On 19/04/17 20:22, druck wrote:
> On 19/04/2017 15:37, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 19/04/17 14:05, D.M. Procida wrote:
>>> The Natural Philosopher  wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 19/04/17 09:51, D.M. Procida wrote:
>>>>> The Natural Philosopher  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.wdc.com/products/external-storage/wd-elements-desktop.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Those are 3.5" drives,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Probably
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> not USB-powered devices sadly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Incorrect.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All USB connected drives I have bought in the last couple of years
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> powered by USB.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They only *have* a USB socket. How else to they get power?
>>>>>
>>>>> I think you're looking at the wong thing. Those drives have a 12v
>>>>> power
>>>>> socket and come with a mains adaptor.
>>>>
>>>> Please don't confuse people with needless lies. They do not.
>>>
>>> Please have a closer look:
>>> .
>>>
>>> It literally shows a picture of the drive, and mentions the mains
>>> adaptor.
>>>
>>>> I have two right here by my knee. They ONLKY have USB cables., No power
>>>> at all
>>>
>>> Yes, but they are not the ones in the link, and not the ones I was
>>> referring to...
>>>
>>
>> I didn't refer to that drive either.
>
> The words you were looking for there were "I'm sorry I was wrong".
>
> ---druck
>
>

The words you were looking for are "Im sorry I was wrong, all drives are
not like that and thank you for pointing me at one which suits my
requirements perfectly".



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