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UK suggestions please for reliable 1TB Portable Firewire External Harddrive

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aoaaron

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UK suggestions please for reliable 1TB Portable Firewire External Harddrive please! :)

I made a thread before but it got cluttered up with a few desktop options, US only options etc.

I need an external harddrive which is portable, doesn't require an external power source, works from the firewire port and is preferably 1TB so i can partition 500GB for data, 500GB for time machine.

My harddrive in my MBP will be 500GB. Do I need more space for time machine or a separate drive even? Suggestions? Thank you! :)
 
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aoaaron said:
UK suggestions please for reliable 1TB Portable Firewire External Harddrive please! :)

I made a thread before but it got cluttered up with a few desktop options, US only options etc.

I need an external harddrive which is portable, doesn't require an external power source, works from the firewire port and is preferably 1TB so i can partition 500GB for data, 500GB for time machine.

My harddrive in my MBP will be 500GB. Do I need more space for time machine or a separate drive even? Suggestions? Thank you! :)
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G-tech always the best imo and they all have fw 800
 
Actually, getting one with FW and eSATA might be best. They'll eventually be adapters for Thunderbolt to eSATA that will be very, very, fast. Future proof.
 
LOL fella UK England here! I use an Lacie Rugged 1tb External hard drive.
I bought mine from Amazon.

In saying that you can buy the Lacie Rugged 500gig external drive with 720rpm
too.

Other than that have seen other makes of Rugged External hard drives on the
BTphone web site for a good price.

Lacie are ment to be working on a Thunder bolt lead (Apple guy told me this)

hope that helps.
 
if anyone can help me and the OP help choose the fastest external HD that would be awesome!!! im looking for one as well.
 
FOX160 said:
LOL fella UK England here! I use an Lacie Rugged 1tb External hard drive.
I bought mine from Amazon.

In saying that you can buy the Lacie Rugged 500gig external drive with 720rpm
too.

Other than that have seen other makes of Rugged External hard drives on the
BTphone web site for a good price.

Lacie are ment to be working on a Thunder bolt lead (Apple guy told me this)

hope that helps.
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hey man. i wanted a lacie rugged but the orange rubber looks horrid! lol
 
LOL you can buy different coloured rubber sleeves, these cost around £ 15.00p
dont know if this is for one or more.
But with the Orange you never forget where it is!!
 
Also check out the seagate goflex range. They come in usb2 or 3 but you can also buy different cables. There is firewire 800 and esata available and sure they will add tb
 
ninja2000 said:
Also check out the seagate goflex range. They come in usb2 or 3 but you can also buy different cables. There is firewire 800 and esata available and sure they will add tb
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Yes, the Seagate is probably the way to go. Especially because they will be releasing a Thunderbolt adaptor. I bought one similar to this but it had USB 3, then bought a firewire adaptor. They have them at PC world, but not sure of the cost....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-FreeAgent-GoFlex-Ultra-portable-External/dp/B003NE5H2G
 
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sydenham said:
Yes, the Seagate is probably the way to go. Especially because they will be releasing a Thunderbolt adaptor. I bought one similar to this but it had USB 3, then bought a firewire adaptor. They have them at PC world, but not sure of the cost....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-FreeAgent-GoFlex-Ultra-portable-External/dp/B003NE5H2G
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What is the best/quickest lead to buy an esata or the Firewire for
2011 13inch i5 MBPro
Gonna buy one of these has a back up drive bargain.
 
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Just been reading the buyers reviews on Amazon and most say the esata
setup seems not to actually work.
 
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iMackPro said:
if anyone can help me and the OP help choose the fastest external HD that would be awesome!!! im looking for one as well.
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That would be the g-tech pro drives with fw800. They eat up the competition in comparative tests. Pricey, but worth it. I don't think Lacie are worth the asking price.
 
FOX160 said:
Just been reading the buyers reviews on Amazon and most say the esata
setup seems not to actually work.
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Thats because it is a power over esata adapter. A lot of laptops have this port (its basically a sata and usb in 1 port thus giving the esata the power it needs).

If you plug this into a normal esata then it wont work as esata has no power through the port. There are p-esata expresscards available.
 
ninja2000 said:
Thats because it is a power over esata adapter. A lot of laptops have this port (its basically a sata and usb in 1 port thus giving the esata the power it needs).

If you plug this into a normal esata then it wont work as esata has no power through the port. There are p-esata expresscards available.
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So Ninja2000 Is it best just to use the Firewire 800 connecter with this and would
this be ok to use on the MBP 2011
 
FOX160 said:
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So Ninja2000 Is it best just to use the Firewire 800 connecter with this and would
this be ok to use on the MBP 2011
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Thats what i am doing. I will alse get a tb connector as soon as it is released.
The firewire is over twice the speed of usb2 so it was a great upgrade for me
 
Thanks for the reply Ninja2000 will buy one for a back up at home
yer think everyone will waiting for the TB connector.
£ 70 pounds is to an opportunity to miss.
 
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