best external HD for backups?

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burningwheelburningwheel
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I've got to do something, just gragging stuff to dvd's is time consuming and a pain, so i need an external HD for back-ups. is Maxtor good? the 250gig version comes with retrospect which i suspect i also need



so i guess i;m looking at:

Maxtor 250GB One Touch 7200 RPM External FireWire Hard Drive



what brands are best?



thanks

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    o4blackwrxo4blackwrx Posts: 383member
    here's a link that may help you, as myself and others have posted several suggestions.



    http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...threadid=51498
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    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    I just got the Maxtor 250 GB. So far, so good. The "one touch" backup takes a good long while, uses Retrospect Express. There are cheaper drives that you can buy an external case for yourself, but this seemed like a decent package when I bought it online (too expensive at retail). What I like about it over the LaCie drives I looked at was that it had a larger buffer -- 8MB as opposed to 2 MB.
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    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    thanks. do i want one witha fan or no fan?



    this lacie is cool



    anyone have one of these?
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    wingnutwingnut Posts: 197member
    Maxtor's are notoriously toasty. I would never run a 7200rpm Maxtor without active cooling. I'm curious to see how long their external drives hold up. What kind of warranty do they have?
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