It seems to be harder and harder to find reviews/testing of hardware (I guess it is the economy). Would anyone know where I could find independent reviews based on testing for external hard drives?
Thanks!
Hans L
It seems to be harder and harder to find reviews/testing of hardware (I guess it is the economy). Would anyone know where I could find independent reviews based on testing for external hard drives?
Thanks!
Hans L
best off just to google "harddrivexxx review"
Gamertag - Russonf (xbox and ps3)
that never realy works as a lot site that sell items have reviews most are blank
you may get better results with xxxxxxxxx + conclusion
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ext...ient=firefox-a
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Just see what models are out there at online stores and google reviews for them... it's quite simple really.![]()
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There are about a million diffierent external disk/enclosures so you'll have to search specifically. Tbh though they're generally as good as each other.
Excellent advice on both - and much the simplest solution unless you want some of the gimmicks like one touch backup etc.
have a look at the enclosures on Scan www.scan.co.uk which cost from about £12 upwards (Akasa do quite a goiod range at £20) and get a hard drive (Samsung, Seagate, WD or whatver and put that in. Job done.
If you wnat to go for a branded solution, LaCie, Seagate and WD all do them with varying capabilities - but you pay extra for those - do you really need them?
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Since I have not bought an external drive in a while, can someone tell me what this new thing with enclosures is all about?
Thanks!
Hans L
You buy an enclosure - either 2.5" or 3.5" which contains a USB to IDE or USB to SATA converter (Some have both) You install an IDE (or SATA) drive into the enclosure - plug the drive into a USB port - and it is an external drive.
This one is a typical example - there are others available from the same (or other) sources.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=616032
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Thank you, Peter, for the explanation. Seems to be most relevant when you have a good drive and you suddenly discover that you do not need it in the computer but that you need an external drive instead. Or when you need the converter. For $70.00 for an external drive with 320 GB, I'm not sure that it would pay to buy a drive and a cover instead!?
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Hans L
Last edited by Hans L; 07-07-2008 at 09:54 PM.
Not sure what the prices are like in the US. In the UK it comes out pretty much even.
Yes - those cases are ideal for what you suggest - as for the pre-built ones - I don't really think that there is much to choose bewtween them. The disadvantage with ones that don't come from a disk mfr is that you don't know what teh brand of disk is internally - which may be important to you.
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I'm leaning toward a Seagate. Don't think you can go wrong.
Thanks for your comments and help.
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