External Hard Drive Solution Advice Needed

>_>>_>
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Okay so.. I currently use a 17" Macbook Pro, maxed specs.



I figured I should get an external hard drive, but haven't been able to find any complete packages with the specs I am looking for, at a reasonable price.



SO, I began to hunt around the internet searching for solutions. I decided making my own with a case+drive would probably be best.



I purchased an OWC enclosure, which supports internal SATA and SATA II drives for $110. It also has an assortment of connection options (2x Firewire 800, Firewire 400, USB 2.0, and an eSATA port).



http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other...g/MEFW924AL1K/



So now it comes down to a drive. I was thinking something between 250 and 350, SATA II, 7200 (sadly 10ks are still too expensive.. =\\), 16mb cache.



I found these two drives, each 320gb, SATA II, 7200, 16mb:



http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Seagate/ST3320620AS/

http://www.westerndigital.com/en/pro...96&language=en



Both are $120. Soo.. I guess what it comes down to is: Which company is better? Western Digital? Or Seagate?



Other drive suggestions for a similar price range are welcome as well. =)



- Xidius

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    >_>>_> Posts: 336member
    Hmmm....



    eBay:



    http://cgi.ebay.com/HITACHI-DESKSTAR...QQcmdZViewItem



    500gb, 7200rpm, SATA II, 16mb cache...................$170.



    Around $50 off the lowest price I could find.



    Edit: Nah, have to stick with the $120 price tag. Soooo... Seagate, or Western Digital?



    - Xidius
  • Reply 2 of 4
    imacfanimacfan Posts: 444member
    From what I hear, Seagate seem to have the best reputation currently for reliability, but both Maxtor and WD have their supporters.



    David
  • Reply 3 of 4
    >_>>_> Posts: 336member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by iMacfan


    From what I hear, Seagate seem to have the best reputation currently for reliability, but both Maxtor and WD have their supporters.



    David



    Alright, I went ahead and purchased the Seagate.



    Thanks!



    - Xidius
  • Reply 4 of 4
    imacfanimacfan Posts: 444member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by >_>


    Alright, I went ahead and purchased the Seagate.



    Thanks!



    Great - just don't blame me if it blows up! (Though if they start doing that, I'm screwed as well, as my entire music collection is on a 300Gb Seagate SATA drive...)



    David
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