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    Any opinions on these two external HD's please

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by skerryman, Mar 16, 2008.

  1. skerryman

    skerryman Notebook Consultant

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    skerryman, Mar 16, 2008
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    Hmm...not too sure about the Toshiba. The WD Passport is a very popular model, and should serve you well.
     
    jetstar, Mar 17, 2008
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    Go with WD or LaCie
     
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    The Toshiba one is only new out I think. Its got NTI backup software preloaded, I was looking it up and it sounds pretty useful. Was opting towards the WD passport but I recently used my friends one to back up my data when I had to restore my laptop to factory settings and I lost most of my movies somewhere along the way.
     
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    There are plenty (and some free!) backup utilities that will perform better than ANY included-softwares...
     
    Greg, Mar 17, 2008
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    But WD is more expensive per size. .. which means you 'll pay much more for same size when buying WD.

    Oh but but .. the Build quality is Superb, & the harddisk is well-cushioned & cooled.
     
    Nocturnal310, Mar 17, 2008
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