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    I Need an External Hard Drive

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by usapatriot, Feb 25, 2008.

  1. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well I really really need an external hard drive because I am totally out of space on my laptops 80gb hard drive and I've already cleaned it out as much as possible. However I only have one requirement and its one that prevents me from going out and buying just any external hard drive.

    I need an extremely reliable hard drive, at least one with a known reputation for reliability. I will video editing and I will be using the hard drive to do that as well as other data storage which takes up a lot of space so I need at least 250gb but reliability above all.

    Thanks for the help!
     
    usapatriot, Feb 25, 2008
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  2. jooooeee

    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    Look at the Seagate FreeAgent Pros
     
    jooooeee, Feb 25, 2008
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  3. ToKu

    ToKu Notebook Consultant

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    What HD size and portability do you need?

    WD Passports are 2.5 5400's and USB powered. They also make a 3.5 but it isnt, its also more space though.
     
    ToKu, Feb 25, 2008
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  4. Glasstream15

    Glasstream15 Notebook Guru

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    Get 2 drives and back everything up to both.
     
    Glasstream15, Feb 25, 2008
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  5. scooberdoober

    scooberdoober Penguins FTW!

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    Buy a larger high performance drive for your notebook, and put the 80 gig in an external case if you still want to use it.
     
    scooberdoober, Feb 25, 2008
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  6. 1985MB

    1985MB Notebook Guru

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    1985MB, Feb 25, 2008
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  7. jetstar

    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    I'll also recommend the Seagate FreeAgent HD drive. Western Digital also makes reliable HD Drives.
     
    jetstar, Feb 26, 2008
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  8. lixuelai

    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    You can easily build ur own. In fact that is what I would do. For 250GB you should probably get a 2.5' drive if you can afford roughly $150. That way you dont need an power adapter to use it.
     
    lixuelai, Feb 26, 2008
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  9. booji

    booji Notebook Deity

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    I would recommend a firewire or eSATA option since you are going to be writing large amounts of data. Esata and IEEE 1394 will offer much faster speeds than USB. You can probably build your own drive for about 100 bucks. Recently a Seagate RK 500GB drive was available for around 85 bucks, and USB enclosures are available at many places for around 15-20 bucks. If you want a firewire or eSATA output, these enclosures will be more expensive. Also, make sure you have firewire or eSATA input on your computer.

    The second option is to just get a 2.5" internal drive. A 250gb 5400 RPM drive can be had for about 100 bucks these days, maybe even less. Just take out the old drive and place the new one in. You can then use the old drive as an enclosure.

    Good Luck!
     
    booji, Feb 27, 2008
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  10. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    I have a Seagate FreeAgent hard drive (250GB) and I haven't had any problems with it. It's been great so far (7ish months).
     
    crash, Feb 27, 2008
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  11. ifti

    ifti Undiscovered

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    I have a Western Digital My Book 500GB - never had any problems with it. Runs cool and quiet - hardly notice it on! It starts up when you power the computer up, and shuts down when you shut the PC down. Has both USB and Firewire ports so gives you the choice.

    Its also excellent value for money.
     
    ifti, Feb 27, 2008
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