External Hard-drive

[jkuean]

Hey all, I planning to get an external harddrive cause i'm running out of size on my laptop...
any recommendations on what and where to get it?

 

[Rashkae]

Almost any are good, you can get them all over funan and Sim Lim. I do recommend a reliable drive maker like Seagate.

 

[Hitman]

Hey all, I planning to get an external harddrive cause i'm running out of size on my laptop...
any recommendations on what and where to get it?

Small, thin and portable - Any 2.5" 5400 RPM hard disk (USB powered)

Big, thick and less portable - Any 3.5" 7200 RPM hard disk (needs external power supply)

I personally go for the WD Passport range of 2.5" hard disks, I find them very fast and reliable.

 

[jkuean]

and how much would the 2.5" set me back by?

 

[ninelives]

and how much would the 2.5" set me back by?

less than $100 can get. go sim lim walk around and choose your favorite casing.

 

[jkuean]

how big? as in the gb..

 

[Rashkae]

how big? as in the gb..

Why not just check the HWZ priceguide??

 

[lightrules]

I highly recommend NexStar, it runs cool and has both USB 2 with firewire.

Make sure you get those with 2 USB cable ( twin cable in 1 )
This will make sure it gets enough power and wouldnt crash.
USB itself may not give enough juice to run the harddisk

 

[estel]

and how much would the 2.5" set me back by?

how big? as in the gb..

Chose what you want - Sim Lim square price guides at http://resources.vr-zone.com/sls/

 

[jkuean]

hey thanks... just asking, does the brand name matter ? what difference does it make? or should i just get the cheapest?

 

[Lenscapes]

saw carrefour advertised a 250GB 2.5" for $139 a day ago.

 

[tunster]

By failure rate Seagate and Hitachi (previous IBM) seems to have the least. But after all, harddisk is really depends on luck

 

[jkuean]

By failure rate Seagate and Hitachi (previous IBM) seems to have the least. But after all, harddisk is really depends on luck

wad do u mean failure rate? like the whole disk just crash or smth like that?

 

[tunster]

Yah..means the data is totally unrecoverable unless with dust-free treatment.

I always service those Maxtxr and Fujitxx HDD which are not readable even plug into other PC. Resulting not able to recover the data.

 

[jkuean]

hey thanks for all the help....
got a seagate freeagent 2.5" 160gb just now at sim lim...