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Post by Violet Viper x on Jun 14, 2016 12:48:29 GMT
OK, I need to get R35T an external hard drive for his xbox, but I have no idea what I'm looking for. Does anyone have any recommendations?
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Jun 14, 2016 22:00:03 GMT
Steer clear of Western Digital. External HDD depends on size required mostly. But .......... Rymans have a 1TB Toshiba Ext HDD for £40 atm. Would recommend looking on BT Shop (used to be DABS) and Ebuyer too. PC World are expensive for what you get. They seem to include a premium for buying from them. Apologies tho. Haven't had to do IT Sourcing for a few years. |
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Post by Violet Viper x on Jun 14, 2016 23:10:24 GMT
Steer clear of Western Digital. External HDD depends on size required mostly. But .......... Rymans have a 1TB Toshiba Ext HDD for £40 atm. Would recommend looking on BT Shop (used to be DABS) and Ebuyer too. PC World are expensive for what you get. They seem to include a premium for buying from them. Apologies tho. Haven't had to do IT Sourcing for a few years. Thanks for the links, I'll have a look. I'm looking at getting at least a 3TB I think (he already has quite a lot of games). Just out of curiosity, why should WD be avoided? |
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Jun 14, 2016 23:33:40 GMT
Steer clear of Western Digital. External HDD depends on size required mostly. But .......... Rymans have a 1TB Toshiba Ext HDD for £40 atm. Would recommend looking on BT Shop (used to be DABS) and Ebuyer too. PC World are expensive for what you get. They seem to include a premium for buying from them. Apologies tho. Haven't had to do IT Sourcing for a few years. Thanks for the links, I'll have a look. I'm looking at getting at least a 3TB I think (he already has quite a lot of games). Just out of curiosity, why should WD be avoided? Ive always had problems with consistent quality with WD HDDs both internal and external. I have one thats lasted for years and been used as a Ghost Master no problems. And others have lasted a couple of months before failing. Post Purchase Care never seemed to be a high priority to them. |
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Post by Violet Viper x on Jun 15, 2016 0:15:11 GMT
Thanks for the links, I'll have a look. I'm looking at getting at least a 3TB I think (he already has quite a lot of games). Just out of curiosity, why should WD be avoided? Ive always had problems with consistent quality with WD HDDs both internal and external. I have one thats lasted for years and been used as a Ghost Master no problems. And others have lasted a couple of months before failing. Post Purchase Care never seemed to be a high priority to them. Ok, I'll bear that in mind. Thanks very much for the info  |
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Post by imhidingshh on Jun 15, 2016 8:59:28 GMT
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Post by Violet Viper x on Jun 15, 2016 10:08:23 GMT
Thanks One thing though, that one has to be plugged into the mains? Is there any benefit to using one that is powered by the mains rather than using one that is powered via the USB? |
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Post by imhidingshh on Jun 15, 2016 11:15:11 GMT
Thanks One thing though, that one has to be plugged into the mains? Is there any benefit to using one that is powered by the mains rather than using one that is powered via the USB? Not sure, but possibly with its own power source it's gaurenteed to run at optimal power whereas a USB comes from something already being powered. So maybe that would mean it's getting 2nd hand power? Totally guessing here. |
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Post by Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm on Jun 15, 2016 15:40:38 GMT
The A1(M) is a hard drive, I'd recommend that if you're looking for a hard drive. Sorry, I'll leave now...
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Jun 15, 2016 15:56:32 GMT
The A1(M) is a hard drive, I'd recommend that if you're looking for a hard drive. Sorry, I'll leave now... Its easier than the M1 |
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Post by Violet Viper x on Jun 15, 2016 16:58:20 GMT
The A1(M) is a hard drive, I'd recommend that if you're looking for a hard drive. Sorry, I'll leave now... Has anyone ever told you that you're a funny guy? No? Yeah, I didn't think so.   |
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Post by Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm on Jun 15, 2016 17:10:04 GMT
I was being half-serious, if you're going to Scotland on it, that road just goes on forever. It's so slow. The motorway is a far better route.
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Post by Vince Cable's Exotic Spresm on Jun 15, 2016 17:10:29 GMT
Sorry, I'll go now.
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Post by Violet Viper x on Jun 15, 2016 17:20:11 GMT
Don't worry about it, you can stay and talk about roads if you like. I think I'm all sorted with a hard drive now anyway |
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Jun 17, 2016 7:57:44 GMT
Is it customised with SKREB written on it in pink sequins??
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Post by Violet Viper x on Jun 17, 2016 9:56:28 GMT
Is it customised with SKREB written on it in pink sequins?? No  I would have paid extra for that though |
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Post by heg82 on Jun 17, 2016 11:27:12 GMT
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I would have paid extra for that though 
