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Is this External Hard Disk Drive any good for £99??

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  1. Congay

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    Is this External Hard Disk Drive any good for £99??

    USB 2.0 250GB external storage solution. This extremely stylish hard disc drive is made with a compact aluminium body and is ideal for storing digital images, etc.

    Space saving design for vertical operation
    Plug & play and hot insertion/removal capability
    USB cable included
    7200rpm


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    Re: Is this External Hard Disk Drive any good for £99??

    :up:

    USB2 is nice and fast - and 7200rpm is more than gud enuff!
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  4. Congay

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    is it good value for money?
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    Does your pc support usb2? If not I'd either get an add in pci card that will or not bother. usb1 is way too slow for storage imho.
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    I would say so yeah - 250GB is a lot - and for portability as an added extra. Its gud :up:
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    If it's new then yes.
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    Ahhh good call!

    Pike...if ur PC aint got USB2 ports u can get PCI card for bout a tenner to add sum USB2 ports.
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    i dont think it does but i am upgrade soonish..... i just want to back up photos and mp3's??? is usb1 ok for this one off usage??
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    nah dont even bother with usb1.

    for the sake of an extra tenner to get a USB2 expansion card (any computer shop or sumwhere like ebuyer.co.uk) ud be daft to stick to USB1.

    its SERIOUSLY loads slower!
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    Out in the sticks cool as fukk gang! :)
    usb1 transfer speeds in comparison to usb 2 are horrendous, expect a file (say a photo) that would take seconds, to take 10 times as long. it's certainly 'usable' but for the sake of £10 and a usb2 card, you should invest!
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    I've got a similar external disk (for backups), it takes about 24 hours (roughly) to transfer 250gb on usb1.
    Rob, May 5, 2005
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