isn't big enough you can swap it out for a bigger one. i reciently bought a usb external housing for £40, add to that a Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9 200Gb 7200rpm 8mb Cache ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM at £130.35 inc VAT from www.ebuyer.com and you have a nice big external drive. QuickFind Code: 43707 \| Mfr part #: 6Y200P0 Maxtor 36 but if £160 is your upper limit, how about the Seagate ST3160021A 160gb 7200rpm 2mb Cache Barracuda 7200.7 - OEM £93.99 inc VAT - ebuyer again or the Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB UIDE 100 7200rpm 8mb Cache - OEM £82.37 inc VAT - also from e-buyer. 160 gig of external storage for about £125, bargin __________________ PcTechtalk.com Admin A7V8X xp2600 Barton SLK 97U, GeForce FX 5700, 1GB 2700DDR Ram Sony DVD -R/+R/RW, SB Live 5.1 Digital, 1 x 30gb 3 x 200GB 2x120GB 1 x 250GB HDD'S, 19" TFT Epson R265 HP NX6125 Laptop 1gb memory http://www.minotaur-computers.co.uk/

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01-16-2004, 05:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
JamesT Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 186	Cheers RR. I cant seem to find the USB housing thing. Do you know the quick find code?