External Hard Drive

Sworder · **Posted:** October 24th, 2009, 7:44 pm

I had a thread of this subject in the past.

I want to get a 500gb external. One that doesn't need a power source other than the computer it is plugged into. And it needs to be USB.

Any ideas?

Adbot · **Posted:** October 24th, 2009, 7:44 pm

Humus · **Posted:** October 25th, 2009, 3:16 am

I have one of these and it works great. It's also worth noting that if your computer ever breaks down and you get a new one, you can put your old computer's hard drive in a special dock so that it can serve as an external hard drive.

blethorskite · **Posted:** October 25th, 2009, 3:36 am

I have a WD 500GB drive - simply plug and play via USB. It's only 4 inches by 3 inches and about half an inch thick so I often just take it with me places as I would a normal memory stick. Paid about £60 a year ago or so, but their probably cheaper now and there's a lot on the market similar.

Sworder · **Posted:** October 25th, 2009, 3:51 am

Humus wrote:

I have one of these and it works great. It's also worth noting that if your computer ever breaks down and you get a new one, you can put your old computer's hard drive in a special dock so that it can serve as an external hard drive.

That looks nice. I will assume that's 133 dollars?

Pfkninenines · Global Moderator 12/4/08

Anything from the 2.5" external harddrive category on Newegg should work. They use laptop HDDs, so they don't require external power supplies.

Humus · **Posted:** October 29th, 2009, 9:08 am

Found a really nice, cheap 500GB hard drive:
http://www.photographymonthly.com/News- ... g-500GB-External-HDD

Adbot · **Posted:** October 29th, 2009, 9:08 am

Pfkninenines · Global Moderator 12/4/08

Humus wrote:

Found a really nice, cheap 500GB hard drive:
http://www.photographymonthly.com/News- ... g-500GB-External-HDD

That's nearly 125 USD. About $30 or so more than stuff on Newegg. Not cheap, IMO.