OneTen
'Two Breakfasts'
Reged: 23/06/2003
Posts: 2661
Loc: Devon
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Does anyone have a Western Digital My Book 500GB? Amazon have an offer at the moment and I'm tempted. Any other recommendations?
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Donkey
enthusiast
Reged: 31/05/2007
Posts: 201
Loc: Northants
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Not got that one as i opted for the SeaGate FreeAgent, I looked around and after reading the reviews i hadn't narrowed it down much i chose this one cause i liked the look of it 
I use it to back up my Lappy and to store my Music & Piccy's, It works a treat but then they all will unless disaster comes calling.
If you read the reviews there is a pretty good one written by HAZUKI that explains what the Manual neglects to and that's how to shut it down properly
SEAGATE FREEAGENT
They also do a 1TB drive just in case you need some extra storage !!!!!!!!!!!!
1TB SEAGATE FREEAGENT
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OneTen
'Two Breakfasts'
Reged: 23/06/2003
Posts: 2661
Loc: Devon
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Thanks Kev.
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Richard .......... My Website - My Flickr
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Benchista
Wich Tyler
Reged: 11/08/2000
Posts: 38302
Loc: Everywhere and nowhere, baby
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I've got the Ethernet version that's my current backup drive - no problems with it.
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Nick
www.nbrphoto.com
Light and Shade II - the new blog
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OneTen
'Two Breakfasts'
Reged: 23/06/2003
Posts: 2661
Loc: Devon
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I didn't know there was an ethernet version, I think I'd prefer that.
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Richard .......... My Website - My Flickr
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Scphoto
Little Fruitbat
Reged: 13/11/2005
Posts: 2647
Loc: Birmingham, UK
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The MyBook series have versions that connect to everything!
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Happiness is a Kebab call donor - Pictures/Blog
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Northerner
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Reged: 23/01/2006
Posts: 380
Loc: Sydney, Oz (ex. Manchester)
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I didn't know there was an ethernet version, I think I'd prefer that.
Yes me too! Can someone confirm that with an ethernet connection you can connect it to a wireless router to access it wirelessly? That's my ideal - two 500GB drives with wireless access...
Graham 
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Benchista
Wich Tyler
Reged: 11/08/2000
Posts: 38302
Loc: Everywhere and nowhere, baby
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I didn't know there was an ethernet version, I think I'd prefer that.
Yes me too! Can someone confirm that with an ethernet connection you can connect it to a wireless router to access it wirelessly? That's my ideal - two 500GB drives with wireless access...
Graham
Yup. That's what I do.
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Nick
www.nbrphoto.com
Light and Shade II - the new blog
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sjaszczak
A Real Gentleman
Reged: 08/06/2005
Posts: 1153
Loc: York
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500Gb just wouldn't cut it in my household anymore... we're currently considering our options for network storage... looking at 2Tb at the moment
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Steve
My Flickr
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Scphoto
Little Fruitbat
Reged: 13/11/2005
Posts: 2647
Loc: Birmingham, UK
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A Drobo might be better for you then. Looks like a great device, something I might look at in the future.
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Norman
Reged: 23/09/2004
Posts: 1642
Loc: Ealing, West London, UK
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A Network Attached Storage (NAS) device is a good solution to consider but, even at gigabit speed, they are not as fast as internal devices. I use a Buffalo Terastation (2gb) but use it mainly for backup. It uses 4 disks in a raid 5 array so that if a disk fails you can replace it and not lose any data. It does mean that the capacity is reduced by the size of one of the disks (500gb) so I effectively have 1.5 Tb of networked storage. This is ample to fully backup my 1.5 Tb of internal storage though.
Any gigabit network device will need to attach to a gigabit router. I don't know of any wireless routers that operate at that speed and certainly not wirelessly. You can pick up a gigabit router up for £25 or so.
Another external (non-network) solution landed in my inbox this morning. A WD 500gb USB2 drive for £49.99 (delivery included). here
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www.photobox.org.uk
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sjaszczak
A Real Gentleman
Reged: 08/06/2005
Posts: 1153
Loc: York
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A Drobo might be better for you then. Looks like a great device, something I might look at in the future.
Yeah, we were looking at that. Not sure though...I can't remember exactly what it was that worried us about these but we were put off by it for some reason. I think it was something to do with performance issues mentioned in some user reviews. May be worth another look though as it has some very big plus points too.
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Steve
My Flickr
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Scphoto
Little Fruitbat
Reged: 13/11/2005
Posts: 2647
Loc: Birmingham, UK
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I do think 'Drobo' style units will become the norm for larger capacities soon.
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sjaszczak
A Real Gentleman
Reged: 08/06/2005
Posts: 1153
Loc: York
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I do think 'Drobo' style units will become the norm for larger capacities soon.
Yeah...I think you're right. They may not be quite right for some people now...but as a large-capacity "mainstream" backup device, I can't see much better. Ease of setup and use is its thing...plus easy expansion of course.
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Steve
My Flickr
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Benchista
Wich Tyler
Reged: 11/08/2000
Posts: 38302
Loc: Everywhere and nowhere, baby
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So you have experience with robots, then? I just love the way you find out without warning that they've not been performing backups for the last week... 
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Nick
www.nbrphoto.com
Light and Shade II - the new blog
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