Good, reliabe external hd

[Lee]

help me out here. I have 500 gigs of harddrive space but between me recording tv shows and the new digital video camera i bought, im gonna run out soon.

i have 200 gigs free.

I'd like to get a 2-300 gig ext harddrive, either usb 2.0 or firewire would be fine.

any brands you guys like? i had a maxtor that died on me randomly within like 7 months of purchase, so im steering clear of them. im thinking maybe a western digital?

i found a few that are around 250-350 gigs for about 80-120 bucks or so, depending on brand/size.

words of experience would help, thanks! :hillbill: :thumbup:

[cootees]

western digital. I have ever had a problem with them.

[Cebby]

I like the WD's. I have the 160gb pocket drive and my dad has a 250gb big external. No problems.

[Lee]

awesome thanks. i thought WD would be the way to go

i got the maxtor (80 gig) VERY cheap, so i guess you get what you pay for.

ill get a WD 250. thanks guys. :thumbup:

[calrockx]

well, for what it's worth, i've been real happy with these seagate external HDs
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/portable/portable_drives/
i have two, one 60gb, one 100gb. super quiet, and real portable.

[PhorunninDuke]

I found it to be a little cheaper and easier to buy a regular hard drive and an external case. I backed up my movies onto one hard drive, pictures onto another and store both of them in the safe. I only need one enclosure at a time really so it works out nice I think.

[marko3xl3]

I have had some good personal experience with Seagate. I used to have an old 80GB 5400RPM Maxtor that was loud as hell before. Seagate drives are very quiet and for me, super reliable.

From what I have heard (literally) WD's are even a little quieter and just as reliable (this I heard figuratively :)).

Either way, I'd get the hard drive and case seperately. Sure, you might not get all the one-touch features but that's not a great inconvinience, plus I'd think upgrade is easier.

Good luck :)

[reggie 00]

I have 2 of the western digitals.
And a home built, which if i remember right it was either a Hitachi or a western digital drive.
Have a home built and a Lecasie(?) at the office.
Have used the big dollar Maxtor ones in a few offices and have had no reported problems. a couple of them have been on the ground for a bout a year now.

[Lee]

thanks guys. ill look into seagate as well :thumbup:

[calrockx]

be sure to open the box before asking questions :D
ha, i kid.

tigerdirect.com has some good hd deals lately, might want to check them out

[Tofer]

I found it to be a little cheaper and easier to buy a regular hard drive and an external case. I backed up my movies onto one hard drive, pictures onto another and store both of them in the safe. I only need one enclosure at a time really so it works out nice I think.


agreed. i have a 200g for movies and music an 80 gig for backups and a 40gig laptop harddrive that works as a portable mini drive. all of which i "made" from internal harddrives and cases.

[Lee]

be sure to open the box before asking questions :D
ha, i kid.

tigerdirect.com has some good hd deals lately, might want to check them out
damn YOUUUU

i opened the box for my cooler btw, and i found the pads, jerk :( :(

hahaha

thanks, i hadnt checked that site yet. eBay had some decent deals too.

[Tofer]

i dont really trust ebay... i;d rather by from tigerdirect or newegg

[Lee]

whats not to trust about ebay?

as long as you check a seller out and they have good feedback, youre generally ok.

ive used it 30 times now and never been burned.

[oly884]

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4881370

[Lee]

holy crap how is that so cheap?

im gonna get 2 of em...

i already have 8 drives, now itll be 10 :P

[Albuquerque Jim]

I just ordered the Seagate 120...thanks for the link

[rubysRunner]

Wow, thats super cheap wish I would have seen that last week. I just bought the WD my book 500, so far so good.