Special offer at Maplins - £84.99

http://www.maplin.co.uk/2tb-freeagent-goflex-desk-external-hard-drive-396166?ordercode=A72KB&C=Email-Newsletter&U=12P5-3-A72KB&T=875577&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=A72KB&utm_campaign=12P5-3

Or does anyone know different?

I can't find anything as good as that price at the minute.

Found one cheaper

http://www.novatech....sb/0s03398.html

Edited 26 April, 201214 yr by softscoop

They still have not made it back to the pre thai flood levels, about this time last year I bought an external 2TB drive for £65 from currys.

They still have not made it back to the pre thai flood levels, about this time last year I bought an external 2TB drive for £65 from currys.

Blimey, I didn't notice them go that cheap..............must try harder

Now £80...

Do you think that someone at Maplin's reads threads on this forum?

Do you think that someone at Maplin's reads threads on this forum?

Jeeps, if I leave it a couple of days they'll be giving them away

Is that Maplin drive USB2 or USB3 ?

Much difference in speed ?

Was probably the USB 2.0 version, but they are now out of stock (and it's a 48 hour sale item) online but available in stores.

Yes, USB 3.0 is noticeably quicker the 2.0 if you have a USB 3.0 socket on your computer.

My new Tosh L770-14C has a blue USB port whick I presume is a USB3.

I'll save up for a USB3 drive then.

Yes, USB 3.0 is noticeably quicker the 2.0 if you have a USB 3.0 socket on your computer.

Thats an understatement, I was copying to externals at 30MBps (max), now it's 250MBps

So yes, a huge difference

My new Tosh L770-14C has a blue USB port whick I presume is a USB3.

I'll save up for a USB3 drive then.

Aye blue is for USB3, you could just get a cheap caddy if you already have a disk, http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/harddrives-external/harddriveenclosures/usb3.0external3.5enclosure.html

They do 2.5" ones too.

That said I get a beter speed on USB2 equipment when ran through the 3 port

Excellent, that SATA/USB3 caddy is just what I need, having a spare HDD sitting around !

Would it be backwards compatible with USB2 ? Oops, literature says yes.

Edited 26 April, 201214 yr by Spudhoolio

How many naughty images do you lot have to fill 2TB

You'd be surprised how many pix of sheds & deltics I have !

How many naughty images do you lot have to fill 2TB

We're still waiting for you to post a full size one

Bout the same my 2GB NAS cost me the other Christmas.

ebay daily deal 2tb is 79quid

Bout the same my 2GB NAS cost me the other Christmas.

My NAS is feeling the need of a disk upgrade to.... I am thinking 4 x 2TB should do the trick for a few months :-)

4 x 4tb any use?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/seagate-freeagent-goflex-desk-external-hard-drive-2tb-06824037-pdt.html

.....well from there I wasn't expecting that price

How many naughty images do you lot have to fill 2TB

"Lots" isn't an adequate description really. Mind you, with 2TB you really would be into lots of DVD quality movies, so you'd have a fair choice of naughtiness

How many naughty images do you lot have to fill 2TB

We're still waiting for you to post a full size one

So you want to play Daisy Dare do you Mr Brimma ?? :yes: / :no:

Edited 27 April, 201214 yr by Lazy Daisy

http://www.pcworld.c...824037-pdt.html

.....well from there I wasn't expecting that price

They can subsidise their online prices by ripping people off in-store (check the small print, if you don't reserve online and just walk into the store, that drive costs you £110 so about £20-25 "over the odds"...)

So you want to play Daisy Dare do you Mr Brimma ?? :yes: / :no:

I don't think my ticker would cope :(