1TB External HardDrive ?

[Pazza]

Hey,

I know there's already a thread on hard drives, but I need a good, cheap 1tb hdd. I found a Toshiba 3.5" one for £75 on eBuyer, want to know if thats good or not ?

+rep for helporz.

[Implement]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6757852/Trail/searchtext>1TB.htm

not bad price.

[Robbie]

This is the one I have
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1048977355.124172397 7@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfeadehejkeimicflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=959744&category_oid=

Though when I bought it, it was £60 (xmas sales)

[DaveTaylor]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1240&subid=941

[Johno]

This is the one I have
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1048977355.124172397 7@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfeadehejkeimicflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=959744&category_oid=

Though when I bought it, it was £60 (xmas sales)

Bought the same drive as Robbie and its brilliant, its £10 cheaper from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Elements-External-Drive/dp/B001GO9ERE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1241725879&sr=8-2

[Pazza]

This is the one I was looking at :

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145041


Should I go for it ?

[AgnesIO]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-External-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B001BG4QS4/ref=pd_cp_ce_1_img?pf_rd_p=136153791&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001GO9ERE&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0KV732Z70AQMQQ3P43Y7

Same harddrive as you are looking at but cheaper.

Check the reviews too!

[Pazza]

Okay, i'm going for what Dom posted, will it be fine to run games, movies etc. from ?

[J0SH]

External HD's are for putting files on, it won't make 'games' run quicker, althought you can store songs and movies on it :P If you can't run games atm and want to you're looking for the wrong product, you need RAM..

[Kevin]

External HD's are for putting files on, it won't make 'games' run quicker, althought you can store songs and movies on it :P If you can't run games atm and want to you're looking for the wrong product, you need RAM..

You cant just presume he needs ram, it could be a number of various things.

[J0SH]

It's a laptop, it will have a decent motherboard just might not have a graphics card, but if he can't run a game it's mostly due to his RAM.

[Andys]

This is the one I was looking at :

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145041


Should I go for it ?
i have the 500GB version of that and i've had no problems with it :)

[Recursion]

It's a laptop, it will have a decent motherboard just might not have a graphics card, but if he can't run a game it's mostly due to his RAM.

Thats crap, nowadays the norm is 2GB - 4GB which is plenty. I'm 90% sure it WOULD be his graphics card.

[Pazza]

External HD's are for putting files on, it won't make 'games' run quicker, althought you can store songs and movies on it :P If you can't run games atm and want to you're looking for the wrong product, you need RAM..

No, I mean more space for games, as i've got no space left :P

[AgnesIO]

Okay, i'm going for what Dom posted, will it be fine to run games, movies etc. from ?

Sorry for late reply.

My friend has got it recently, and it works fine for him ;)

[Nick.]

Games might run a bit slower/take longer to load up if you play it from the HD. :)

[Pazza]

Games might run a bit slower/take longer to load up if you play it from the HD. :)

I don't mind it taking longer to start up, but will it affect the gameplay majorly, or not too much?

[Kyle!]

I don't mind it taking longer to start up, but will it affect the gameplay majorly, or not too much?

Yeah, when the game is loading textures etc. it will be noticeably slower.