Re: [Hampshire] Firewire external HDD

> >>I picked up a 500GB Western Digital MyBook Premium (USB2 & FW)
> >>external hard disk for $219.99, which worked out to be £114.18. The
> >>instore price was even cheaper than their web price (which I guess
> >>includes delivery).
> >
> >
> > While I hope you will be very happy together, that was kinda my point
> > earlier in this thread. I can find a similar spec unit (though admittedly
> > not the same brand name) for around 130 UKP, and personally for the sake
> > of 15 quid I'd rather buy in this country.
>
> Not exactly the same but
>
> Maplin have a 400GB external for ~90UKP.
> The 500GB model is still ~170 which is IMHO normal insane "high street"
> pricing. IMHO maplin are never cheap.
>
> Lidl was selling a 320gb usb drive with SMB/Ftp access via rj45 net
> connection for a similar price. Aldi periodically do a 250GB drive
> for ~70.

I did see those in Maplin - but they didn't have firewire. I liked the
idea of a net-drive but I needed the transfer rates of FW.