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Sugaree
January 16th, 2010, 07:11 PM
So my current SeaGate external is pretty much full of my miscellaneous files and I'm looking to buy a new one. I'm looking for one that's about 650GB in size, but I'd like to know some companies OTHER than SeaGate since my current external had crashed and I couldn't recover the files.
Giles
January 16th, 2010, 07:31 PM
SimpleTech.
Integral.
Westerm Digital.
Hama.
Toshiba.
Lg.
PNY.
Sony (Growl)
They're all reliable, but some are better than others. You should try a 1t hard drive, I had one but it got full then a virus.
Aηdy
January 16th, 2010, 08:09 PM
Western Digital are the most reliable drives I've had.
Malcolm Tucker
January 16th, 2010, 08:55 PM
Western Digital are the most reliable drives I've had.

Very true. I got a 1TB WD hard drive and it's great! Super fast and all. It's the most reliable compared to the other two in the house - I think they're Toshiba ones and they crash a lot.
JackOfClubs
January 16th, 2010, 08:57 PM
Western Digital. I've had a 500GB one for our desktop for a year, never had a single problem.

I actually just bought a Seagate 320GB for my laptop, but I haven't used it yet, so I can't comment.
lengthy_brochure
January 17th, 2010, 08:23 PM
Simpletech drives have been horrible in my experiences..... died after like 1 month

I would say Western Digital
My dad has had a WD 200 GB external for like 6 years now... always on, still goin strong.
Sugaree
January 17th, 2010, 10:01 PM
Found two that are just to my liking. Another SeaGate (:|) and a Western Digital. I'm leaning towards the Western Digital since it seems to be very popular around here. Thanks for the help guys.
Black or White
January 18th, 2010, 07:10 PM
I always recommend Western Digital, all of my WD hard drives have always lasted years longer than the others.
Aηdy
January 19th, 2010, 02:24 PM
My Seagate drive died a couple of weeks ago.
galen
January 26th, 2010, 04:45 AM
I always recommend Western Digital, all of my WD hard drives have always lasted years longer than the others.

Same here! Western Digital pricing is reasonable too. :D
CraigXD
April 6th, 2010, 11:45 AM
Very true. I got a 1TB WD hard drive and it's great! Super fast and all. It's the most reliable compared to the other two in the house - I think they're Toshiba ones and they crash a lot.

Planning on buying a 1TB WD soon.

Is it USB Powered?

I need it to be USB powered.
Harley Quinn
April 6th, 2010, 11:58 AM
please don't bump old threads :locked: