At the moment the (Dutch) market is flooded with bargains for external (200-250 Gb) Maxtor hard drives. With a price of just over an euro a gig (excluding VAT) I couldn't resist. After a couple of weeks I'm still so satisfied with it that I just have to blog about it. The drive is fast, the connectors (USB 2 and firewire) are fast and, most important of all, it is silent. You can't hear it but when you touch it you will feel a vibration, something like the vibration of a cycle chain when acellerating. This vibration could cause some noise, but some very good rubbers are included. All  accesories coming with are abundant and of a very good quaility

The USB and firewire cables look like they are certified for 380kV. The power adapter includes two cords, the dull european one and the gigantic Britsh one. The adapter side of the cords is universal so now I can take my notebook to the UK as well. The adapter itself looks small but has a built in power buffer, when you pull the plug it gives the drive the opportunity to go to standy.

Really recomended.

Peter