[Discussion] The Hard Drive, Flash Drive and Storage thread

[pyro13]

hi guys, i wanna get a external hard disk.

 

do u guys know the pricing so i wun be chopped by shop??

 

any size can..abt 320gb preferably??

 

pls indicate place and price please..

 

thanks a million

[10q]

hi guys, i wanna get a eternal hard disk.

 

do u guys know the pricing so i wun be chopped by shop??

 

any size can..abt 320gb preferably??

 

pls indicate place and price please..

 

thanks a million

 

At Sim Lim , shd be easy to get below $100 for 320GB . won't be surprised if prices are below $80 now for this capacity. Some c/w leather cases foc . however if u need those docks (HDD stands) to keep your hdd plugged in , may have to fork out extra .

[chuan.z]

To put in bike analogy, your question will be like "need to know the price of bike, maybe about 400cc range ones"

 

Need more details/consideration:

- 3.5" (desktop drives, need external power) or 2.5" (laptop drives, no external power)

- Branded solution (fancy casing, one touch backup, etc) or just basic (disk + casing)

 

The range can be ~$120 for a fancy 2.5" branded solution or ~$80+ for a 320GB 3.5" + casing "bundled".

 

The good thing is, unlike buying bikes, some of the shops in SLS publish their weekly pricelist online! Check for latest price list @ http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/download.php (registration req'd), and pick your poison

 

Btw, SITEX coming up next weekend. There MIGHT be some carrot dangling to get you to buy stuff.

[Aie]

Just last week, I saw Hitachi 320GB portable external hard disks going for $85 at Giant superstores. Dunno whether still on offer now though...

[pyro13]

i am loonking for a standalone..whch is a 2.5 i think..

 

thanks chuan.z for the explanation..

 

aie, will check giant out soon..

 

thanks a lot guys

[chuan.z]

Western D, Asus, Ovation, Imation, among others going below $90.

Can try SLS for the same deal if you don't wanna head to SITEX.

 

http://livinginsingaporetoday.com/7243/consolidated-external-storage-deals-and-offers-from-sitex-2009/

[10q]

Western D, Asus, Ovation, Imation, among others going below $90.

Can try SLS for the same deal if you don't wanna head to SITEX.

 

http://livinginsingaporetoday.com/7243/consolidated-external-storage-deals-and-offers-from-sitex-2009/

 

 

Pls go for those that come with backup software (not the archival type) but those which provides incremental / differential or mirror backups in the full size form . Some are real cheap bcoz there is no software inside and u have to hunt for those free ones on the net which have only limited features .

 

Normally the backup software is self-loading and occupy a certain portion of your HDD already . I purchased a Seagate 320GB HDD which came with a Seagate encryption /backup and synchronization software already loaded in the disk. Seagate maybe a bit more pricier than WD or Ovation (which actually has a WD HDD inside) but IMO it is the most trustworthy.

[pyro13]

ok messgae noted.. am heading down to SITEX later..

 

any brands to look out for?? i was at MDIS just now, the branch at queensway.

 

i took a glance at the schools it shop, i tink i saw a 1TB hard disk for 99 bux..tats dirt cheap sia!!!

 

i just need the hard disk to put all my movies that i downloaded.. maybe i can download games too.,.

 

left 4 dead2 looks gd..hahahaah

[Fried Rice]

just formatted my c drive. now all my information on it is lost. tried google on how to retrieve information from a formatted hard disc, but got no good results leh or can say i read until blur.

 

heard its possible to recover the lost data even after formatting? u guys know how? anyone did it before?

[mezan]

Hi bro,

 

If I'm not wrong, it is still possible to have the data recovered, but the cost would be definitely be expensive. It's not worth it unless you have very important data in your hard drive. You can try calling a local data recovery company and see if they could help you.

[steve0hh]

Hi bro,

 

If I'm not wrong, it is still possible to have the data recovered, but the cost would be definitely be expensive. It's not worth it unless you have very important data in your hard drive. You can try calling a local data recovery company and see if they could help you.

 

i second that. but be prepared to be paying alot alot of money.. =D (some of them charge by per mb type) my advice.. dun face green green go into the shop and ask them to recover. they sure tok carrot one.. relax relax go in.. haha... just my 2 cents.. :cheeky:

[redbeacon]

just formatted my c drive. now all my information on it is lost. tried google on how to retrieve information from a formatted hard disc, but got no good results leh or can say i read until blur.

 

heard its possible to recover the lost data even after formatting? u guys know how? anyone did it before?

Bro, what is the command that you typed in to format your disk?

 

Anyways, try this: Recuva.

 

Run the Recuva software on another computer, plug that affected disk into it, and make sure you have another hard disk/thumbdrive ready for the extracted files that Recuva finds.

Edited July 7, 2010 by redbeacon

[Fried Rice]

thanks for the advice people.

 

i called challenger and ask them. the fellow on the phone told me $50 for labour charge. another $68 for retrieve data if they manage to do it. no capactity limit.

 

hopefully what that guy told me is right. tomorrow i going down, sure tio tok carrot de

 

and @redbeacon , thanks for suggesting that software. as i was downloading the software and plan to use it, my monitor go black out/dead on me.. now i got 1 more problem to handle :dot:

 

edit: if possible, check this thread out too

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6250763#post6250763

thanks!

Edited March 14, 2010 by Fried Rice

[chuan.z]

You should refrain from using that drive while you search for data recovery services/programs. As more new data is written over the disk, the less chance you have of recovering your old data.

[redbeacon]

I'm combining this entire topic thread into "The Hard Drive, Flash Drive and Storage" thread...

Edited July 7, 2010 by redbeacon

[crazydj]

hi guys, i wanna get a eternal hard disk.

 

do u guys know the pricing so i wun be chopped by shop??

 

any size can..abt 320gb preferably??

 

pls indicate place and price please..

 

thanks a million

 

Gosh. I wish i had an eternal hard disk too.

[lunloon]

Gosh. I wish i had an eternal hard disk too.

 

Eternal 1GB ai mai?

[Cyanide14]

hi guys!

 

How much is a 500GB external HDD (w/o power line) costs in the market now?

 

Thx!

[DarkPride]

Around $95 - $139 for a 500GB external without AC depending on the brand

 

Ovation would be the cheapest of the lots i guess

 

if you wan to backup the whole system. With you OS and stuffs you can check out Seagate's replica

 

If looking for cheap deals... IT shows would be the best place to look normally below retail prices and sometimes even below cost prices.

Edited May 19, 2010 by DarkPride

[Cyanide14]

Around $95 - $139 for a 500GB external without AC depending on the brand

 

Ovation would be the cheapest of the lots i guess

 

if you wan to backup the whole system. With you OS and stuffs you can check out Seagate's replica

 

If looking for cheap deals... IT shows would be the best place to look normally below retail prices and sometimes even below cost prices.

 

i think i saw seagate 500G HDD going for $169 at sls....

didnt see any 500G HDD below $139 at sls....

[Cyanide14]

anyone bought any HDD 500GB from the recent computer fair?

[Fried Rice]

any recommendations for external hard disk?

 

i want a bang for buck hdd.

 

thanks!

[redbeacon]

Merging this thread into the "The HDD thread". Thanks for your understanding

 

any recommendations for external hard disk?

 

i want a bang for buck hdd.

 

thanks!

[Icomeforyou]

Actually don't need go SLS, hd is all around market rate...

 

You could try going to Challenger/Pk computer, I got my PK toshiba 500gb at 129, and that was a bout 12-18 months ago...

 

Now according to Fuwell's price list, its $89, but didn't see the brand...

 

And just one more side note, once you get your hard disk, make sure its NTFS, especially for those who want to back up their games/software, the only difference is that, NTFS can handle file transfer of 16 or 32 gb, i can't remember which, but FAT32 is maxed at 4gb....

[benkwang]

Now should be cheaper 69 for 500GB