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Title: 500GB External HD
Post by: lekky on December 31, 2007, 05:15:59 PM

I'm looking to buy antoher external hard drive, with a minimum of 500GB space. I currently have 250 Gb LaCie F. A. Porsche (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=244777) and its been quite reliable.

I've listed these as potentials, basically a list of the cheapest, anyone used any of these, or can recommend another, willing to pay more for the reliabilty.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=727775 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=727775)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=675794 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=675794)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=463635 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=463635)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=652550 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=652550)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=736216 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=736216)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=575227 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=575227)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=410992 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=410992)

Might go with the one thats the same as I have atm, with the larger storage.

Title: Re: 500GB External HD
Post by: KiLo on December 31, 2007, 07:16:56 PM

The last 2 on the list there are pretty good. I have the last one and I haven't had any problems. My roommate has the 2^nd to last one and he has never had any problems either.

Title: Re: 500GB External HD
Post by: jitspoe on January 01, 2008, 01:06:27 AM

I have the 250 gig version and it has worked fine so far.

Title: Re: 500GB External HD
Post by: nopyo on January 01, 2008, 02:23:44 AM

Pretty much anything from Seagate or Western Digital is good.

Quote from: jitspoe on January 01, 2008, 01:06:27 AM

I have the 250 gig version and it has worked fine so far.

If you're talking about the WD 250GB, then same here.

Title: Re: 500GB External HD
Post by: jitspoe on January 01, 2008, 02:58:44 AM

No, the seagate one kilo was talking about.

Title: Re: 500GB External HD
Post by: lekky on January 01, 2008, 10:29:41 AM

It looks nice, and the 5 years of warranty sounds good! Is it as quiet as it claims to be?

Title: Re: 500GB External HD
Post by: jitspoe on January 01, 2008, 11:22:58 PM

5?  I thought seagates were 10 now.  I'm not sure how quiet it is - can't hear it over my computers. :)

Title: Re: 500GB External HD
Post by: lekky on January 02, 2008, 02:04:35 PM

I ordered the seagate one :D

Title: Re: 500GB External HD
Post by: KnacK on January 02, 2008, 02:50:17 PM

good choice

Title: Re: 500GB External HD
Post by: lekky on January 10, 2008, 09:09:20 PM

Its a nice HD, and orange is my favourite colour :)

Its getting filled quite quickly tho... :/