[access-uk] Re: External hard drive

  • From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:39:23 -0000

Dave,
The hard drives that take their power from the computer are fine and very portable so you could take the drive away if you wished ... , but they can be a bit slow, so you may not want to go that route. I personally have a Western Digital plugged into the mains for backing up my PC. I haven't had it that long so won't tell you that it's definitely great. In fact, I will say that I find it infuriating that, when I reboot, the drive doesn't always get turned on and I can't really work out the sequence, when I need to turn it off and then on, so that it's always consistent. ...
I didn't have this problem with my last drive, though I can't remember which that was at present. (Insanity catching up!) 

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Threadgold" <m.j.threadgold@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 8:56 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: External hard drive



That is the physical size of the drive.  Obviously the two and a half are
smaller.


Mark Threadgold

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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
David Russell
Sent: 07 December 2007 08:51
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: External hard drive

Mark,

Thanks.  That is the kind of thing I need to know.  One question which
someone may be able to answer.  Some drives are quoted as two and a half
inches and others are quoted as three and a half inches.  What does this
refer to?


David

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Mark Threadgold
Sent: 07 December 2007 08:33
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: External hard drive


I got a Western Digital Passport 120 GB drive for about £50 or so recently
and it has been faultless.
I went for this model for my laptop because it does not require an external power supply as most of the larger capacity drives do. Simply plug the USB2 
in and off you go.

hth


Mark Threadgold

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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
David Russell
Sent: 07 December 2007 08:26
To: Access-Uk@Freelists. Org
Subject: [access-uk] External hard drive

Hi Folks,

I am considering purchasing an external hard drive for my pc in order to
back up everything just in case of pc failure. I am amazed to find that you 
can now get up to a 500 GB drive for just over £70.  I have even found one
for under thirty pounds but I have never heard of the manufacturer, so will 
not be taking a chance on that one.  I want one which is easy to use,
external rather than internal, and runs from a normal USB connection.  Is
there anything else I should particularly look for and are there any
manufacturers people have had good experiences with.  Freecom seem to get
good reviews.

any thoughts would be appreciated.

David

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