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Which 2.5" HDD ?

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/which-2-5-hdd.122771/

Zangetsu
Zangetsu Original post #1
Nov 24, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Hi,
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This week i am buying a external Hard Drive (2.5").My budget is 3k.so, pls suggest some gud brands & capacity available in 3k.....how much GB will i get in 3k...?:neutral:

Q: My friend has bought new xternal HDD of Hitachi (80GB)..but he is saying is not formattable..coz he is gettin "Disk not initialized"...he has Windows 7.he is saying he will try 2 format it in Windows XP...what is problem? Moreover whenever we connect a brand new HDD to usb wont we get the Drive ICON in my computer? He is getting an icon as Disk1 ....
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letmein #2
Nov 24, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Seagate or Western Digital is good. Bought a 320GB Seagate for 3,350 a month back.