Re: External 2.5" drive for iTunes?

Rob wrote:
Mark wrote:
On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 22:51:36 +0100, Rob wrote
(in article <ltidnZD2Z9j7npXanZ2dnUVZ8vednZ2d@xxxxxx>):

Mark wrote:
Was looking at the Freecom/Seagate Freeagent 120Gb 2.5" USB2 external drives at PC world today for my iTunes library - they look OK for £60/£70. These seem like a reasonable buy? They should be bus-powered, shouldn't they?

Cheers ... Mark

I bought a 120GB WD Passport for just such a thing, connected to the intel mini. Bus powered by one cable, nice and sleek with a rubbery finish underneath, and quiet as a mouse. The light is a little bright, and it doesn't sleep when the mini's in bed, but otherwise just the job.

Rob

Hmmm..a little more googling suggests USB2/bus-power is a little "hit 'n' miss" in regard to what it'll actually work with...


I bought the WD on the back of a Computer Shopper review, that seemed to verify the one x USB connection. It couldn't be anything other than bus power as there's no power connector, although the one cable thing was important to me.

I see there are Formac & Iomega 120Gb FireWire 2.5" drives around the £80/£90 mark - so a £10/£20 premium for 'definite' bus-power + a (potentially) faster (sustained) file transfer rate?

I'm pretty sure I only paid £55 from ebuyer (just checked, £53 now, and £54 non-passport WD 160GB?!) and transfer rate isn't an issue - I only use it for music and compressed video, and it's been fine.


But no FW of course ...

Rob
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