Looking for a 1TB external HDD for £70 (UK)

BabylenTatarsky · Sep 7, 2009, 08:15 PM

I want an external HDD, preferably 1TB, to save all my downloads to. Looking at spending about £70. Was looking on scan.co.uk - Computer Hardware - All - Hard Drives - Ext. - Scan.co.uk

What brands are considered the best? Anyone know of any bargains going on?

Thanks.

Grace · Sep 7, 2009, 10:14 PM

Seagate HDDs have a reputation for being the most reliable, but no HDD manufacturers had any real issues during the past few years. I'd buy this one if I were you:

1TB Seagate Expansion ST310005EXD101-RK, Piano Black, External USB2 Hard Drive, 7200rpm - Scan.co.uk

Which has a better (direct) warranty and is among the cheapest you can get.

BabylenTatarsky · Sep 7, 2009, 10:39 PM

Thanks for the reply. I won't have any issues with overheating, will I? It'll just be sat on top of my desktop box...

mkk · Sep 7, 2009, 11:23 PM

The Western Digital Elements has a metal shell which I prefer when it comes to these 3.5" drives. The preceeding gray design had some problems with the failure rate of the power supply that also used an unusual connector to the housing, making it difficult to replace with something else. But they have improved on that now with the black model.

AerieC · Sep 8, 2009, 05:33 PM

I've had good experiences with this LaCie model: Newegg.com - LACIE Design by Neil Poulton 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive 301304U - External Hard Drives We bought around 20 of them at the office and they've performed pretty well. Only about $100 us (60 pounds uk).

I don't know if you can find it in the uk for that cheap though. I'd say you're fairly safe going with a WD or Seagate though. They generally have high performance and reliability.

BabylenTatarsky · Sep 10, 2009, 11:59 PM

I think I'll go for the Seagate one from Scan. Thank you for the replies.

Sep 7, 2009, 08:15 PM	#1
BabylenTatarsky Rocks Your Socks Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: St. Helens [UK] Posts: 1,623 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Looking for a 1TB external HDD for £70 (UK) I want an external HDD, preferably 1TB, to save all my downloads to. Looking at spending about £70. Was looking on scan.co.uk - Computer Hardware - All - Hard Drives - Ext. - Scan.co.uk What brands are considered the best? Anyone know of any bargains going on? Thanks. __________________

Sep 7, 2009, 10:14 PM	#2
Grace HH's Tomboy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Anywhere but in my house! Posts: 776 Rep Power: 54	Re: Looking for a 1TB external HDD for £70 (UK) Seagate HDDs have a reputation for being the most reliable, but no HDD manufacturers had any real issues during the past few years. I'd buy this one if I were you: 1TB Seagate Expansion ST310005EXD101-RK, Piano Black, External USB2 Hard Drive, 7200rpm - Scan.co.uk Which has a better (direct) warranty and is among the cheapest you can get.

Sep 7, 2009, 10:39 PM	Thread Starter #3
BabylenTatarsky Rocks Your Socks Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: St. Helens [UK] Posts: 1,623 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Re: Looking for a 1TB external HDD for £70 (UK) Thanks for the reply. I won't have any issues with overheating, will I? It'll just be sat on top of my desktop box... __________________

Sep 7, 2009, 11:23 PM	#4
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,384 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	Re: Looking for a 1TB external HDD for £70 (UK) The Western Digital Elements has a metal shell which I prefer when it comes to these 3.5" drives. The preceeding gray design had some problems with the failure rate of the power supply that also used an unusual connector to the housing, making it difficult to replace with something else. But they have improved on that now with the black model.

Sep 8, 2009, 05:33 PM	#5
AerieC DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Re: Looking for a 1TB external HDD for £70 (UK) I've had good experiences with this LaCie model: Newegg.com - LACIE Design by Neil Poulton 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive 301304U - External Hard Drives We bought around 20 of them at the office and they've performed pretty well. Only about $100 us (60 pounds uk). I don't know if you can find it in the uk for that cheap though. I'd say you're fairly safe going with a WD or Seagate though. They generally have high performance and reliability.

Sep 10, 2009, 11:59 PM	Thread Starter #6
BabylenTatarsky Rocks Your Socks Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: St. Helens [UK] Posts: 1,623 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Re: Looking for a 1TB external HDD for £70 (UK) I think I'll go for the Seagate one from Scan. Thank you for the replies. __________________