Whats the best external hard drive to buy? - GoFuckYourself.com

Marcus · 04-09-2006, 11:03 AM

I had a Maxtor 80 gig hd thats 3 years old and it died on me, so im buying a new one today.

Is there a brand that you all think is good? I dont know if I want to buy another Maxtor.

Deputy Chief Command · 04-09-2006, 11:07 AM

iomega has good drives I think , I just bought a 60 gig one , they are small and thus very portable, and they are very fast

http://www.iomega.com/direct/product...=1144605997228

L-Pink · 04-09-2006, 11:10 AM

Marcus, I have nine Seagate 300 GB, so far ALL have been trouble free, noise varies, mostly very quiet, costs around $275, mac or pc, USB and firewire 400/800 ......

KRL · 04-09-2006, 11:19 AM

I'm only buying Seagates now. Had too many failures with WD's and Max's.

The Ghost · 04-09-2006, 11:21 AM

I like Seagate 400gb alot, except for the time someone accidentially knocked out the firewire cable during a transfer and wiped the drive

The Ghost · 04-09-2006, 11:23 AM

Fuck, while we're at it, what's up with the slowness of mass capacities on externals? Last I checked they've been sitting on 400gbs for like 2 years now.

Tempest · 04-09-2006, 11:24 AM

I've almost always used Maxtor and never had a problem.. I recently bought a Maxtor 250G and stuck it in this external LanDrive case thing and hooked it up to the network.. works nice.. can also be plugged into USB 2 ports.

SirMoby · 04-09-2006, 12:52 PM

I've purcahsed 3 Maxtors and 3 Lacie (I needed larger then 300).. All the Maxtors ran trouble free for a few years. I think 4, 3.5 and then I traded the other one.

I've sent my Lacie drives back 3 times for replacement. The Lacie Firewire/800 adapter I purchase also failed. Basically 4 purchases from Lacie and 4 failures

My next external purchace will be SATA RAID and I'll build it using Seagate drives.

If I needed just a 300G external I'd probably buy 2 Maxtors. 1 for the data and 1 for the backup.

Barefootsies · 04-09-2006, 12:59 PM

I've only used WD's for internal and external for 7+ years now.

I've never had a HD fail, or corrupt, etc. I have a good 6 different ext.'s bought at different times over that period. Countless internals as I switch out machines every 1.5-2 years, and all have dual drives minimum.

tyler. · 04-09-2006, 01:13 PM

i prefer Maxtor's

Why · 04-09-2006, 02:20 PM

dont use maxtor.

gecko · 04-10-2006, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KRL

I'm only buying Seagates now. Had too many failures with WD's and Max's.

What he said.

PussyTeenies · 04-10-2006, 02:33 AM

i got a couple of 500Gb drives external

VicD · 04-10-2006, 02:51 AM

i use a Lacie 40 gig, working fine for me

Vitasoy · 04-10-2006, 02:59 AM

Seagate hds with hd enclosers

Choppa · 04-10-2006, 04:02 AM

just run a seagate with an external usb 2.0 enclosure.

seagate harddrives have a minimum 3 year warranty

mOrrI · 04-10-2006, 04:14 AM

Why not buy a normal HD and then buy a USB adapter box....
that way u will allways have a external HD

Zuzana Designs · 04-10-2006, 06:02 AM

I need a new one as well .. i will have to look into some of these ones mentioned

selena · 04-10-2006, 06:09 AM

I have a Maxtor. I just went with the thing that looked to be the easiest, as I can be pretty non-tech at times. So far it's done me well.

04-09-2006, 11:03 AM	#1
Marcus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,472	Whats the best external hard drive to buy? I had a Maxtor 80 gig hd thats 3 years old and it died on me, so im buying a new one today. Is there a brand that you all think is good? I dont know if I want to buy another Maxtor.

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Deputy Chief Command Deputy Chief Command Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,482	iomega has good drives I think , I just bought a 60 gig one , they are small and thus very portable, and they are very fast http://www.iomega.com/direct/product...=1144605997228 __________________

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L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	Marcus, I have nine Seagate 300 GB, so far ALL have been trouble free, noise varies, mostly very quiet, costs around $275, mac or pc, USB and firewire 400/800 ......

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Tempest Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Location: West Coast, Canada. Posts: 10,217	I've almost always used Maxtor and never had a problem.. I recently bought a Maxtor 250G and stuck it in this external LanDrive case thing and hooked it up to the network.. works nice.. can also be plugged into USB 2 ports.

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SirMoby Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 583	I've purcahsed 3 Maxtors and 3 Lacie (I needed larger then 300).. All the Maxtors ran trouble free for a few years. I think 4, 3.5 and then I traded the other one. I've sent my Lacie drives back 3 times for replacement. The Lacie Firewire/800 adapter I purchase also failed. Basically 4 purchases from Lacie and 4 failures My next external purchace will be SATA RAID and I'll build it using Seagate drives. If I needed just a 300G external I'd probably buy 2 Maxtors. 1 for the data and 1 for the backup.

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tyler. Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,653	i prefer Maxtor's

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