[access-uk] Re: Maxter 750GB external hard drive

  • From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:22:28 -0000

Hi Steve

It's mains-powered mate.  A nice piece of kit to be honest, and I left the 
folders on it Andy referred to, since there are some relating to the Mac to 
make it usable on either OS.

Jackie

Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
Skype Name: Cairnsplace
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Nutt 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 5:14 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: Maxter 750GB external hard drive


  Hi Jackie,

  Is it mains powered, or USB powered?

  Thanks.

  All the best

  Steve



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  From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Jackie Cairns
  Sent: Tuesday 12 February 2008 16:34
  To: Access UK Mailing List
  Subject: [access-uk] Maxter 750GB external hard drive


  Hi All

  Following Andy Logue's recent posts about a Maxter external hard drive he 
bought, we decided to go to our nearest branch of Maplin in Edinburgh today.  
We have been looking to increase the size on the drives we already have, and 
since it has been an absolutely gorgeous day, thought we would take a trip out.

  We have indeed bought the Maxter 750GB, though they sold it to us at £109.99, 
but I didn't argue over the few pounds more than Andy paid at his Glasgow store.

  Ian is currently copying our music collection over to the new drive, and it 
seems quite nifty.  The only slightly annoying aspect of buying larger drives 
is that you lose a lot of space due to the formatting.  For example, on this 
drive, the free space available is 698.whatever on a total of 750GB.  That's 
just about 50GB lost.  I've noticed the larger the drives, the more formatting 
space is used.

  Anyhow, this certainly appears to be a good buy if anyone is thinking of 
upgrading.  Thanks Andy very much for bringing that to our attention.

  Jackie

  Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
  Skype Name: Cairnsplace

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