i'm looking for a cheap external hard drive to hold photos and music?

squeee

i need one available in the uk, with good value for money.. i'm on a budget of roughly £60.
please reply! (: x

Answer
Theres 2 types of external hard drives

1 is Desktop External Hard drive, its the type of hard drive you dont move you just keep it there, and they are powered by a main adapter that comes with the external drive. These are usaully the cheapest of the external hard drive. Its basically a 3.5inch hard drive in a case but the size is kinda big.

2 is Portable External Hard drive, these are the types that you take around with you such as on trips, holidays and so on, if you need access on the go. These are usaully small since its basically a 2.5inch hard drive in a case that connect to you Pc/ Laptop by a usb cable. These usauly cost a bit more.

For £50 you can get a 500GB External Desktop hard drive with a free 4gb USB at argos
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[Link >> http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6758655/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|14418968/c_2/3|15701344|Hard+drives%2C+USBs+and+data+storage|14419053/c_3/4|cat_14419053|Portable+hard+drives|14419054.htm ]

For £50 you can get a 320GB Portable External hard drive with a free carry case worth £10
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[Link >> http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6758617/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|14418968/c_2/3|15701344|Hard+drives%2C+USBs+and+data+storage|14419053/c_3/4|cat_14419053|External+hard+drives|16528298.htm ]

For both if you want the free usb or case click on special offer and tick the box, why not its a free gift lol.

I say go for the 500gb Desktop one if your using a PC, but if your using a laptop i suggest the 320gb Portable one if you like a smaller sized and easy to carry drive.

Which External Hard drive shoud I Buy (UK)?

Snoop S

Hi folks,

I need to know which computer equipment I need for extra storage. I've been thinking to get an external hard drive, because my computer internal ide harddrive is running out of space. I do alot of movie editing, and download alot of media contents.

I don't know much about computers, but I have been suggested by people to get an external hard drive. I looked around and I've seen some with 1 terabytes. Are terabytes big?! I mean it sounds as if it can handle alot of storage...could someone please suggest to me any good external hard drive that isn't too cheap and isnt too expensive, but has alot of stoage capacity...

Woudl really appreciate it... I

IFthere are any good links with products from PC WORLD, or any other online store would appreciate it!

Even if there are some hard drives at Argos!

Answer
your best bet is western digital, i my self am a film editor and i frequently use mine.
1 terabyte= 1000gb so yeah it is really big and very expensive!
so you need to ask yourself do i really need that amount of space?
often the answer is no.
also you need to consider things like, do i want it to be USB powers or mains?
because i am almost certain that any hard drive over 500gb has to be plugged into the wall because your computer wont give it enough power.

anyway here is the one i have its pretty cheap and enough for me
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/B0013NE4S2/ref=dp_cp_ob_ce_title_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1235138778&sr=8-1

that might be too small for your needs so...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/B0012IAA8G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235138883&sr=8-1

but i think that's as big as you really need

well maybe if you wanna go that bit further-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-WDME5000TE-Essential-Midnight/dp/B001GT7F84/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235138983&sr=8-1

BUT I REALLY REALLY RECOMMEND WESTERN DIGITAL
They're fast, reliable, small, cheap and they have excellent customer support.

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