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External HD’s
(Didn’t see a forum for this so just posted it here)
Does anyone have an opinion on the best external harddrives to buy?
I understand Lacie makes some good ones, but don’t know much about other brands.
I’m on a mac but I’d like it to be compatible with PC’s as well.Which gives you the best bang for your buck?
Phil Johnston
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It may be just me, and they seem to have a good reputation, but I’ve had two Lacie drives go bad just out of warranty in the past 3 years, so I’m done with Lacie…I purchased a 1 Terrabyte Maxtor drive (USB) about a year ago, and it has worked nicely (so far).
egb
“deja vu all over again” — Yogi Berra
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We just got this week one of those Maxtor OneTouch III 1 TB external drives (RAID 0 SATA, connected via Firewire 800). Works pretty nicely, but of course those drives are not really meant for permanent use under maximum duress, so I expect it to break down once its time comes (presumably in 2 years).
Mylenium
[Pour Myl
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That would be longer than my lacie…{;>}
“deja vu all over again” — Yogi Berra
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I have gone through about 30 hard drives through my computer life so far.
And the winner is ? Seagate. All others have crashed on me within 4 years of continuous use.
Not to go against any particular brand name here, and that may simply be luck, but expecially for external drives, this is the only name I now trust.
They have, from what I have seen, the best cooling system around, and for an external hard drive that’s a very important factor.
Vince
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I too have been running an external Seagate HD through a really cheap case I got from ebay. No cooling on the case and I leave it on for days straight, often with music streaming off it if I forget to close iTunes. Can’t be good for the drive, but it is nearly three years old and has never had a problem.
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