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  • Oracle Porn
    Affiliate
    • Oct 2002
    • 24433

    #1

    Recommended external hard drives?

    mybook? onetouch? something else?


  • Pnk XXX
    So Fucking Banned
    • Jan 2008
    • 263

    #2
    western digital

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    • Smarty
      Registered User
      • Nov 2006
      • 11

      #3
      nas drive (network attached staorage) buy any empty shell (3-4 drive holders) and throw in your own drives and use raid 5.

      all usb/firwire/whateevr are over priced crap .. and don't buy those populair network drives like mybook either. (mybook has funny software that decides for you what you're allowed to put on yoru drives and what not ... yeah right!)

      personal I use ..Intel SS4000-E Entry Storage System Intelligent Network Storage System

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      • Oracle Porn
        Affiliate
        • Oct 2002
        • 24433

        #4
        bump......


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        • Redrob
          Confirmed User
          • Oct 2004
          • 4791

          #5
          I have a Maxtor. Love it.

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          • dready
            Confirmed User
            • Oct 2002
            • 5247

            #6
            Do you need to be able to carry it different places and plug into other computers? If so, get an external enclosure with eSATA and USB. Some now even have eSATA, USB, and Firewire. eSata is an absolute must for any kind of decent transfer speed.

            http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/produc...us/n0012us.asp

            If you just want to add extra capacity to your existing computer, take a look at using a mobile rack... you just hotswap in the drive and you're good to go. I love these things: http://www.kingwin.com/mobileracks.asp

            These things are pretty cool, but are USB only: http://www.tripplite.com/products/pr...productID=3769
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            • gornyhuy
              Chafed.
              • May 2002
              • 18041

              #7
              I have had great luck with the Fantom Drives that buy.com puts on sweet sales every once in a while.

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              • Spicoli
                Confirmed User
                • Apr 2007
                • 306

                #8
                Originally posted by Smarty
                nas drive (network attached staorage) buy any empty shell (3-4 drive holders) and throw in your own drives and use raid 5.

                all usb/firwire/whateevr are over priced crap .. and don't buy those populair network drives like mybook either. (mybook has funny software that decides for you what you're allowed to put on yoru drives and what not ... yeah right!)

                personal I use ..Intel SS4000-E Entry Storage System Intelligent Network Storage System
                best advice here.

                and put in quality / enterprise drives, check warranty, at least 3 year, try for 5 year warranty drive. that shows the manufacturer knows there good.

                I do use usb boxes with 3-5 year drives for my clients backups, but not for live data.
                also, vanatec makes an ide case with rubber mounts for drive, i'm still waiting for the sata ver.
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                • candyflip
                  Carpe Visio
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 43069

                  #9
                  I have a 1TB MyBook World and have never had any issues with it.

                  Spend you some brain.
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                  • pornguy
                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                    • Mar 2003
                    • 62912

                    #10
                    I have a couple of the MyBooks. They are ok, and so far no issues. Cheap.
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                    • Sansa
                      Confirmed User
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 293

                      #11
                      Make sure the model you get has a drive spin-down feature. It will shut off the drive when it's not being used and spin it back up when you need to access it. It usually takes only a couple of seconds but can dramatically increase the lifespan of the drive. Most drives get "cooked" inside of the enclosure since they are built so air tight.
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                      • SkeetSkeet
                        Confirmed User
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 5404

                        #12
                        seagates are nice ... had a 1TB WD die on me so won't be going back to those

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                        • DamianJ
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jul 2006
                          • 15808

                          #13
                          Western Digital or Seagate

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                          • Tanker
                            Confirmed User
                            • Nov 2000
                            • 9287

                            #14
                            I have several Mybooks they rock

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                            • romeo22
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                              • Mar 2008
                              • 23350

                              #15
                              I have Mybooks too

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                              • loverboy
                                When it rains, it pours
                                • May 2003
                                • 20609

                                #16
                                Western Digital 500GB My Book, I have 2 of these, never had any problem with it.

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