Best external HDs - TranceAddict Forums

TranceAddict Forums (www.tranceaddict.com/forums)
- Chill Out Room
-- Best external HDs

Posted by LatinLover on Oct-18-2008 02:31:

Best external HDs

Well guys hope you can help me out in this one. Im trying to search for a good external hard drive... the main function that i would use it is to backup data not much multimedia. Im trying to find a hd that is 1. good in size 2. good storage space and transfer speed and 3. one that it isnt too expensive

Posted by leebates1986 on Oct-18-2008 02:39:

buy an external enclosure that allows you to put an internal drive in it.

Posted by LatinLover on Oct-18-2008 02:44:

quote:
Originally posted by leebates1986
buy an external enclosure that allows you to put an internal drive in it.

thanks for the idea! i enever really thought of that. most of the external hd that i was looking at were at the mid $200 range. I guess with the enclosure and the HD i can easily spend about $100 for almost the same thing im getting for the one that costs in the mid $200

Posted by leebates1986 on Oct-18-2008 02:45:

quote:
Originally posted by LatinLover
thanks for the idea! i enever really thought of that. most of the external hd that i was looking at were at the mid $200 range. I guess with the enclosure and the HD i can easily spend about $100 for almost the same thing im getting for the one that costs in the mid $200

Posted by sean5 on Oct-19-2008 00:41:

you can get external 1tb for a little over 100 now. i got a 500gb mybook from western digital and 80gb from lacie and both have lasted with no problems.

Posted by r5a on Oct-19-2008 00:52:

Western Digital.

I have the 1TB my book. I have 4 of them stacked on top of each other.

No complaints. It's quick and it works, looks flashy.

My friend has one and he also swears by WD.

Or yeah you could build your own external.

Posted by coolestrl on Oct-19-2008 00:56:

Western Digital Passport FTW!!

Posted by T-Soma on Oct-19-2008 02:19:

I have a laptop with a single 4pin firewire.

Does anyone use a hdd and a firewire soundcard off the one plug? Does everything still run smoothly?

Posted by L.E.N. on Oct-19-2008 02:37:

I have a 500g WD my book. Works fine for me.

Posted by yujie__ on Oct-19-2008 02:45:

Its whats inside that counts

Posted by Ek0nomik on Oct-19-2008 07:25:

wd & seagate.

Posted by spc on Oct-19-2008 07:32:

i remember when terabyte hard rives were so expensive... lets all take sexual advantage of these price drops. ps, wd all the way

Posted by Gillis maximus on Oct-19-2008 07:50:

quote:
Originally posted by r5a
Western Digital.

I have the 1TB my book. I have 4 of them stacked on top of each other.

No complaints. It's quick and it works, looks flashy.

My friend has one and he also swears by WD.

Or yeah you could build your own external.

3 myself .....no probs here either.

Posted by spc on Oct-19-2008 07:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Gillis maximus
3 myself .....no probs here either.

oh man, 3-4 stacked on top of each other.. thats gangster.

i need some wd terabytes in my life

Posted by Lemonad on Oct-19-2008 11:35:

Only ever get Western Digital.

Posted by Boomer187 on Oct-19-2008 14:33:

quote:
Originally posted by ********
future shop has a 1tb comstar drive for $150

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...ogon=&langid=EN

anyone know of an external 1tb for less than this?

http://www2.pricewatch.com/hard_rem...ves/usb_1tb.htm

pricewatch beats a lotta prices...of course it mostly has generic brands, but the price is there if thats all you care about.