Ben

I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
drive and daily duplicate to the other).

Criteria...

Silent or near-as-dammit.
Under 100 quid per drive
USB2
Min 200 Gb per drive


Current leader is
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW

Any other suggestions?
--
ZX-10R

CT

Ben wrote:

> Current leader is
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto...0RPM/dp/B000HD
> 1NEW
>
> Any other suggestions?

It's actually sold by Pixmania.

Avoid them at all costs.

--
Chris

Des

Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote:
> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
> Criteria...
>
> Silent or near-as-dammit.
> Under 100 quid per drive
> USB2
> Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>
> Current leader is
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>
> Any other suggestions?

I have one of these ..

http://minilien.fr/a0kh93

... and whilst it's constructed to resemble the Mac Mini, it's USB as well
as FireWire and so will work with any computer, I think. And it is
_completely_ silent. I can switch off music, bend my ear over the computer
and external disk drive ... and the only sound I can hear is the hum of
traffic 250 metres away on the place de Clichy.

D.

--
des | 'trop d'la balle, j'kiffe grave!'
BMW K100-LT

ogden

Ben wrote:
>
> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
> Criteria...
>
> Silent or near-as-dammit.
> Under 100 quid per drive
> USB2
> Min 200 Gb per drive

I got one of these 4 months ago as a media archive:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129301

No setup required, seems to work just fine and I haven't really noticed
any noise, just an occasional flashing LED when it's busy.

Only problem is it's full. Still, at that price I might buy a couple
more and start backing up.

--
ogden
sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike

Brownz @ Work

Ben wrote:
> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
> Criteria...
>
> Silent or near-as-dammit.
> Under 100 quid per drive
> USB2
> Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>
> Current leader is
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>
> Any other suggestions?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124035/

Looks pretty good VFM.


--
Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/

Champ

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:02:09 +0100, ogden <ogden@pre.org> wrote:

>I got one of these 4 months ago as a media archive:
>
>http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129301

>Only problem is it's full. Still, at that price I might buy a couple
>more and start backing up.

500GB? Full?

Of *what*, FFS?!
--
Champ
I don't know, but I been told, you never slow down, you never get old
ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R600 (race)
neal at champ dot org dot uk

Dan White

"Ben" <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote in message
news:r2ggb3pjrd2saa6e87eh07slcute4tqhi9@4ax.com...
> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
> Criteria...
>
> Silent or near-as-dammit.
> Under 100 quid per drive
> USB2
> Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>
> Current leader is
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW

Maxtor 400Gb drive £53.98 from ebuyer, with free delivery.
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/130751

Western Digital MyBook, 500Gb, £82.24 from scan.co.uk.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=410992

Toshiba 320Gb drive 81.97
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=45JX


I don't know about the others, but my Toshiba one is to all intents and
purposes silent.


--
Dan White
(dan@finex666.org.uk)
Perform an exorcism when replying.

christofire

Ben wrote:

> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
> Criteria...
>
> Silent or near-as-dammit.
> Under 100 quid per drive
> USB2
> Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>
> Current leader is
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto...0RPM/dp/B000HD
> 1NEW
>
> Any other suggestions?

I've got a Freecom 120GB "mobile drive"[1], which is 2.5", silent,
doesn't get hot, usb powered, USB2.

You can get the 250GB version for £116[2], which isn't too far outside
your budget. The 160GB is about £70.

I suspect you'll find much cheaper drives in the 3.5" size though (in
fact, Aria have the 500GB 3.5" version of the above for £110.

[1]
http://www.freecom.com/ecproduct_det...8020&sCatID=11
46187&ssCatID=1146188
[2]
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...rnal/Freecom+M
obile+Drive+250GB+USB-2+(2.5%22)+?productId=28098 (currently OOS though)

--
Christofire DIAABTCOD#1 DS#9 ZX-10R

Greybeard

"Ben" <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote in message
news:r2ggb3pjrd2saa6e87eh07slcute4tqhi9@4ax.com...
> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
> Criteria...
>
> Silent or near-as-dammit.
> Under 100 quid per drive
> USB2
> Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>
> Current leader is
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>

Just got this today from ebuyer.
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...130751&_LOC=UK

--
Greybeard

FLHTCUI UK-07 Mk II
Trumpet Trophy 1200 new one coming soon!
Garmin Zumo 550, To get me home!

ukrm@foxtails[dot]co[dot]uk

Eddie

Champ wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:02:09 +0100, ogden <ogden@pre.org> wrote:
>
>> I got one of these 4 months ago as a media archive:
>>
>> http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129301
>
>> Only problem is it's full. Still, at that price I might buy a couple
>> more and start backing up.
>
> 500GB? Full?
>
> Of *what*, FFS?!

pr0n, of course.

--
Eddie eddie@deguello.org

http://www.last.fm/group/ukrm

ogden

Champ wrote:
>
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:02:09 +0100, ogden ?ogden@pre.org? wrote:
>
> ?I got one of these 4 months ago as a media archive:
> ?
> ?http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129301
>
> ?Only problem is it's full. Still, at that price I might buy a couple
> ?more and start backing up.
>
> 500GB? Full?
>
> Of *what*, FFS?!

H:\
+- 293,882 MB tvclips
+- 50,940 MB Movies
+- 39,351 MB toria
+- 33,888 MB media
+- 27,773 MB pron
+- 7,167 MB OSes
+- 3,729 MB backup

etc.

And then there's the 250GB internal drive with 60GB of music and another
15 gigs or so of tv stuff...

--
ogden
sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike

Des

ogden <ogden@pre.org> wrote:
> Champ wrote:

> +- 27,773 MB pron

desmond@sivan.coughlan.fr% /Users/desmond (11) du -hs /Volumes/shirele/films/.porn
8.7G /Volumes/shirele/films/.porn

<phew!>

D.
--
des | 'trop d'la balle, j'kiffe grave!'
BMW K100-LT

Ben

On 7 Aug 2007 10:01:19 GMT, "CT" <me@christrollen.co.uk> wrote:

>Ben wrote:
>
>> Current leader is
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto...0RPM/dp/B000HD
>> 1NEW
>>
>> Any other suggestions?
>
>It's actually sold by Pixmania.

I had noticed that.

>Avoid them at all costs.

I was planning to do that. Other suppliers are available, that was
just a convenient link.
--
ZX-10R

Ben

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:02:09 +0100, ogden <ogden@pre.org> wrote:

>Ben wrote:
>>
>> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>>
>> Criteria...
>>
>> Silent or near-as-dammit.
>> Under 100 quid per drive
>> USB2
>> Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>I got one of these 4 months ago as a media archive:
>
>http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129301
>
>No setup required, seems to work just fine and I haven't really noticed
>any noise, just an occasional flashing LED when it's busy.

Is it fanless or does it use a heatsink?

>Only problem is it's full. Still, at that price I might buy a couple
>more and start backing up.

Primarily I'm after backups so I want lots of drives all holding the
same stuff. A more primitive RAID if you like.
--
ZX-10R

Ben

On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:28:09 +0000 (UTC), "christofire"
<chris@ukrm.org> wrote:

>Ben wrote:
>
>> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>>
>> Criteria...
>>
>> Silent or near-as-dammit.
>> Under 100 quid per drive
>> USB2
>> Min 200 Gb per drive
>>
>>
>> Current leader is
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto...0RPM/dp/B000HD
>> 1NEW
>>
>> Any other suggestions?
>
>I've got a Freecom 120GB "mobile drive"[1], which is 2.5", silent,
>doesn't get hot, usb powered, USB2.
>
>You can get the 250GB version for £116[2], which isn't too far outside
>your budget. The 160GB is about £70.

Yes, I already have a 100Gb Lacie mobile drive that's USB-bus powered,
but I didn't want the draw of power on my USB hub to get too excessive
so I though externally powered desktop drives would be a better bet.

>I suspect you'll find much cheaper drives in the 3.5" size though (in
>fact, Aria have the 500GB 3.5" version of the above for £110.

Sounds good.
--
ZX-10R

Ben

On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:13:25 +0100, "Brownz @ Work"
<someone.not@microsoft.com> wrote:

>Ben wrote:
>> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>>
>> Criteria...
>>
>> Silent or near-as-dammit.
>> Under 100 quid per drive
>> USB2
>> Min 200 Gb per drive
>>
>>
>> Current leader is
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>>
>> Any other suggestions?
>
>http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124035/
>
>Looks pretty good VFM.

That looks really good, especially as I can get cashback from Ebuyer
via quidco.

Will just need a bit of gaffer tape over the leds on the front.
--
ZX-10R

ogden

Ben wrote:
>
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:02:09 +0100, ogden ?ogden@pre.org? wrote:
>
> ?http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129301
> ?
> ?No setup required, seems to work just fine and I haven't really noticed
> ?any noise, just an occasional flashing LED when it's busy.
>
> Is it fanless or does it use a heatsink?

Not sure off-hand. I can take a look this evening. Either way, it's
quiet enough that I haven't noticed.

--
ogden
sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike

Iridium

"ogden" <ogden@pre.org> wrote in message news:46B84321.9E98F9BF@pre.org...
> Ben wrote:
>>
>> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>>
>> Criteria...
>>
>> Silent or near-as-dammit.
>> Under 100 quid per drive
>> USB2
>> Min 200 Gb per drive
>
> I got one of these 4 months ago as a media archive:
>
> http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129301
>
>

I'd spend the extra fiver and get this -

<http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=128603

For the 3 years extra warranty, and because IME Maxtors tend to die, often.
Also, this one looks better heh.

--
Dan
Mk1 Clio V6 #57

ogden

Iridium wrote:
>
> I'd spend the extra fiver and get this -
>
> ?http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=128603

Did you mean http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/128603 ?

--
ogden
sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike

Iridium

"ogden" <ogden@pre.org> wrote in message news:46B85ECD.CABBA0A3@pre.org...
> Iridium wrote:
>>
>> I'd spend the extra fiver and get this -
>>
>> ?http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=128603
>
> Did you mean http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/128603 ?
>

Yes, that's why I linked to it :-)

--
Dan
Mk1 Clio V6 #57

TMack

"Ben" <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote in message
news:r2ggb3pjrd2saa6e87eh07slcute4tqhi9@4ax.com
> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
> Criteria...
>
> Silent or near-as-dammit.
> Under 100 quid per drive
> USB2
> Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>
> Current leader is
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>
> Any other suggestions?

Take your pick...
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/cat/Hard-Dr...Desktop-Drives

--
Tony
'04 XL1200C, '95 LS650
OMF#24

Colin Irvine

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:53:18 +0100, Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> squeezed
out the following:

>I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
>Criteria...
>
>Silent or near-as-dammit.
>Under 100 quid per drive
>USB2
>Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>
>Current leader is
>http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>
>Any other suggestions?

I've used a Freecom for a couple of years - very happy with it. PC
World have a web deal on the 400Gb for ukp 73.96. That's what I'd get.

--
Colin Irvine
YZF1000R BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5
http://www.colinandpat.co.uk

Ben

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:06:27 +0100, Colin Irvine
<Colin.Irvine@spamcop.net> wrote:

>On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:53:18 +0100, Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> squeezed
>out the following:
>
>>I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>>drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>>
>>Criteria...
>>
>>Silent or near-as-dammit.
>>Under 100 quid per drive
>>USB2
>>Min 200 Gb per drive
>>
>>
>>Current leader is
>>http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>>
>>Any other suggestions?
>
>I've used a Freecom for a couple of years - very happy with it. PC
>World have a web deal on the 400Gb for ukp 73.96. That's what I'd get.

I have a policy of not buying from DSG.
--
ZX-10R

Ben

On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 13:53:27 +0100, "TMack" <aonp82 AT dsl DOT pipex
DOT com> wrote:

>"Ben" <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote in message
>news:r2ggb3pjrd2saa6e87eh07slcute4tqhi9@4ax.com
>> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>>
>> Criteria...
>>
>> Silent or near-as-dammit.
>> Under 100 quid per drive
>> USB2
>> Min 200 Gb per drive
>>
>>
>> Current leader is
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>>
>> Any other suggestions?
>
>Take your pick...
>http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/cat/Hard-Dr...Desktop-Drives

Yes, I'm quite capable of browsing online stores.

You'll not my first requirement was "silent or near-as-dammit". They
don't always list this in the specs and they don't always tell you if
a drive is going to fail within ten seconds of you owning it or have
annoying leds all over it etc.

Hence a request for recommendations.
--
ZX-10R

Mike Barnard

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:53:18 +0100, Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote:

>I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
>Criteria...
>
>Silent or near-as-dammit.
>Under 100 quid per drive
>USB2
>Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>
>Current leader is
>http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>
>Any other suggestions?

I've got a Western Digital MyBook. Nominally 500gb of portable (if
you want it to be) storage. Silent, small.

http://www.wdmybook.com/en/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...sleedsco546-21

HTH.

Champ

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:38:27 +0100, ogden <ogden@pre.org> wrote:

>Champ wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:02:09 +0100, ogden ?ogden@pre.org? wrote:
>>
>> ?I got one of these 4 months ago as a media archive:
>> ?
>> ?http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129301
>>
>> ?Only problem is it's full. Still, at that price I might buy a couple
>> ?more and start backing up.
>>
>> 500GB? Full?
>>
>> Of *what*, FFS?!
>
>H:\
> +- 293,882 MB tvclips

Hmm. That's about 150 hours, yes?

> +- 50,940 MB Movies

25 hours - maybe 12 or 13 movies

> +- 39,351 MB toria

What already?

> +- 33,888 MB media
> +- 27,773 MB pron

Who would watch 14 hours of pron?

>And then there's the 250GB internal drive with 60GB of music and another
>15 gigs or so of tv stuff...

Get a DVD burner, ffs.
--
Champ
I don't know, but I been told, you never slow down, you never get old
ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R600 (race)
neal at champ dot org dot uk

Dan White

"Ben" <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote in message
news:3bsgb3haimu9jae2pkthn3l88vm54j4n01@4ax.com...
<snip>
>
> You'll not my first requirement was "silent or near-as-dammit". They
> don't always list this in the specs and they don't always tell you if
> a drive is going to fail within ten seconds of you owning it or have
> annoying leds all over it etc.
>
> Hence a request for recommendations.

Ok, as I said, my Toshiba one is silent from about 3 feet away (I can't hear
it over the PC PSU anyway), and it only has one annoying LED, which can
easily be rectified with a small blob of blu-tak ;-)


--
Dan White
(dan@finex666.org.uk)
Perform an exorcism when replying.

Hog

Champ wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:38:27 +0100, ogden <ogden@pre.org> wrote:

>> +- 27,773 MB pron
>
> Who would watch 14 hours of pron?

Someone working up to a world record ejaculation bid perhaps?

--
Hog

Colin Irvine

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:19:26 +0100, Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> squeezed
out the following:

>On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:06:27 +0100, Colin Irvine
><Colin.Irvine@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:53:18 +0100, Ben <ukrm@bensales.com> squeezed
>>out the following:
>>
>>>I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>>>drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>>>
>>>Criteria...
>>>
>>>Silent or near-as-dammit.
>>>Under 100 quid per drive
>>>USB2
>>>Min 200 Gb per drive
>>>
>>>
>>>Current leader is
>>>http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>>>
>>>Any other suggestions?
>>
>>I've used a Freecom for a couple of years - very happy with it. PC
>>World have a web deal on the 400Gb for ukp 73.96. That's what I'd get.
>
>I have a policy of not buying from DSG.

Fair enough. I have a policy of not buying from Amazon.

--
Colin Irvine
YZF1000R BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5
http://www.colinandpat.co.uk

TMack

"Ben" <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote in message
news:3bsgb3haimu9jae2pkthn3l88vm54j4n01@4ax.com
> On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 13:53:27 +0100, "TMack" <aonp82 AT dsl DOT pipex
> DOT com> wrote:
>
>> "Ben" <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote in message
>> news:r2ggb3pjrd2saa6e87eh07slcute4tqhi9@4ax.com
>>> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
>>> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>>>
>>> Criteria...
>>>
>>> Silent or near-as-dammit.
>>> Under 100 quid per drive
>>> USB2
>>> Min 200 Gb per drive
>>>
>>>
>>> Current leader is
>>>
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto.../dp/B000HD1NEW
>>>
>>> Any other suggestions?
>>
>> Take your pick...
>>
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/cat/Hard-Dr...Desktop-Drives
>
> Yes, I'm quite capable of browsing online stores.
>
> You'll not my first requirement was "silent or near-as-dammit".

That would be just about all of them these days

>They don't always list this in the specs

That's because it isn't really an issue any more

> and they don't always tell you if
> a drive is going to fail within ten seconds of you owning it

Any drive can do that and the microscopically small sample of opinions that
you will get from ukrm probably won't tell you anything useful. Decide what
best meets your criteria then google for information on it. Also - remember
that it is mainly dissatisfied customers who tend to post information on the
web. You need to consider complaints as a proportion of the volume sold.
If one model has, say, three times more complaints posted than another that
doesn't mean it is necesssarily worse - it might ten times more examples in
use.

> or have
> annoying leds all over it etc.

Who GAF if it does everything else properly

> Hence a request for recommendations.

JFGFI

--
Tony
'04 XL1200C, '95 LS650
OMF#24

Beav

"Ben" <ukrm@bensales.com> wrote in message
news:r2ggb3pjrd2saa6e87eh07slcute4tqhi9@4ax.com...
> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
> Criteria...
>
> Silent or near-as-dammit.
> Under 100 quid per drive
> USB2
> Min 200 Gb per drive

Maplins are flogging 500 gig Western digitals for about 90 quid. Well they
were two weeks ago when I got one.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

Beav

"ogden" <ogden@pre.org> wrote in message news:46B84BA3.AF64A880@pre.org...
> Champ wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:02:09 +0100, ogden ?ogden@pre.org? wrote:
>>
>> ?I got one of these 4 months ago as a media archive:
>> ?
>> ?http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129301
>>
>> ?Only problem is it's full. Still, at that price I might buy a couple
>> ?more and start backing up.
>>
>> 500GB? Full?
>>
>> Of *what*, FFS?!
>
> H:\
>
> +- 27,773 MB pron

Nowhere NEAR enough


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

Beav

"Hog" <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5hre0uF3m91kbU1@mid.individual.net...
> Champ wrote:
>> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:38:27 +0100, ogden <ogden@pre.org> wrote:
>
>>> +- 27,773 MB pron
>>
>> Who would watch 14 hours of pron?
>
> Someone working up to a world record ejaculation bid perhaps?

Or someone who's trying to build biceps and triceps.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

ogden

Beav wrote:
>
> Try downloading a few films, then unpacking them into a watchable format.
> Each 4.7 gig film now takes up closer to 10 gig and there's not much you can
> do about it if you're seeding back.

So why not delete the "unpacked" version once you've watched it? After
all, if you're still seeing, you've still got the archive (I assume
you're talking about a shedload of rar files, which is rather quaint) so
you can unpack it again any time you like.

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ogden
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Cab

Ben wrote:

> I'm after 2 external hard drives to use as photo backups (use one
> drive and daily duplicate to the other).
>
> Criteria...
>
> Silent or near-as-dammit.
> Under 100 quid per drive
> USB2
> Min 200 Gb per drive
>
>
> Current leader is
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Deskto...0RPM/dp/B000HD
> 1NEW
>
> Any other suggestions?

One of these:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/65399

With two USB drives to attach to it.

Avoid these:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/searc...=SC101&x=0&y=0


As it's a proprietary file system [1] (not sure about the T) and hates
wireless connections to it.

[1] Only works on Windows with their drivers (not sure if it works on
Vista) and doesn't work with Linux.

I've also found (to my disappointment) that Netgear are appalling in
supporting released products with upgrades. Not just for the SC101.

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Beav