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    Toshiba external hard drive with steel enclosure

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Kyle, Oct 29, 2010.

  1. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    Afraid not. The specs and quality look good, and it looks good too. Did you notice the titanium and gold versions of this drive?
     
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    No personal experience, but they are very well thought of. The only downside seems to be that the hard drive is soldered inside so it can't be swapped out.

    As for the strength, here's a vid of the 1.8" S1 version:

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    It might be worth keeping an eye on HotUKdeals as they have some cheap drives fairly often. Saw the 1.8" version of the Toshiba you posted above the other day: HotUKDeals - Toshiba StorE Steel / 120GB 1.8 inch Portable External USB Hard Drive / Gold - £43.99 delivered @ play (+quidco)

    Don't need one but they do look rather nice.

    UPDATE: Just noticed this: http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=59010&category_id=1177&manufacturer_id=0# if you prefer a 1gig Tosh.
     
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    Nankuru, sweet, thanks!! :D
     
    Kyle, Oct 31, 2010
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