Q. i want to buy one and i have to clue about the prices, capacities or brands available in the market.
i live in canada and i have a sony laptop with an 80 gig of hard drive.
i live in canada and i have a sony laptop with an 80 gig of hard drive.
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Hey there, I'll start with capacities as that is the most obvious thing.
The drives (from what I've seen, I just bought one today), come in very varied capacities, from 40GB to 1TB(terabyte - 1000 GB). Which size you buy, depends quite simply on how much you need/want. A good indication is what you have on your computer already - for instance I have 110 GB on my computer and I've been down to my last 5GB for a few months now (I have music and movies on it). So I wanted something definitely more than what came with my computer, and with some extra, so that I can transfer stuff from my computer to the hard drive (to help my computer run faster, XP issue).
The prices, at the moment, are not LARGELY different across sites. I don't know which part of the world you're in, but I'm in the UK, and I wanted between 160GB and 320GB and I was looking at £40 to £50. In the end I went with Amazon, because they had a 250GB for about £46 which I reasoned was pretty good value. Use a price-checking website like pricerunner.com to compare prices. Ebay could also be good, although it seems like the sellers on there are few and far between, and are Shop-sellers using "Buy It Now" so there's less chance of a bargain to be honest.
The brands, are like most electronics these days, numerous, and as far as I know, they're all pretty decent. Still to be safe, opt for names that you know of or trust, or manufacturers that offer good warranty length (I've seen up to 5 years). Some brands that IMHO are good are Lacie, Seagate, Freecom, and Western Digital(the one I bought). Please note, I am not saying these are the ONLY good ones though.
Hope all this helps, and you find something you're happy with!
P.S. You might see some websites call it "desktop" and some call it "portable" hard drives. I find that these are pretty much one and the same, I mean they'll fit in a backpack of some sort right?! And anyways there should be a size and weight description wherever you look, so you have an idea of how big/small it is.
Hey there, I'll start with capacities as that is the most obvious thing.
The drives (from what I've seen, I just bought one today), come in very varied capacities, from 40GB to 1TB(terabyte - 1000 GB). Which size you buy, depends quite simply on how much you need/want. A good indication is what you have on your computer already - for instance I have 110 GB on my computer and I've been down to my last 5GB for a few months now (I have music and movies on it). So I wanted something definitely more than what came with my computer, and with some extra, so that I can transfer stuff from my computer to the hard drive (to help my computer run faster, XP issue).
The prices, at the moment, are not LARGELY different across sites. I don't know which part of the world you're in, but I'm in the UK, and I wanted between 160GB and 320GB and I was looking at £40 to £50. In the end I went with Amazon, because they had a 250GB for about £46 which I reasoned was pretty good value. Use a price-checking website like pricerunner.com to compare prices. Ebay could also be good, although it seems like the sellers on there are few and far between, and are Shop-sellers using "Buy It Now" so there's less chance of a bargain to be honest.
The brands, are like most electronics these days, numerous, and as far as I know, they're all pretty decent. Still to be safe, opt for names that you know of or trust, or manufacturers that offer good warranty length (I've seen up to 5 years). Some brands that IMHO are good are Lacie, Seagate, Freecom, and Western Digital(the one I bought). Please note, I am not saying these are the ONLY good ones though.
Hope all this helps, and you find something you're happy with!
P.S. You might see some websites call it "desktop" and some call it "portable" hard drives. I find that these are pretty much one and the same, I mean they'll fit in a backpack of some sort right?! And anyways there should be a size and weight description wherever you look, so you have an idea of how big/small it is.
Where can I get a cheap 1TB Portable Hard Drive [UK]?
Q. Where can i get a cheap 1TB HD in the UK, don't want to pay too much and needs to be portable.
i knew about these sites, just wondering if anyone could recommend any HD's they have bought themselves and where from.
i knew about these sites, just wondering if anyone could recommend any HD's they have bought themselves and where from.
Answer
Just go through the usual sites and find the best deal, ebyuer, ccl, novatech, aria, amazon, comet, currys etc
Just go through the usual sites and find the best deal, ebyuer, ccl, novatech, aria, amazon, comet, currys etc
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