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  1. Mr.B.ThatsMe

    Mr.B.ThatsMe 'yi raji puff

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    A decent hard drive?

    My 40gb is pissing me off now and i want more space.

    Anything around the 160gb mark will do me just fine. What drives do you recommend? I dont want to be paying loads as far as har drive prices go but I dont want A) A noisy piece of shit, or B) a slow as hell one.

    My motherboard accomodates:

    Serial ATA x 2, DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 2

    Cheers!
    Mr.B.ThatsMe, Apr 11, 2006
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  4. Mr.B.ThatsMe

    Mr.B.ThatsMe 'yi raji puff

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    oh you recommend that hard drive do you :p

    I bought the one i have atm from there and i know it's all cheap but i was hoping for a recommendation before i buy. Everything i buy seems to be crappy unless i seek a recommendation first!
    Mr.B.ThatsMe, Apr 11, 2006
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    I have a Seagate in my xbox and it works a treat.

    A word of warning about SATA drives though, I spoke to a bloke in a computer shop recently and he said he's had loads returned due to them failing.
    On the flip side ive had a samsung SATA drive for a year now and its been no bother.

    I think ebuyer are the cheapest by the way. :up:
    theridler, Apr 12, 2006
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  7. Mr.B.ThatsMe

    Mr.B.ThatsMe 'yi raji puff

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    Cheers I'll go for one of them then :) :love:
    Mr.B.ThatsMe, Apr 12, 2006
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  8. ManofScience

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    would you like us to help you choose between cheese savoury and ham salad sandwich for your lunch too?
    ManofScience, Apr 12, 2006
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  9. Mr.B.ThatsMe

    Mr.B.ThatsMe 'yi raji puff

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    Nah it's ok you can have them both
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  10. ManofScience

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    i'm glad to see your making a few desicions on your own...
    ManofScience, Apr 12, 2006
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  11. Mr.B.ThatsMe

    Mr.B.ThatsMe 'yi raji puff

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    I'm allowed to ask for help with thing :)
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    just ask chandler, hes the boy when this sort of issue is kicking off.
    Alexander, Apr 12, 2006
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  14. Lee

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    dont bother with a maxtor

    either seagate or western digital. probably the seagate in my opinion
    Lee, Apr 12, 2006
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    i prefer Western Digital drives personally but seagate are alright too.
    DRM, Apr 13, 2006
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    I bought a Toshiba 160gb external the other week ... £70 ... PC World are selling the 320gb external for something like £109. I've been extremely impressed with its quietness & speed.
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    toshiba external's r class....especially 320GB for £109 from dixons, currys and pc world...as blakey said
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  18. Jason Bourne

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    Spinpoint 160GB on special for £48..

    Decent drive.. fairly silent.. but £48.. thats a steal..

    Go straight to the bottom of the page and its about the 13th item up.. :up:
    Jason Bourne, Apr 17, 2006
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    my new baby has a 100gb hard drive... how much mooosic & porn?? :D
    Ruth, Apr 17, 2006
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    A canny bit!

    My mate has just increased his to total to 900GB cos he can't control the flow of stuff he needs to convert.

    Madness..

    (Also by mate I mean mate.. not me :lol: I have a total of ~ 200GB)
    Jason Bourne, Apr 17, 2006
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  21. Ruth

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    glad you cleared that up ;)

    was going to ask if you could send me some of your extensive pron collection ;) :p
    Ruth, Apr 17, 2006
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