Non vape related bargain I had to share

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DiscoDes

www.hotukdeals.com/deals/wd-elements-1tb-portable-hard-drive-usb-3-0-2-0-black-54-99-free-del-amazon-1535465

[Mev]

I'll only use Sandisk or Corsair flash drives, wouldn't touch this one with a bargepole.

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Apr 25, 2013 0:54:38 GMT Mev said:

I'll only use Sandisk or Corsair flash drives, wouldn't touch this one with a bargepole.

PNY are one of the best, closely followed by Kingston.

[Skwoddy]

Personally im just using it as a storage area for metadata / fanart that gets downloaded for my media player, I should have pointed out I couldnt bear to try and fill it in one fell swoop, but it has a use for me, I also use usb 3.0 as my main storage portable drives, as even using these on slower usb 2.0 ports they fly as they are much quicker at small bursts than 2.0 devices.

Ideally im looking for a usb powered 1.8 inch HD, do they exist anymore?

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Apr 25, 2013 4:18:16 GMT Skwoddy said:

Personally im just using it as a storage area for metadata / fanart that gets downloaded for my media player, I should have pointed out I couldnt bear to try and fill it in one fell swoop, but it has a use for me, I also use usb 3.0 as my main storage portable drives, as even using these on slower usb 2.0 ports they fly as they are much quicker at small bursts than 2.0 devices.

Ideally im looking for a usb powered 1.8 inch HD, do they exist anymore?

1.8

They're not cheap though.

[Mev]

Talking of flash drives this was in an Ebuyer email this morning www.ebuyer.com/414218-kingston-16gb-datatraveler-111-dt111-16gb not bad for the price.

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Apr 25, 2013 11:52:36 GMT Mev said:

Talking of flash drives this was in an Ebuyer email this morning www.ebuyer.com/414218-kingston-16gb-datatraveler-111-dt111-16gb not bad for the price.

Cheap but poor performance for USB 3.0 hence the price I suppose. I don't understand why manufacturers bother to make USB 3.0 devices that are no quicker than USB 2.0 Read spead is quick but the write speed is embarrassing.

On that page

Poor sequential write speeds of 5Mbps!
Will read at 70Mbps though.
Using same port USB 3.0 port an USB External HD I'm getting 100Mbps.

don't buy for usb 3.0 performance!

[Mev]

I don't think that's normal though Simate as the same bloke as sent it back for repair.

They are not going to be the fastest out there for that price that is for certain though.

[Mev]

Apr 25, 2013 4:18:16 GMT Skwoddy said:

Personally im just using it as a storage area for metadata / fanart that gets downloaded for my media player, I should have pointed out I couldnt bear to try and fill it in one fell swoop, but it has a use for me, I also use usb 3.0 as my main storage portable drives, as even using these on slower usb 2.0 ports they fly as they are much quicker at small bursts than 2.0 devices.

Ideally im looking for a usb powered 1.8 inch HD, do they exist anymore?

Is a Hitachis Touro any good for you ? they're one of the smaller ext drives and decent performers www.ebuyer.com/320102-hitachi-1tb-touro-mx3-portable-hard-drive-0s03457

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Apr 25, 2013 12:18:36 GMT Mev said:

Apr 25, 2013 4:18:16 GMT Skwoddy said:

Personally im just using it as a storage area for metadata / fanart that gets downloaded for my media player, I should have pointed out I couldnt bear to try and fill it in one fell swoop, but it has a use for me, I also use usb 3.0 as my main storage portable drives, as even using these on slower usb 2.0 ports they fly as they are much quicker at small bursts than 2.0 devices.

Ideally im looking for a usb powered 1.8 inch HD, do they exist anymore?

Is a Hitachis Touro any good for you ? they're one of the smaller ext drives and decent performers www.ebuyer.com/320102-hitachi-1tb-touro-mx3-portable-hard-drive-0s03457

For 2 quid more I'd go with the Western Digital I posted at the top of the page.

[Mev]

I probably would too lol

[Skwoddy]

Im gonna do a bit of research on both these drives cheers guys.

Im currently testing the (real world) differences between a Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 flash drive and a Transcend (Class 10) SD Card. My thinking is that for small burst writing these will be fine but for the longer, bigger transfers a HD will shine, suppose it depends on the time required for a HD to reach optimal spin speed.

For the inquisitive, Im using a Raspberry Pi with a XBMC install and am just looking for the fastest and cheapest options for storage of Metadata, the odd program file and media file.

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Apr 25, 2013 13:37:44 GMT Skwoddy said:

Im gonna do a bit of research on both these drives cheers guys.

Im currently testing the (real world) differences between a Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 flash drive and a Transcend (Class 10) SD Card. My thinking is that for small burst writing these will be fine but for the longer, bigger transfers a HD will shine, suppose it depends on the time required for a HD to reach optimal spin speed.

For the inquisitive, Im using a Raspberry Pi with a XBMC install and am just looking for the fastest and cheapest options for storage of Metadata, the odd program file and media file.

I have a WD TV Live Streaming unit with 4tb hooked up to it

[Skwoddy]

Apr 25, 2013 14:03:52 GMT @simate said:

Apr 25, 2013 13:37:44 GMT Skwoddy said:

Im gonna do a bit of research on both these drives cheers guys.

Im currently testing the (real world) differences between a Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 flash drive and a Transcend (Class 10) SD Card. My thinking is that for small burst writing these will be fine but for the longer, bigger transfers a HD will shine, suppose it depends on the time required for a HD to reach optimal spin speed.

For the inquisitive, Im using a Raspberry Pi with a XBMC install and am just looking for the fastest and cheapest options for storage of Metadata, the odd program file and media file.

I have a WD TV Live Streaming unit with 4tb hooked up to it

A friend of mine uses the WDTV, which he got after seeing my ATV2, hes not managed to get streaming from icefilms and such yet, but since the advent of Raspberry Pi /XBMC / Navi-X and 1080p output for 30 quid, ill sell the ATV.

Streaming nowadays is alot better than it used to be with these devices.

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I'd not even heard of icefilms Skwoddy

I was a Beta tester for the Roku at the end of 2011 before it was launched in the UK, it was a nice little unit but the services were nowhere near as good as the US which is the problem with some of the apps on the WD TV too.