Just got myself a 250gig external HD
 

with 16mb cache, 250gigs, and only 200$

you really can't go wrong :)

http://www.centralcomputer.com/images/DRIZVANNST4R.jpg

I need to get one. I have been talking about it, but just have not done it.

ive still about 100 gigs left outta my 150

I got a 300gb Seagate with the same Vantec enclosure for $215

Nice.. what do you have internal already?

One SATA drive and two IDEs, I'm pushing nearly 3/4 terabytes.. thinking a rackmount raid array, or optical backup, might be in order. What do other people use for high volume storage at home?

very nice, I need one for backups

definitely a must have nowadays :thumbsup

Sweet. and great price.

Yup, a backup HD is a must have. 300GB Seagate here.

is that for your TWINK PORN stash?

Nice external drive! I just got one too, mine has a 1 gig cache, 6400gigs (aka 6.25TB), but it was a little more than $200.00. Rack not included :winkwink::

http://www.naughtyallie.com/guestare...serverrack.jpg

For $200, you can't go wrong.

Where did you find this baby? Got a link?

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10504

external.........1 terrabyte baby

that's what i'm talking about! must be nice!
All these external drives all over the place get to be a PITA!

Very nice. HD prices have been droping like crazy.

every Maxtor and most seagates I have had to return because the drives just fucked up. I bought 2 of those 300 gig seagates and both were bad. I use the Western Digital 160 gig drives and the iomega rocket pods

So far good luck with Seagate and Western Digital external drives. The seagate is by far the quietest drive.

funny, I have the exact opposite problem.

It's funny how people have completely different experiences with hard drive manufacturers. I've pretty much always sworn by Western Digital, never had a problem.. yet I know a guy who ordered 8 for a rack, and 6 of them were bad.

Everyone has their horror stories.. the lesson is redundancy, never rely on a single system or storage method for the most important of files. It's common sense to backup on a regular basis and keep things in order, but people get lazy.

I must go on monday to buy more 200-300 gigs HDD :)

We have them laying around like candy.

i've got a 60 gig one and i cant even fill that one up.

ebay!!!!

My maxtor 250GB ext hd crashed with lots of movies on it. :disgust
I should get one like that.

you got a very good deal there.

wow, it looks pretty cool.
1/4 TB is GREAT for that price. Just tell me is it SATA or standard ATA ?

I only have 80gb

Me too, every Western Digital HD that I've had has lasted a little over a year & the Seagate was the same. Maxtor has been by far the most reliable for me - some are going on 3-4 years and still working like a charm.