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External hard drive storage required.

braza
Visitor

External hard drive storage required.

Can anyone help me?

I own a Vaio PCG-Z1RMP and have managed to fill the hard drive to a capcity that makes snail pace look fast with it operation now.

Not wanting the constant hastle that come with CD backup please can anyone tell me of a suitable External Hard drive storage facility that is compact (suitable for travel) and with bluetooth connection. And if it comes with a TV out connection even better.

Any help is gratefully appreciated.

Ps. any idea of where any such products are availble cheaply in Oz?

Cheers

Braza

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William
Visitor

If you want portability the get a laptop (2.5 inch) hard disk and put it in either a USB or firewire enclosure.

I am not suggesting that they do not exist but I personally have not seen a bluetooth external hard drive.

As for TV out?

William

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robpaxton
Explorer

A bluetooth hard drive would be incredibly slow. I suppose one of the Archos range of multimedia thingies would do most of the things you want.

dmf
Visitor

try www.aria.co.uk they have external hard drives with external adaptors (usb) etc. and there not to expensive.

couldn't say about the tv out though

felixs
Visitor

Hi
I suggest an USB2 external 2.5" Drive. Fire wire is a bit faster but needs an external power supply or at least a second cable because the 4 pin fire wire connector on the laptob does not deliver power.
But be carefull with the drive you select. I had an 80G drive, which needed just a bit more power than the USB would deliver. So i still had to use an external power supply. I than swapped the internal 60G drive of the Vaio with the 80G drive in the external case. Works perfect.
Felix

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kee-lo_
Member

My friend has this one and he says it's really handy.