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    External HDD help

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ozymandias, Nov 25, 2008.

  1. ozymandias

    ozymandias Notebook Consultant

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    I'm trying to decide on a portable HDD, but am having difficulty, tight now I have it narrowed down to the Iomega ego Ruby and the acomdata Executive. I'd like to know peoples opinions. I don't want to get a enclosure+HDD myself, I just want a nice reliable storage device,
     
    ozymandias, Nov 25, 2008
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I wouldnt go for either that you picked, for a good reason.

    When you buy an external harddrive, the drive comes with only a 1 year warranty.
    If you buy the harddrive separately you can make use of the 3 or 5 year warranty the drive comes with. Plus its also cheaper to buy a harddrive and enclosure separately, so you can pick exactly what you want.
    I would personally go for a Hitachi drive for the enclosure, like a 5K320 and a decent enclosure.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Nov 26, 2008
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