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Help me out PLZZZ....

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anweshkumar Original post #1
Apr 5, 2007 at 12:50 PM
Hi Friends....
Iam Planning To Buy A New External Hdd This Week...plz Suggest Me Good One And Quote The Prices Preferrably For Delhi...
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Apr 5, 2007 at 1:05 PM
i think the better..more cost efficient alternative will be to buy a hard disk and get an external casing for it. you can choose watever capacity you want for the harddisk.and the casing is for 500-700.

or if you still want an 'external' hard disk then you can go to techtree they have reviewed quite a few ones...
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Apr 6, 2007 at 1:33 PM
Thank you for reply.............Actually mine is laptop...i dont know which one will better for me(whether hdd with casing or external hdd),plz tell me the better one for me(name also),if possible prices also.
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sivarap #4
Apr 6, 2007 at 2:00 PM
You get IDE to usb or SATA to usb converter kits. I am not sure about the price. but I guess it should be well less than 1k.(500 or 600)
it looks something like this
*insidecomputer.stores.yahoo.net/seatasatousb.html
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azad #5
Apr 6, 2007 at 2:11 PM
i think its not a very good option to buy an internal hdd with casing for a laptop..i had it for a month or so ..and in that time my hdd crashed abt 5-6 times and subsequently i lost 2 of my partitions and arnd 40 gb of stuff...so beware !
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Apr 7, 2007 at 1:20 AM
Does laptop will get slow down when i use hdd with casing....are there any external hdd's specially for laptops...?
xbonez
xbonez #7
Apr 8, 2007 at 12:04 AM
a laptop hdd in an external case is much more cost effective and should not give any prob. i've been using one for about an year now. the costs i checked yesterday are rs.2100 for 40gb and rs2800 for 80gb. both are seagate 5200rpm laptop hdd in an advik external case. cots are of nehru place, new delhi
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Apr 8, 2007 at 12:33 AM
Thank you for the information xbonez....iam interested in going for 160gb hdd,can u tell me the price for it.And the place(exact address plzzzz) where i can get it cheap in delhi.Can u tellme whether laptop will get too slowdown when i use external hdd.
xbonez
xbonez #9
Apr 8, 2007 at 11:44 AM
not sure about the 160gb hdd. will find out prices and let u know. that may be on the higher side since 160gb laptop hdds sren't very common. however if u live in delhi, the best shop to get ur comp goods is computer empire from nehru place new delhi. ask anybody in nehru place about the shop and he'll guide u there. he's got the best prices in delhi. thats why at any given time there's the max rush in this shop. i use my 40gb external seagate hdd with an hp laptop. it doen't slow down the laptop at all. however battery consumption obniously increases while the external hdd is attached
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Apr 8, 2007 at 12:16 PM
thanx xbonez...actually iam not a resident of newdelhi,iam 4m pilani(rajasthan)..is this the exact address(written down) of what u told abt shop.if this address is correct i will go to delhi to buy hdd there in that shop.suggest me which one is benificial for me among 120 or 160 gb hdd, according to prices.i searched in the net i got a differece of rs.2825/ btn 120gb and 160 gb...
120gb---4150 rs/ and 160 gb 6975 rs/

COMPUTER EMPIRE ( MR. SUNNY PURI )
MOTHER BOARDS, SOUND CARDS DISPLAY CARDS, PLI CARDS, AGP CARDS, HARD DISK DRIVE
Address : 104, MEGHDOOT, 94, NEHRU PLACE,, NEW DELHI
xbonez
xbonez #11
Apr 8, 2007 at 12:19 PM
yes thats the shop i'm talking about. however i feel that u r getting the disks very expensive. u should either take a 80gb external hdd and wait for costs of 120 and 160gb to come down. however if it is urgebt go for the 120gb one since it gives muh better cost/gb
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Apr 8, 2007 at 1:00 PM
will there anychances of prices down of hdd's in summer hols......