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    external harddrive name brands

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by halperin, Jul 7, 2007.

  1. halperin

    halperin Notebook Consultant

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    what are some well known, reliable brands of external harddrives.
     
    halperin, Jul 7, 2007
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  2. jetstar

    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    Seagate, Maxtor, Western Digital, Iomega, SimpleTech, LaCie. I'd go with one of the first three brands. They're reputable, reliable and offer good value.
     
    jetstar, Jul 7, 2007
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  3. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    I use an ATMT. It was quite cheap and is about 2 years old but sill going strong! The light packed in a few weeks ago but I think after that long it's allowed!
     
    mattireland, Jul 7, 2007
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  4. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    AFAIK there are a handful of hard drive manufacturers so while the enclosure may have a name, the hard drive inside is just as important if not even more.
     
    SideSwipe, Jul 7, 2007
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  5. finchy

    finchy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I really like this Seagate 500GB Freeagent 7200RPM 8MB buffer external harddrive I bought from Frys. It's very sturdy and has good build quality.
     
    finchy, Jul 9, 2007
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  6. jetstar

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    I concur. I recently had the opportunity to use a Seagate FreeAgent HD, and I like it.
     
    jetstar, Jul 9, 2007
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  7. w_tanoto

    w_tanoto Notebook Consultant

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    I'm going with WD (western digital). for internal, toshiba
     
    w_tanoto, Jul 11, 2007
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  8. TwiztOG43

    TwiztOG43 Notebook Evangelist

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    what he said ^
     
    TwiztOG43, Jul 11, 2007
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