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suggestions for an external hard drive?
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| bucke |
| well i seem to be running out of space on my hard drive due to a bad downloading habit which has gotten worse over the past couple of months. so i want an external hard drive with a lot of space maybe around 500-800gb but i've been reading some reviews about some being unstable and all. can anyone recommend a good brand/model? possibly for a decent price also? |
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| skizzell |
| I'm getting a Drobo soon. Read around the interwebs for all the buzz surrounding it. It's quite a nice setup. |
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| bucke |
| yeah looks like a cool concept. so its basically like a management device for 4 other internal hard drives? how stable is it? its pretty pricey $500 for the drobo plus i'd have to buy the internal drives. this thing doesn't have any space on it by itself right? |
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| |Thrax| |
drobo is sweeet.
damnit we gotta stop trying to sell the kid he doesnt need.. ;)
Frys:
External Harddrive enclosure - $59
Segate 750GB ATA - $200ish or less
Or:
Buy a Seagate whatever
Lacie whatever
They are all the same. |
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| bucke |
| whats an external hard drive enclosure? do i need an enclosure if i buy an ext hard drive? |
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| skizzell |
lol, sorry...i didnt see the 'decent price' part in his original post. ;)
bucke: what's cool about drobo is that it'll work with as little as one drive (though having at least 2 makes obvious sense) and you can keep scaling it as sata drives get bigger and cheaper. i think this solution will work for me for years to come and i would definitely suggest it if you're looking for a solid long-term solution.
but yeah, i don't like buying external drive after external drive. it gets old and sloppy. =/ ... but take thrax's advice if you're on a tight budget ;] |
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| skizzell |
| quote: | Originally posted by bucke
whats an external hard drive enclosure? do i need an enclosure if i buy an ext hard drive? |
an external enclosure allows you to put an internal drive into it's (bare) case, which then allows you to connect the drive via USB2. it's basically a do it yourself external storage option. but be careful, there are many enclosures out there that are loud or run too hot if left on all the time.
if you have a little more to spend, i'd say get a reputable external drive off of newegg.com |
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| |Thrax| |
Buy what he just posted, that is a great deal.
out. |
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| skizzell |
holy christ! that's tempting.
bucke: you should do that for sure. |
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| skizzell |
ok, maybe i havent checked prices in a while, but the amazon deal is similar to a 500GB Maxtor on newegg for about the same price.
you have options. :) |
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