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External Hard Drives (pg. 2)
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
lol i added a 2nd 320gb one just over a month ago to my machine for file storage etc, it is pretty cool having 2, just takes longer to find things :p |
i have that 1TB, plus 2 * 320 Gigs, 2* 120G and i just sold some older 80Gigs that were laying around...
the more space you have the messier they get, files are all over the place, its impossible to find anything :( |
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| Ian |
still working there, mike? :p |
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| biznology |
| western digital is the most solid manufacturer imho. but that doesnt mean you need to get a MyBook or something. many of the other brands use WD drives, you just have to poke around a bit to find out what they are running inside| |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
western digital is the most solid manufacturer imho. but that doesnt mean you need to get a MyBook or something. many of the other brands use WD drives, you just have to poke around a bit to find out what they are running inside| |
ehh i disagree. i find seagate to be even more solid in my experience. plus they have a better customer satisfaction. an old friend of mine had a 4gb scsi drive that he got from someone that failed. it was still under warranty, but barely. he got the rma and had a replacement 2 weeks later.
edit//also i would HIGHLY recommend Lacie (pronounced La-see) drives. i have one and its solid. i dropped it, which of course is my fault, and the drive itself failed. i was able to get the case open and replace the drive. yay! fixed. it went from 250gb to 500gb. :D they are also cheap. and they offer a wide variety of options and a few styles. i want their lego brick styled ones! they stack too! |
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| kadomony |
i wouldnt go near western digital.
seagate ftw. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by kadomony
i wouldnt go near western digital.
seagate ftw. |
yeah i prefer seagate over any manufacturer. they have a much better record and to top it off, they are a major server storage manufacturer. cant go wrong with someone whose been in the server storage business since pretty much the beginning. |
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| jupiterone |
| faacckkkk seagate. my seagate external the deck after about month of moderate use while my WD mybook is standing strong! |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
i want their lego brick styled ones! they stack too! |
those are totally rad. i'd love to have 3 or 4 of those stacked on my desk, but i have no use for that much HD space. i'm currently saving my pennies for a Toshiba 250GB portable HD, so i can just keep all my work/music on there and bring it with me between the office and home. |
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| Sunsnail |
| I would recommend seagate. They are industry leaders and have the best warranty last I checked. (No, I don't own stock in them...............) |
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| Allied Nations |
my mybook pro 500 crapped out on me
luckily they sent a replacement in like 4 days
still lost a bunch of data :( |
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| jdat |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
ehh i disagree. i find seagate to be even more solid in my experience. plus they have a better customer satisfaction. an old friend of mine had a 4gb scsi drive that he got from someone that failed. it was still under warranty, but barely. he got the rma and had a replacement 2 weeks later.
edit//also i would HIGHLY recommend Lacie (pronounced La-see) drives. i have one and its solid. i dropped it, which of course is my fault, and the drive itself failed. i was able to get the case open and replace the drive. yay! fixed. it went from 250gb to 500gb. :D they are also cheap. and they offer a wide variety of options and a few styles. i want their lego brick styled ones! they stack too! |
I have heard a lot of bad comments about Lacie.
Poor performance, low stability etc.
Now if it's for standard usage the person who started this thread shouldn't have too much of a hard time ... usb should be fine.
Me I need Firewire minimum. And my next purchase ( when I have the funds ) will be a ! TB sata external. Video editing is a biatch. |
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