I have been looking to get an external hard drive to back up all my stuff. Been doing some research and looks like Western Digital, Seagate are some of the popular choices. Does anyone have any recommendation or experience to share? Thanks in advance.
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External USB Hard Drives Any recommendation?
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Posted 08 March 2006 - 11:25 AM
My experience is they are all about the same. Just get a big one and dont drop it.
Also depending on price, it might be cheaper if you purchased an external enclosure and a hard drive seperately and put it together. That way if you buy a Seagate you even get the nice 5 year warranty they come with.
Also depending on price, it might be cheaper if you purchased an external enclosure and a hard drive seperately and put it together. That way if you buy a Seagate you even get the nice 5 year warranty they come with.
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Posted 08 March 2006 - 11:46 AM
ya i m looking for 1 too, anyone got a good/trusty website or something?
i m looking for something thats 7200 rpm, 200gb usb 200gb for around 100, plus or minus a little
i m looking for something thats 7200 rpm, 200gb usb 200gb for around 100, plus or minus a little
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Posted 08 March 2006 - 12:22 PM
yea i got an external enclosure and a Hitachi hard drive (80G, 5400rpm) with 3-year-warranty from ebay. it cost me about $120 in total. (for laptop not for desktop)
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Posted 08 March 2006 - 01:26 PM
I got some Iomega thing 250GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache USB 2.0 ..blah blah.. it's decent and it was only $100 after a $50 rebate. I forgot what the warranty is.. but it's still working so I won't worry about it for now.
I am the minority here.
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Posted 08 March 2006 - 03:07 PM
Western Digital Passport. Small, not bulky like other external drives. It doesnt need a additional power connector.
Cons.
Its expensive
a lil bit slower then typical External HD's
small capacity's 40, 60, 80, 120 gig
Cons.
Its expensive
a lil bit slower then typical External HD's
small capacity's 40, 60, 80, 120 gig
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Posted 08 March 2006 - 08:48 PM
Well I juz get a Seagate 160GB HDD for Ringgit Malaysia 290 last week, lucky for me my auntie give me an external Box so i dun need to buy one, save some cost there, i think Seagate is good becoz of the 5 years warranty.
I think it best to get the one that have high transfer data rate or u will cry waiting for transfering very large files like Kdrama or movies
I think it best to get the one that have high transfer data rate or u will cry waiting for transfering very large files like Kdrama or movies
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Posted 08 March 2006 - 09:54 PM
wooo i need to check this topic daily for updates...i need a external hd for my laptop (dell xps2)
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Posted 09 March 2006 - 06:00 AM
i'd just get a WD or a seagate hdd and a cheap external enclosure.
then build it myself.. save myself a bit of $$..
then build it myself.. save myself a bit of $$..
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Posted 09 March 2006 - 03:04 PM
Hi, I have WD & seagate and have not had any problems with them, I also have a couple of Maxtor's.
Have not had any problem with the maxtor and I think I got them mainly because I seen them go on sale more often.
Have not had any problem with the maxtor and I think I got them mainly because I seen them go on sale more often.
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Posted 09 March 2006 - 03:55 PM
yeap...got a Maxtor too..i think it was on sale or something.....$120 for 160 GB. And that's including tax...Canadian...Tax (15%)....LOL...! So far....no problems.
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Posted 09 March 2006 - 09:51 PM
i sell computers and computer products at work...
SEAGATE and MAXTOR are top sellers...
250GB
SEAGATE and MAXTOR are top sellers...
250GB
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Posted 10 March 2006 - 04:38 AM
I agree with the idea of buying the drive and case separately. You'll save a bunch of money that way.
What I would suggest in addition, however, is that you purchase a firewire card (around $15 - 20) and get a firewire case. Much faster. Especially if you're going to be transfering large files (many Soompi users seem to have massive video files).
What I would suggest in addition, however, is that you purchase a firewire card (around $15 - 20) and get a firewire case. Much faster. Especially if you're going to be transfering large files (many Soompi users seem to have massive video files).
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