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SWMBO wants an external hard drive (apparantly my 500GB with hardly anything on it isn't good enough for her to use).  My previous experience with hard drives has been to stick to Seagate or Maxtor.

Does anyone have any words of wisdom that could help me out?    

**Edit**  Help me out with what to look for in an external hard drive, not just life in general    

[nick v6]

a normal hdd in an external enclosure will do the trick

[Sad]

That might not look pretty enough for SWMBO!!  

[Debs.]

In my experience some Seagate drives can be inclined to be rather-noisy when in use.......I`ve had good luck with Western Digital external HDD`s (and they are quiet and can auto-hibernate when not in use).

If you share data, you might consider an 'NAS' unit (a stand-alone HDD with both USB and ethernet connections).

[nick v6]

That might not look pretty enough for SWMBO!!  

hide it behind the comp she won't see it
or paint it pink and decorate it in flowers

[mantagte]

i bought one of these before christmas to transfer and store my cd collection on and i have had no problems and it is now £20 cheaper
hth


http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145041

[Debs.]

That might not look pretty enough for SWMBO!!  

hide it behind the comp she won't see it
or paint it pink and decorate it in flowers

  That`s the next logical step in data storage: an HDD with a built-in air freshener.

[nick v6]

That might not look pretty enough for SWMBO!!  

hide it behind the comp she won't see it
or paint it pink and decorate it in flowers

  That`s the next logical step in data storage: an HDD with a built-in air freshener.

might take that idea to dragons den

[Sad]

In my experience some Seagate drives can be inclined to be rather-noisy when in use.......I`ve had good luck with Western Digital external HDD`s (and they are quiet and can auto-hibernate when not in use).

If you share data, you might consider an 'NAS' unit (a stand-alone HDD with both USB and ethernet connections).

I've heard that the Maxtor drives can be noisy too, but the noise isn't going to bother me.  I'll have a look at the Western Digital drives too though...

No need for a 'NAS' drive (whatever one of them might be   :-?)

[Sad]

That might not look pretty enough for SWMBO!!  

hide it behind the comp she won't see it
or paint it pink and decorate it in flowers

  That`s the next logical step in data storage: an HDD with a built-in air freshener.

might take that idea to dragons den

SWMBO'd probably go for it!  She'll use it on her laptop in the front room    

[nick v6]

That might not look pretty enough for SWMBO!!  

hide it behind the comp she won't see it
or paint it pink and decorate it in flowers

  That`s the next logical step in data storage: an HDD with a built-in air freshener.

might take that idea to dragons den

SWMBO'd probably go for it!  She'll use it on her laptop in the front room    

thats 1 sold

[Seth]

That might not look pretty enough for SWMBO!!  

Avoid all this  - go for a Mac!
No external hard drive, quiet as a mouse, and customized for my needs. No complaints here folks!

[Sad]

That might not look pretty enough for SWMBO!!  

Avoid all this  - go for a Mac!
No external hard drive, quiet as a mouse, and customized for my needs. No complaints here folks!

I think she's toyed with the Mac idea, but it was a no-goer...  

I wouldn't know about Macs though, I've never used one    

[nick v6]

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/
have a look there

[Seth]

That might not look pretty enough for SWMBO!!  

Avoid all this  - go for a Mac!
No external hard drive, quiet as a mouse, and customized for my needs. No complaints here folks!

I think she's toyed with the Mac idea, but it was a no-goer...  

I wouldn't know about Macs though, I've never used one    

I was in the same boat too, but a very good mate, who's a big-time  Mac user converted me. Whilst I'm certainly no IT expert, I've not looked back. Suits me fine, but 'each to their own' I suppose!