External Hard Drives

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My stupid Seagate 1.5tb external HD is doing a stupid clicking noise, which I think means it is about to konk out, so im on the look out for a new external HD, prefferably not Seagate now.

Does anyone know where online is a reputable place to get a decent 2TB External HD drive that is reliable and affordable, not lookin to spend more than a ton (thats 100 sheets or ?100).

Was thinking Amazon, but would like to see alternatives really.

Much appreciated!

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[Kaido]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/244504 (powered)
or something like

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-363-WD

if you wanna run off usb power?

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Thanks Kaido, that western digital link you gave me was the one I was looking at on Amazon.

Much appreciated!

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[eastyy]

my drive made clicking noises weird thing is when i used it on another computer it was ok

[briareos_kerensky]

The clicking noise could be the head returning to its stand-by/rest position, it was fairly common in my (relatively) old Velociraptor and I hadn't a problem with it. Of course, if clicks happen frequently the HDD may be defective, before buying an other it might be worth checking what the SMART values are, sometimes a low-level format or a "hard reset" through the manufacturer's own tools might solve some problems.

[beecee]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Elements-External-Desktop/dp/B003IPC21Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298123003&sr=8-1

i have one of these, completely silent in operation. and a very good price

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Thanks for the info people! Western Digital it is!

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