USB External Hard drive

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  1. Palustris

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    Thanks Auntpol but that would be too small for us. I am looking for a 2TB one at present. Seagate do one like the one we already have.
    Seagate STBV2000200 2TB Expansion USB 3.0 3.5 inch External Hard Drive
     
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      I have 3 on the go, rotating the backups every month. One is stored in my office desk (i.e. not at home in case of fire/flood).

      For cheapness I use a USB to IDE adaptor from Dealextreme, then bought a couple of used big HDDs off ebay. It doesn't look very neat but it's a cheap and as they spend most of the time stored in a box/desk it doesn't matter.

      http://dx.com/p/usb-2-0-to-all-2-5-3-5-ide-sata-hdd-adapter-37953
       
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      Looks like now is a good time to get one from Amazon

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        Only remains to persuade the keeper of the Royal Purse that we need one.
         
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        Ah, but we have Vouchers for Amazon and that reduces the price by 50%. She says I can have it once her new Breadmaker comes through.
         
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        I have that very same trouble because we could muster around £150 in Amazon vouchers if we took them rather than cash, etc. from various sources of earnings and Mrs Scrungee views them as 'free money' rather than 'earned money'
         
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        Did she say "breadmaker" and not breadwinner?? :loll:
         
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