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Socks
Joined: 15 May 2008
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 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: External Hard drives with more than 160GB - where? |
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I know it is very easy to buy 160GB (USB) external hard drives for approximately 165,000won in Seoul...
but I am looking for external hard drives that are bigger (300GB, 400GB)
where can I find them in Seoul - and what are the prices of them?
Is it easier to have them made - or just purchased from somewhere? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: External Hard drives with more than 160GB - where? |
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| Socks wrote: |
I know it is very easy to buy 160GB (USB) external hard drives for approximately 165,000won in Seoul...
but I am looking for external hard drives that are bigger (300GB, 400GB)
where can I find them in Seoul - and what are the prices of them?
Is it easier to have them made - or just purchased from somewhere? |
J-tech ( http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm77/ttompatz/DSCI0001.jpg )
at son-in plaza, ( http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm77/ttompatz/yongsan2.jpg )
- the big gigabyte sign that you can see from Yongsan station.
Go in the left door, walk down the hall and make a right at the end. It will be the 1st or 2nd store on your right hand side.
320 gig, 2.5", external HDDs, 153k won last weekend. Fits in your pocket.
3.5" 700 gig, external HDD, 140k.
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laserprinter
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| can you whip those in and out of a ps3 and computers as easily as a flash drive? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| laserprinter wrote: |
| can you whip those in and out of a ps3 and computers as easily as a flash drive? |
The 2.5' drives, yes, just the same as a flash drive.
The 3.5" drives need a wall plug for power.
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boatofcar
Joined: 20 Dec 2006
Location: Sheffield, UK
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Socks
Joined: 15 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: External Hard drives with more than 160GB - where? |
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Great - thanks for your help - thats a lot of info (maps etc)
I will definately purchase the 700GB - and I like it having the power plug in the wall (not computer) - as usually the smaller HD's take up 2 USB slots instead of one...
Just one more question - I live closer to TechnoMart - do you think Technomart also sells them? |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Probably yes. Probably more expensive though. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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R ya gonna get a case w/ E-sata option? I would.  |
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Socks
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| R ya gonna get a case w/ E-sata option? I would. |
please explain what is E-sata option? |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| You can transfer using e-sata cable which is supplied as well as a port if ur com don't have one....MUCH faster speeds. |
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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: External Hard drives with more than 160GB - where? |
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I must be a big idiot - I have bought 5 160GB external (USB) drives over the last 2 years - each costing 165,000won from Homeplus, Hi-Mart and Technomart...
now I have just discovered I could buy a 700GB external HDD for 140,000won...
I am not happy... |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| 3.5 or 2.5? Prices have been steadily coming down. 3-5 yrs ago that was the price. |
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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know - I don't know how to measure them -
Mine are 0.75 inches thick x 3inches wide x 5 inches length
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1.75cm thick x 8.75cm wide x 13cm length
but after I go to Yongsan and buy a couple of 700GB drives - I will have 5 x 160GB drives to throw in the trash...
I would much prefer a 700GB external HD that plugs into the wall for power - it will give me a couple of USB sockets free
(The 160GB drives take up 2 USB sockets - one for USB one for power) |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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Why not just get a 1tb external...around the 200,000 mark now and dropping steadily.. 
Good luck w/ those 3.5 160g's....if they were 2.5's you'd have no problem selling but I don't think many will be interested in 3.5 160g's unless ur gonna let them go for dirt cheap. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:14 am Post subject: |
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www.sarotech.com
Korean brand. Just bought a 160gig for 125,000. They have larger sizes too.
Saw a fair number of them in Costco. Don't remember the brand name. |
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