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    Recommend me a GOOD, FAST external HDD, 1 TB, max 250$.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by eleron911, Sep 22, 2008.

  1. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    I need it to have at least 5 years of warranty , and it must be fast! and if possible, quiet too. USB preferably, since I only have Firewire and USB ports...
    I`m using a Green Drive Fantom and it clicks and cracks constantly. Oh well, 140$.. what can I say :D
     
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    angelicvoices Notebook Deity

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  3. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Check out the WDH1U10000N, ST310005FDA1E1 and this LACIE.

    I think the WD has a 1 year warranty, and the seagate has a 5-year.
     
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    swarmer beep beep

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    It doesn't matter, no USB drive will be fast... they're all limited by the USB bus.
    Firewire might be a little better...
    But if you want fast, get an eSATA Expresscard (I'm assuming you don't have an eSATA port built in) and a hard drive with an eSATA enclosure.
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Make your own man, build an external enclosure yourself out of perforated stailess steel or something like that, and install any harddrive you want. Thats what I did about a year ago with my new 1Tb Hitachi drive.

    My Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB is a great drive. Very quiet. Although new generation 1Tb drives were reported by Tomshardware about a week ago, so the new ones should be out soon. Hitachi bumped their warranty on the 1Tb drives to 5yrs, on the Ultrastar versions

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Sep 22, 2008
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