External Hard Drives need recommendations
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Posted 05 November 2007 - 02:07 PM
i'm looking for a external hard drive around 500 gb. i have no experience buying these things.. i'm wondering if i can get any recommendations from you guys. price range.. thank you
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Posted 05 November 2007 - 02:30 PM
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Posted 05 November 2007 - 07:23 PM
Western Digital My Book is also good. I've been using one since last November.
If you can wait for a couple of more weeks, there will be a lot of sales on hard drives, both internal and external, on Black Fridays. Like 500 GB for $50.
If you can wait for a couple of more weeks, there will be a lot of sales on hard drives, both internal and external, on Black Fridays. Like 500 GB for $50.
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Posted 06 November 2007 - 01:00 PM
i just a got a Western Digital 500GB My Book for my birthday from my friends..
works so well... i love it =)
i also own a 100GB Maxtor, got that loooonnnngggg ago.... works well too..
works so well... i love it =)
i also own a 100GB Maxtor, got that loooonnnngggg ago.... works well too..
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Posted 07 November 2007 - 03:31 AM
^ same
except my maxtor one is 320G and ive had that for yonkers and it hasnt failed me once
i got a western digital book as well and i really love the style of it... i would totally recommend... and seriously its megaly cheap
except my maxtor one is 320G and ive had that for yonkers and it hasnt failed me once
i got a western digital book as well and i really love the style of it... i would totally recommend... and seriously its megaly cheap
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Posted 07 November 2007 - 09:18 PM
thanks guys... i been reading reviews though about mybooks but a lot of people have been saying they fail in 3 months or so?
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Posted 07 November 2007 - 11:28 PM
^ I have 500GB mybook for about a year now.. no problems whatsoever... I'm planning to buy the 1TB mybook one later on..
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Posted 08 November 2007 - 04:38 AM
QUOTE(DKYang @ Nov 6 2007, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Western Digital My Book is also good. I've been using one since last November.
If you can wait for a couple of more weeks, there will be a lot of sales on hard drives, both internal and external, on Black Fridays. Like 500 GB for $50.
If you can wait for a couple of more weeks, there will be a lot of sales on hard drives, both internal and external, on Black Fridays. Like 500 GB for $50.
omfg.
i recently got an iomega external hd 250gb for around 150USD! T_T
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Posted 08 November 2007 - 12:59 PM
QUOTE(hahaha @ Nov 8 2007, 02:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
thanks guys... i been reading reviews though about mybooks but a lot of people have been saying they fail in 3 months or so?
I don't know where you read about that, but Western Digital is a very well known hard drive company along with Seagate. If the hard drive died within 3 months you would already have warranty on it if you registered it. Plus, I had mine for a year and it's still going strong, although I don't use it much since I have a 500 GB internal now.
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omfg.
i recently got an iomega external hd 250gb for around 150USD! T_T
i recently got an iomega external hd 250gb for around 150USD! T_T
Lol, the 250 GB during Black Friday would definitely be much lower than that. Mine is 250 GB and I got it from Best Buy last year for $80. Now, it could be lower, but the $50 price are usually after mail in rebates or with the cheap brands.
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Posted 08 November 2007 - 11:40 PM
yea I recommend a Western Digital external hard drive they can be a little bit more expensive but more reliable and I got a 320GB Acomdata from my dad for my birthday and it's been over a year and still working fine
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Posted 12 November 2007 - 09:00 PM
i want a 1 TB EXTERNAL..i have a 250 gb external that i bought 4 yrs ago..right now when i turn it on it sounds like its about to die..its a terrible sound..like a dog being shot..that last wimper..i have so much stuff on it too..its only a matter of time before it dies. thank u for letting me share that with u all.
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Posted 13 November 2007 - 12:51 PM
An external HD is just a regular hard drive within an enclosure. If you think there is wrong with it, you can take it apart and check on the HD itself. The HD should experience no more than a vibration. I would suggest making a backup just in case the HD fails.
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Posted 20 November 2007 - 03:16 PM
QUOTE (DKYang @ Nov 5 2007, 09:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Western Digital My Book is also good. I've been using one since last November.
If you can wait for a couple of more weeks, there will be a lot of sales on hard drives, both internal and external, on Black Fridays. Like 500 GB for $50.
If you can wait for a couple of more weeks, there will be a lot of sales on hard drives, both internal and external, on Black Fridays. Like 500 GB for $50.
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Posted 20 November 2007 - 06:34 PM
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omg! where at?
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Posted 20 November 2007 - 06:36 PM
i've seen 500 gb for $80 for black friday deals...
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Posted 21 November 2007 - 12:39 PM
I got a 500 GB Western Digital External "MyBook" with Firewire/USB for $120.
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Posted 22 November 2007 - 02:11 AM
Have a western digital too. although it's just 80g huhuhuhu ;-(
i also read that many people were complaining about WD external hdd... i was so scared when i read those comments because i already purchased the HDD. however mine's been working really good for the past months. no problem at all. so i think those are just WD detractors (?)
i also trust seagate and maxtor for HDDs.
i also read that many people were complaining about WD external hdd... i was so scared when i read those comments because i already purchased the HDD. however mine's been working really good for the past months. no problem at all. so i think those are just WD detractors (?)
i also trust seagate and maxtor for HDDs.
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