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I need a large hard disk that does'nt need mains power
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you need a laptop drive for that, the largest is 500gb. is that large enough?
looking at ~$200US for it im guessing. (including case)
looking at ~$200US for it im guessing. (including case)
sounds good to me. are all laptop/portable HDD without mains power?
just incase i (being stupid) buy the only one on the market that needs the mains.
yes every laptop hard drive will be portable. they normally require two USB slots, sometimes you can get one. it really depends on the brand you choose etcetc.
I too would recommend the Western Digital Passport. I don't use one myself, but it sounds to me like you just need/want a simple, all-in-one storage solution that's portable, and USB-powered. The WD Passport line (or similar by another manufacturer) should suit you nicely.
A word of warning for WD drives though:
My 500gb My Book Home Edition died completely after 5 months, and a friends Passport 120gb died in a year, so I am currently not too happy with their quality, but when they worked, they were fabulous drives.
My 500gb My Book Home Edition died completely after 5 months, and a friends Passport 120gb died in a year, so I am currently not too happy with their quality, but when they worked, they were fabulous drives.
WD SUCKS, 12 have failed me over the years, most recent a WD Raptor, replaced under warranty, but who wants another
buy this case from OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/MOTGFWU2/, and put any 2.5 SATA HDD in it you like.
They are awesome, hook up to FW as well and are Bus powered, so no power brick needed
Get the HDD from them as well, shop for the size you need. I have 4 doing Time Machine duty on 4 Macs. Awesome product, 4.5 stars in Mac Life
and you can buy with confidence from OWC, I have had no problems with their products, including RAM
They are awesome, hook up to FW as well and are Bus powered, so no power brick needed
Get the HDD from them as well, shop for the size you need. I have 4 doing Time Machine duty on 4 Macs. Awesome product, 4.5 stars in Mac Life
and you can buy with confidence from OWC, I have had no problems with their products, including RAM
Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini
I bought the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini (320 Gb) a couple of months ago and have been very please with it so far.
They have a 500Gb model coming out soon I think.
Check out the review at: http://reviews.cnet.com/hard-drives/maxtor-onetouch-4-mini/4505-3186_7-32624543.html
Best part is I got it for $119 at Office Max (Retail was $169 at the time. Maxtor list it for $149 now.)
I bought the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini (320 Gb) a couple of months ago and have been very please with it so far.
They have a 500Gb model coming out soon I think.
Check out the review at: http://reviews.cnet.com/hard-drives/maxtor-onetouch-4-mini/4505-3186_7-32624543.html
Best part is I got it for $119 at Office Max (Retail was $169 at the time. Maxtor list it for $149 now.)
buy this case from OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/MOTGFWU2/, and put any 2.5 SATA HDD in it you like.
They are awesome, hook up to FW as well and are Bus powered, so no power brick needed
Get the HDD from them as well, shop for the size you need. I have 4 doing Time Machine duty on 4 Macs. Awesome product, 4.5 stars in Mac Life
I've got the same case, with my old Seagate 160GB HD. The case itself is great, if you don't mind the clear plastic enclosure (some do). My only regret is that I didn't wait to buy it now, since it's $50 cheaper than when I bought it.
buy this case from OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/MOTGFWU2/, and put any 2.5 SATA HDD in it you like.
They are awesome, hook up to FW as well and are Bus powered, so no power brick needed
Get the HDD from them as well, shop for the size you need. I have 4 doing Time Machine duty on 4 Macs. Awesome product, 4.5 stars in Mac Life
Forgot to mention this before. Make sure you get the correct enclosure for the type of disk you have.
Get one from SeaGate. It looks pretty cool and is Mac formatted out of the box. Go to the Apple Online store and look for FreeAgent Go, the largest is 320GB on the online store but 500GB ones do exist, just go to your local electronics store and ask for the Mac version of the 500GB FreeAgent Go.
i am heading down to PC World tomorrow morning so i will do.
i saw some good ones yesterday when i went in but as normal forgot to bring my wallet. so i couldnt buy anything. typical!!
Ok, so let me get this straight, you have had 12 (TWELVE, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12) Western Digital Hard Drives fail, and YOU are still using them? Doesn't add up to me. But that is your thing if after all that you are still using them.
Wow, you must own their stock or have some deep ties there!
As Ed McMahon on the old Tonight Show used to say, "you are correct Sir", they make them for IDE OR SATA drives, sorry should have mentioned that
I was waiting for that to get asked
, all failed under warranty, and were replaced, which failed and were replaced etc, I did buy the Raptor based on reviews, but you know the story on that. Total of 5 were actually purchased on various systems, each failed and was replaced free. I'm a Hitachi Boy so far.