Just bought...

[Metric1]

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/desktop/desktop_hp/storage/1/accessories/RF863AA%2523ABA;HHOJSID=KzbvLmcThQTBzSgd2ppv5nNRHb vSy9VpHKDpNX1LXjHrYj2qPKZs!-676313080

To back-up my PC!

[Andys]

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/desktop/desktop_hp/storage/1/accessories/RF863AA%2523ABA;HHOJSID=KzbvLmcThQTBzSgd2ppv5nNRHb vSy9VpHKDpNX1LXjHrYj2qPKZs!-676313080 (http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/desktop/desktop_hp/storage/1/accessories/RF863AA%2523ABA;HHOJSID=KzbvLmcThQTBzSgd2ppv5nNRHb vSy9VpHKDpNX1LXjHrYj2qPKZs%21-676313080)

To back-up my PC!
Wow pricey :S

[Metric1]

I got it on-sale .. it was the same price as a 160gb western digital..

[Andys]

Well I got my toshiba 500gb for £50/$100...

[Metric1]

yeah mine was like $110

[Andys]

It says $170 up there?

[Metric1]

It says $170 up there?

i didn't buy it from hp..

[Andys]

Oh right, not a bad buy then :P

[Metric1]

Oh right, not a bad buy then :P

yeah, well i was going to buy a 160gb but this one happened to be the same price!

[GoldenMerc]

I baught a 500 gig for around £60 from ebay, But what ever floats ya boat :P

[Metric1]

haha mine was 59 pounds

[Andys]

I baught a 500 gig for around £60 from ebay, But what ever floats ya boat :P
Read our above conversation lol... :rolleyes:

[Hayd93]

You slot them into you HP PC dont you. Mum has a slot for something like that on hers.

[Lycan]

looks like just a standard usb external so no slotting ;)


Nice buy i have two WD elements 500gb (£40 each) and they do me a treat
hope you enjoy your buy

[Metric1]

I'm hooking it up to the rear USB port sometime tonight..

[Plux]

Ewww HP Ext HDD.
You should've gone with Maxtor!

[GommeInc]

Ewww HP Ext HDD.
You should've gone with Maxtor!
Freecom are better :P He can't complain though, that's quite a decent price and I never knew HP made them :S

[Swinkid]

Its possible to get a 1TB hardrive from PC world..

[Plux]

Freecom are better :P He can't complain though, that's quite a decent price and I never knew HP made them :S

Freecom are more expensive! :$

[Agnostic Bear]

Ewww HP Ext HDD.
You should've gone with Maxtor!

LOL MAXTOR LOL

No but seriously maxtor is dead.

[Stephen!]

The new "Maxtor" drives are very reliable. The old ones before they got bought by Seagate are the ones to watch out for.

[Plux]

LOL MAXTOR LOL

No but seriously maxtor is dead.

Maxtors great. :$

[Metric1]

what kind of hard-drive does HP use?

[Plux]

How the hell are we supposed to know? They're not going to go out and shout: WE USE MAXTOR HDDS!"

:$

[Metric1]

well dell uses western digital and they don't exactly try to hide it?

[N!ck]

well dell uses western digital and they don't exactly try to hide it?

Well Dell try to be as cheap as possible, and Western Digitals are generally cheap so that is why. WD don't have the bast record in reliability to be fair though.

Wouldn't surprise me if the drive in the HP was Hitachi or Samsung.

[Plux]

Well Dell try to be as cheap as possible, and Western Digitals are generally cheap so that is why. WD don't have the bast record in reliability to be fair though.

Wouldn't surprise me if the drive in the HP was Hitachi or Samsung.


rofl. WD are crap :$!

I recently bought a 500gb Maxtor Basic External HDD.
It's brilliant.

[Metric1]

I like the HP, it's working good so far.

Should I unplug it when it's not in use?

[N!ck]

I like the HP, it's working good so far.

Should I unplug it when it's not in use?

Nah, shouldn't be necessary. Most external HDDs will power down the driv after a while of not being accessed and then power it on again when you need it anyway.