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    Is there a list of reliability for external hard drives somewhere?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Meever, May 18, 2010.

  1. Meever

    Meever Notebook Evangelist

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    WD, Lacie, Seagate, iomega? so many choices.
     
    Meever, May 18, 2010
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    I've always considered WD and Seagate to be on top.
     
    Orinix, May 19, 2010
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    If its a small 2.5" drive they should be pretty reliable as they don't get much cooling when in a Laptop either. If its a larger 3.5" drive make sure it has decent cooling.

    I have a few Saegate FreeAgent Go drives because I love the accessories they've made for them. They've been reliable, but from what I understand a lot of them actually use Samsung drives inside.
     
    MaxGeek, May 20, 2010
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