external hard disk - best buy -any advice people?

Platini
By Platini

QL;ers need your express advice on a good external hard disk..

good reliable brand

best price/bargain deal shop

400qrs for 120 gb

450qrs for 160 gb

 is there a better deal around town...

By King Edshel• 18 Mar 2008 19:35
King Edshel

Novi> It is good that we met in the end, with or without Maxtor ... people always meet for a reason :) At least you know now that Maxtor is a bad guy :)

 

Dandy> Long time no see iPhone guy :) how are you doing? :) 

 

------------------------------------ Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (Gautama Buddha)

By dandy0510• 18 Mar 2008 19:04
Rating: 3/5
dandy0510

go go go king! ;)

 

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PEACE NOT WAR FOR 2008!

also if you are iphone and ipod touch user  :

just PM or SMS me first. :)

By novita77• 18 Mar 2008 18:46
novita77

KE ... i wish you told me that before we bought our Maxtor. But then again few years ago i havent met you lol. 

By King Edshel• 18 Mar 2008 18:45
Rating: 3/5
King Edshel

just get a WD as I have this one since August 2006 and up to now working fine, regardless of falling so many times ... still working. Maxtor got a factory defect, the HD won't even warn you ... Hey dude ... I'm falling ... I'm havign trouble ... It would just fall like a rock out of nowhere in front of you and there is no way to fix it so far ...

 

Branded WD will cost something around 400 to 500 for the 120 - 160 GB ...

The good thing about the others, you can buy a SATA hard disk which is far faster than the IDE bus connector ... and the price would be almost the same.

You have to go to the right shop to get it, otherwise they will make you spend more ... 

 

------------------------------------ Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (Gautama Buddha)

By novita77• 18 Mar 2008 18:18
Rating: 4/5
novita77

we have maxtor and western digital. Had a problem with maxtor few years back cant access the file and have to buy a software call 'file scavenger' to fix it. Never have problem with western digital. If we need another one will defenitely buy western digital again.

By a_guy• 18 Mar 2008 18:15
Rating: 5/5
a_guy

I am IT and I recomend WD as well

best prices you will find in Carrefour - besides, the warranty issues will be solved in a clean way..

Sofitel is cheap but warranty could be a problem....

 

 

By thexonic• 18 Mar 2008 17:58
thexonic

lol 

Get a western digital hard drive if u want to go for a branded one.

Btw if u dont mind having a big hard drive. go for a 250 gigs for 320 riyals. 

 

It's always the small things that make big differences.

By a_guy• 18 Mar 2008 17:49
Rating: 5/5
a_guy

just go to sofitel

you can negociate the price.... use the magic words... I will buy it in the shop next door.... it works !

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