Hard thinking about Hard Disk

[power_8383]

Hi guys,
I'm planning to buy a new external hard disk for my system. (Intel 845GLVA)

My budget is upto Rs.3,000/- only, so plz dont suggest me more than 320 GB HDD.


Please tell me which is the best HDD available in this budget.

[napster007]

u'll get all info here

i'll suggest you go for the WD. it's been very faithfull to me.

[power_8383]

@ Napster

I've seen all the sites bro.

I want the reviews (From Indian Websites) or the opinions by the experienced users, who are using external hard disks.

[legolas]

I suggest Maxter or Lacie. Both are extremely good. Lacie is sleek external hardisk which doesn't require power supply ( costlier for same GB) where as Maxter I got 500 GB for abt 95€ (when euro was < 60). so, you could get Maxter in your budget for your size I hope. good luck.

[power_8383]

Any other suggestions ?

[ax3]

imo, get a normal desktop hdd + an external casing .... cheap & more space ..

[power_8383]

what is the price of external case ?

[ray|raven]

^Abt ~500 , varies with brand i guess.
Get a laptop hard disk and external casing, you should get em both within 3k

[power_8383]

I've bought Seagate 160GB IDE HDD for Rs.2200\- ( My motherboard doesnt support SATA )

Can I use this HDD too as external HDD ?

[ray|raven]

^I've seen casings for laptop disks only,but i guess u can get them for normal ones too.
But, AFAIK, you need to have external power supply to use hdd through usb.
And AFAICR, i read somewhere saying laptop hdd's dont need it.

[power_8383]

Ok, thnx for info