Thanks both..this one caught my eye..
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/st...m=null&tm=null&sku=692073&category_oid=-32891
Thanks both..this one caught my eye..
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/st...m=null&tm=null&sku=692073&category_oid=-32891
I have a Western Digital "MyBook" which is as noisy as a very noisy thing in noiseville. I cannot recommend it.
Had four of those - 350, 500 x2, and a 750. All silent. Probably a problem with yours.
please dont by maxtor, they have some of the worst reliability records out.
Thanks everyone for the ideas and advice..Are the portable ones pretty reliable?..Read some horror stories about a few and quite concerned as it will have a lot of important images going on it.
There is no bigger critic of Maxtor and their reliability than me.
every maxtor i have come across has developed a tick of death.. wouldnt trust any of my data on one.
I work in IT, and believe me drives DO fail. Personally I'd rather have two 3½" drives at £50 each than one 2½" drive at £100. Keep your main data on the pc drive and have backups on BOTH external drives, and keep one of these off site!
It may sound like paranoia but it's no fun trying to get data back from a duff system. You can't have too many backups. You can replace the computer, you can re-install your software, but the real value is in the data. And without backups it can truly be irreplaceable.
Sorry if I sound like a doom and gloom merchant! I'm not really...
cheers
Bill
Tesco have a maxtor basics 1TB drive in stock for less than 50 quid at the moment, I know it's not the smallest of drives but they are well built and quiet.
I paid more than that for a 500gb Maxtor drive last summer
It's a USB2 drive which is ready to rock n roll and yes it was an in store price
I was tempted to get another one, but i'm going to go over to a network drive next so I can access it from both the imac and the lappy at the same time.
you lot are brave..
Tesco have a maxtor basics 1TB drive in stock for less than 50 quid at the moment, I know it's not the smallest of drives but they are well built and quiet.
I paid more than that for a 500gb Maxtor drive last summer
I was tempted to get another one, but i'm going to go over to a network drive next so I can access it from both the imac and the lappy at the same time.