Help me choose an external hard drive!
Hey everyone, I've been looking for a good external hard drive recently, and I've come back with two results:
My Book Pro 500 GB, which can be seen at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136047
AND
The 500 GB Big Disk Extreme, which can be seen here:
http://www.macconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=6006770
My question for you guys: have any of you owned either of these drives before? Any advice on which one to pick? Maybe even a completely different drive? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
-flinch13
My Book Pro 500 GB, which can be seen at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136047
AND
The 500 GB Big Disk Extreme, which can be seen here:
http://www.macconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=6006770
My question for you guys: have any of you owned either of these drives before? Any advice on which one to pick? Maybe even a completely different drive? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
-flinch13
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I will personally never buy another Western Digital HD in my life.
Could you elaborate?
@flinch13: I've had 2 WD's fail on me, and one of the guys in the department I work in has had 4 or 5 WD's fail on him as well. I just plain won't touch the damn things.
David
David
In the case of drives, I think it's only a real advantage when it's one of those LaCie drives that are actually two physical drives.
Actually, I don't think this is correct... this merely means that there are two 250 gb drives RAIDed together, so the possibility of failure is effectively doubled (correct me if I'm wrong). Having a single 500 gb drive is is better, unless you'd like to use redundant backup over two 250 gig drives (which I don't want).
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I like the mercury elite from OWC. lots of options
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Duly noted, I'm checking them out now and they look pretty good, though a bit pricey.
Thoughts? Same capacity, same interface.
Benefits of WD drive: Quieter (I'm assuming, as it's fanless), less expensive, better warrantee.
Personally, I'm leaning toward the WD drive. I'd say they wouldn't offer a 3 year warrantee on their product if they didn't stand by it.
So... what does everyone think?
I bought a Lacie 250Gb D2 external a year and a half ago and it failed quite recently- an awful clicking noise when it tried to access the data then nothing. It wouldn't even mount onto the desktop.
As I scoured the web for a solution, I found out that Lacie drives do indeed have a wee bit of a bad rep at the moment. So never again, until they clean their act up.
My friend recently bought an external Maxtor drive (200Gb). It was very quiet (unlike the turbine-like Lacie) and appeared to be quite rugged and well designed. Only time will tell, however, if this has been a better purchase.
If you're looking for the best compromise between price, speed, quietness and reliability, I fully agree with Gene Clean.
I checked out Samsung to see what they offer, and they don't have external hard drives, nor do they have capacities over 400 GB...
What do people think about buying a standalone hard drive and an enclosure and doing this whole think on my own? If in favor, want to suggest a model?