Affordable External HD
Well I know there are probably related threads on this but humor me... i've got the ibook g4 with tiger on it (its the g4 that came with panther but i upgraded software) ... i want to get an external hdd that uses firewire to put all my software that i like having but dont use every day ... like games, ringtones and my ringtone software for my nextel. Can anyone suggest a good external HDD that wont break the bank? thank so much guys.
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http://acomdata.com/hdp/fs.html
They go on sale quite frequently at stores here. One note is that their hardrives that have one-touch backup (button on hard drive that you press to do an automated backup) CANNOT act as a bootable hard drive (like installing or making a complete image of your existing HD so that you can boot from it). But their regular firewire hard drives are bootable. Strange but true.
In any case, I highly recommend that you get an external hard drive that is FANLESS, especially if your a quiet-freak like me. Most generic external hard drives will have fans that are loud and high pitched... like a minituarized airplane.... *shudder*
However, if you aren't really into that sort of hands on stuff, I found this on TigerDirect
Not bad for a 300GB drive. I don't know anything about it. Couldn't find any reviews either. But it seems like it will do for what you need.
Originally posted by lawrenceg
Everyone has their own preference, I've got 3 Lacie FA Porsche drives (2 desk and one portable) and am a big fan. They are cheap, make very little noise and are one of the smallest form factors. Looks wise they are not bad either.
I second this, I have an 80 GB desk model, and it is quite nice. They are also very easy to stack and daisy chain if you ever decide to expand. I got mine a year or two ago and I think it was about the best cost to function/storage ratio I found.