Back up

Bobinstow · 24-02-2008, 10:29

I am looking for a new back up, external hard drive probably 500Gb, has anyone got any suggestions?

**Dabhand16** · 24-02-2008, 10:35

I got a 500g LaCie Porsche Design (best buy in Digital Photo) from amazon for £65 a while ago. Don't know what current prices are.

Bobinstow · 24-02-2008, 10:42

thanks for that, just looked at Amazon, they seem to be approx £90+ now, dependant on which model

JMitchell · 24-02-2008, 10:57

I've got that one too, I got it for £70 off amazon....but having just looked (that's what the ellipses were

), they do seem to have gone up. Look around on other sites like Play.com and mymemory.co.uk to find the best deal

**Dabhand16** · 24-02-2008, 12:00

Just had a quick look on Which?. For mains powered external drives they rate Seagate FreeAgent 500g at £110, or the Western Digital MyBook Pro 500g at £125. The Western Digital has Firewire too so it transfers data quicker. Prices shown are their target price and can often be beaten.

However, both of these are at about the same price bracket as the LaCie, so maybe not much help. I think the LaCie will be the most compact, but I find the connections on the front panel are a pain as the trailing wires get in the way.

silkstone · 24-02-2008, 12:59

Seagate 500GB £75.

AQ · 24-02-2008, 14:45

Do you have any old internal hard drives?

In that case you could consider getting a external case and putting it into that. I have just done that with a 250 GB drive that was getting to small for routine use and it works fine. If you do this just make sure that the case will take the size of HD you have and it is compatible IDE or SCUSI. Some only go up to about 250 GB.

The one i have is from Gtech and it will take up to 1 TB drives.

At the PC fair I was at today the cases were about £20 and a 500 GB drive about £60 from memory

john crossley · 24-02-2008, 17:00

I had a Seagate 500gb and it only lasted 2 days. Very disapointing.

**Angela** · 24-02-2008, 17:06

What went wrong with it John?

silkstone · 24-02-2008, 17:30

Mmmm... I guess you can be unlucky with anything. I have 300 and 400 GB Seagate external drives that have been OK for about 18 months now, although they're not the Free Agent type.

Bobinstow · 24-02-2008, 19:58

Query - what is a free agent type?

JMitchell · 24-02-2008, 20:30

Just a form of the SeaGate brand, so a brand name really.

**Dabhand16** · 24-02-2008, 20:36

Or a model designation.

silkstone · 24-02-2008, 20:49

I think it's just a name for the type of housing which they keep changing to keep up with fashion.

Bright yellow stripes are obviously 'real cool' at the moment.

john crossley · 24-02-2008, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela

What went wrong with it John?

It died

24-02-2008, 10:29	#1 (permalink)
Bobinstow Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stow on the Wold, Glos. Posts: 154	Back up I am looking for a new back up, external hard drive probably 500Gb, has anyone got any suggestions?

24-02-2008, 10:35	#2 (permalink)
Dabhand16 Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK Posts: 8,999	Re: Back up I got a 500g LaCie Porsche Design (best buy in Digital Photo) from amazon for £65 a while ago. Don't know what current prices are.

24-02-2008, 10:42	#3 (permalink)
Bobinstow Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stow on the Wold, Glos. Posts: 154	Re: Back up thanks for that, just looked at Amazon, they seem to be approx £90+ now, dependant on which model

24-02-2008, 10:57	#4 (permalink)
JMitchell Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 3,520	Re: Back up I've got that one too, I got it for £70 off amazon....but having just looked (that's what the ellipses were ), they do seem to have gone up. Look around on other sites like Play.com and mymemory.co.uk to find the best deal

24-02-2008, 12:00	#5 (permalink)
Dabhand16 Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK Posts: 8,999	Re: Back up Just had a quick look on Which?. For mains powered external drives they rate Seagate FreeAgent 500g at £110, or the Western Digital MyBook Pro 500g at £125. The Western Digital has Firewire too so it transfers data quicker. Prices shown are their target price and can often be beaten. However, both of these are at about the same price bracket as the LaCie, so maybe not much help. I think the LaCie will be the most compact, but I find the connections on the front panel are a pain as the trailing wires get in the way.

24-02-2008, 12:59	#6 (permalink)
silkstone Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, UK Posts: 3,415	Re: Back up Seagate 500GB £75.

24-02-2008, 14:45	#7 (permalink)
AQ Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 971	Re: Back up Do you have any old internal hard drives? In that case you could consider getting a external case and putting it into that. I have just done that with a 250 GB drive that was getting to small for routine use and it works fine. If you do this just make sure that the case will take the size of HD you have and it is compatible IDE or SCUSI. Some only go up to about 250 GB. The one i have is from Gtech and it will take up to 1 TB drives. At the PC fair I was at today the cases were about £20 and a 500 GB drive about £60 from memory __________________ AQ

24-02-2008, 17:00	#8 (permalink)
john crossley Getting Comfy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wakefield Posts: 209	Re: Back up I had a Seagate 500gb and it only lasted 2 days. Very disapointing.

24-02-2008, 17:06	#9 (permalink)
Angela Pixalo Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wimbledon Posts: 5,851	Re: Back up What went wrong with it John?

24-02-2008, 17:30	#10 (permalink)
silkstone Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, UK Posts: 3,415	Re: Back up Mmmm... I guess you can be unlucky with anything. I have 300 and 400 GB Seagate external drives that have been OK for about 18 months now, although they're not the Free Agent type.

24-02-2008, 19:58	#11 (permalink)
Bobinstow Getting Comfy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stow on the Wold, Glos. Posts: 154	Re: Back up Query - what is a free agent type?

24-02-2008, 20:30	#12 (permalink)
JMitchell Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 3,520	Re: Back up Just a form of the SeaGate brand, so a brand name really.

24-02-2008, 20:36	#13 (permalink)
Dabhand16 Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK Posts: 8,999	Re: Back up Or a model designation.

24-02-2008, 20:49	#14 (permalink)
silkstone Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, UK Posts: 3,415	Re: Back up I think it's just a name for the type of housing which they keep changing to keep up with fashion. Bright yellow stripes are obviously 'real cool' at the moment.

24-02-2008, 21:34	#16 (permalink)
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