Mike,

Just did a 'back-of-an-envelope' price check on Scan site.

A LaCie 300 GB Ext USB HDD (3.5"?) = £126
A WD 320 GB 3.5 IDE HDD (£45) + Newlink 3.5 IDE-USB Enclosure (£11) = £56

AND - you can access the HDD in the Newlink enclosure bg

No contest!!

Oops! - Just seen your post Joan. Hope yours was somewhat cheaper than £126

Mart


"Mike M" wrote in message
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Mart,

Which is what happened. That is, since I was unable to recover the data
and then clean the drive, the owner chose to destroy it himself rather
than return it with the data quite possibly intact. Shame really because
it looked to be a nice bit of kit but with the drive having failed after
less than six months I know I won't be buying a LaCie.
--
Mike