External Hard-drive

hollytaylor on 28/04/2012 - 19:11

A friend recently introduced me to the idea of an external hard-drive and I'm now keen to buy one but I just have no idea where to start. Any help?

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bargrin on 28/04/2012 - 19:22

If your looking for 3,000 gb jb have a WD for $188 at the moment.

Mind you 3,000gb = 3tb is pretty big

https://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/computer-a…
scrimshaw on 28/04/2012 - 19:26

+2

There are 2 kinds of external drives.

There are desktop drives which are 3.5 inch desktop drives that sit inside an enclosure. These drives sit on your desk and usually have a AC adapter that needs to be plugged into a wall socket to work.

Example:
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/68546
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/68243

Then there are small-pocket sized ones that are…. well, fits in your pocket. These are usually more expensive per gigabyte than regular desktop ones, but have the advantage of being both portable and not needing a dedicated AC power connection.

Example:
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/68042