hard drive recommendation required.

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  1. EastStander

    EastStander Active Member

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    I think I might have asked this before, but got the cash for my birthday so could anyone recommend a decent external hard drive, Windows 98SE compatible, for up to £80ish (i.e. I'd go to £100 if it was by far the best option)
     
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    What does WIn98SE allow up to?
     
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    Maplin were doing some decent deals recently..

    it's not that often you can say that..

    think it was 160GB Seagate External USB for £69.99

    Alternatively, but all the bits yourself and make your own. Piece of piss. As long as the drive is not formatted to NTFS Win 98 will read it.
     
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    I don't know

    But I'd think that the spec for the drive would say it was compatible. If it's purely a case that Win98 can only access part of it then that wouldn't be a problem....I initially want it to store data to create space on my hard drive, but will also be useful for transferring from my existing PC when I buy a new one (hopefully in next 6 months) after which it can then be used to back up my data.
     
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    300GB USB External HDD £99.99
     
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