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    External HardDrive Advice Needed

    I am after an external Hard drive around 40g in size as i need it to transfer data to different PC's all of the time. Been looking at a couple as i need it to be small and USB powered. Which one do you recommend:


    Western Digital 40g Passport
    Seagate Momentus 40g
    LaCie Mobile, 40GB 2.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive

    These are small and USB powered. Anyone used / got one of these or can recommend a different one?

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    Last edited by Koolpc; 19-04-2006 at 02:58 PM.

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    Get a notebook HDD and stick that into a small enclosure.. voila..

    I have one and it works like a charm..

    You can get both from Scan.. and they're as easy as piss to install..

    Oh yea Koolpc, the fan came today.. sitting in the office now.. I'll have it tested tonight.
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    i recently got one of these....

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=212716

    and a harddrive to got with it...

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=355446

    It works well for me and is possibly cheaper and more flexible than a prebuilt one

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    Thanks but looking for a small Ext Hard drive guys.

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    well, wats wrong with sticking a notebook hdd into an external box? it doesnt need anything more than ur USB power.. they are no bigger than ur palm
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    notebook drive and an enclosure would cost more than i could get one of the above for!

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