1TB External HD

Im looking for a external HD atleast 1TB that doesnt fail on me like today my seagate Barrauda 7200.11 just died with alarm beeping

price is 1-120$
small-med size
not heavy

my first choice is
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154207
since reading the reviews

u guys got any recommandations ?

 

Might get more hits if its moved to the accessories forum.

 

Here you go this one is nice:
(I like and trust Western Digital)!

Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

A few $$ cheaper at amazon.

Also this Iomega is on sale: $89.99/Shipped
iomega Select 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

Western Digital Element 1TB 3.5" Black External Hard Drive - $99.99 Shipped

Just some ideas...

Cin...

 

I've got a Maxtor 1TB drive - its a Seagate inside.

Works great for me
(Onlything that did happen was my Power Supply failed - Seagate supplied a new one under warranty )

 

Got one of these, as they were on sale here in the UK.
Does exactly as I expected, will probably get an identical one, should I fill this one.

 

On another note:
In Germany I was told that only 3 companies nowadays manufacture harddrives - Western Digital and Seagate are two.

 

i heard seagates and WD often physically dies =/

and i read reviews for both and pretty much it died on them =/

Lacie is the only 1 that has positive reviews mostly

 

Links??

Any HDD can die.

Edit:
Here is a list of manufacturers - it may be outdated though:
http://www.interfacebus.com/Reference_Hard_Drive.html

Edit 2:

I tend not to use Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive - but they list 5 manufacturers.

 

Lacie products have Seagate drives inside.

 

All external hard drives, regardless of the brand, all draw from products made by a small selection of hard drive manufacturers. The most common ones are Seagate, Western Digital, and Hitachi. Samsung and Toshiba do make hard drives as well, but I rarely see their drives being used.

The reality is, all hard drives fail. I would take the liberty of saying that the failure rates are all likely pretty similar, and when people say "__________ makes the most reliable hard drives," they're basing it on their own experiences. For example, I can say "Seagate makes the most reliable hard drives," since for me, no Seagate drive has failed for me to date. But would that be accurate? No.

Also, in general, the people who get faulty products would be more inclined to post their horror stories online. But in reality, for most products, the failure rate is rather low.

Personally, I would advise just going with the cheapest external hard drive that meets your needs. I have an external Cavalry 1TB eSATA/USB2.0 drive (Hitachi inside) that I got for $80, and it hasn't failed me yet.

 

Well, my WD 500GB hasn't *died*, *failed* on me yet after a *huge* amount of use on it ~ and owning it for nearly a year. I like it's functionality, storage capability, and easy of use.

I also, like the fact that I can rely on it to work for me....

Personal choice I guess.
It seems you want to go with the Lacie, and it that's what you want..then go for it! I'm sure it will work out just fine for you..Has nice *reviews*.

Cin...

 

=/ so there is no way I can buy a EHD that can last for 3+ years without breaking/failing/dies?

 

If you don't drop it or cause some other physical abuse to it, it's more than likely to last more than that.

The thing I've had problems with EHD's is the interface bridges dying on me. You should worry about that more than the drive itself.

 

There is no way that you can buy an HDD that guarantees not to fail.

An HDD can last you 6 years - or it can dies after 1month.

The HDD in our very first laptop lasted about 6 years in constant use and to the best of my knowledge would still be useable.
The laptop even travelled on the backseat of a car while turned on.

But it could have broken after a few months - a year, or two or three.

If you need data security - get two HDDs and keep two files.

The chance of 2 HDDs failing is slim - although it has happened to my former maths teacher in Germany (electronics fried) - he managed to swap out the electronics I think and recover his data.

 

I have a friend who has had a EHD for nearly 3 years..no problems.

You can't predict the future..or what is going to happen with a EHD.
Treat it right, take care of it...and most likely you won't have any problems!

Cin...

 

I was gonna suggest WD, but it seems that you are going with Lacie,

-I've owned a 250 GB WD for three years and just bought a 1 TB WD the other day.