External Hard Drive - Page 2

M3lover · August 19th, 2007, 07:34 PM

If it's just for storing stuff like films, TG eps. and the likes USB works fine, atleast for me...

73GMCSprint · August 19th, 2007, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cvg

You don't need any software to use an external HDD for OS X/Windows/Linux. You might want the drive to be formatted in FAT32 for maximum compatibility among various OSes, however.

True FAT32 is more compatible all the way around, but if you're going to be putting any files larger than 4GB (i.e. DVD isos) you'll HAVE to format it NTFS as FAT32 doesn't support files larger than 4GB. Most of the newer Linux distros can at least read NTFS anyway, if not write too.

bartboy9891 · August 19th, 2007, 10:01 PM

I have a WD Mybook 320gig which you could get for about $95 for the Essential edition and $111 for the Premium (Premium edition has eSATA) on Newegg. It's small and nearly silent and generally gets favorable reviews. WD also makes a 500 gig Mybook for $140 on Newegg.

NAIDANAC A · August 19th, 2007, 10:18 PM

I too am looking at getting either the FreeAgent or the WD Book one from BB. But I really do not have 200 bucks to drop on these things and there is no markup for me to work with either. Are they 140 at any/most stores in the states? If they are I am crossing the border and picking myself up one.

bartboy9891 · August 19th, 2007, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by NAIDANAC A

I too am looking at getting either the FreeAgent or the WD Book one from BB. But I really do not have 200 bucks to drop on these things and there is no markup for me to work with either. Are they 140 at any/most stores in the states? If they are I am crossing the border and picking myself up one.

Circuit City has that 320gig WD Essential for $100 USD right now.

hajj · August 19th, 2007, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 73GMCSprint

True FAT32 is more compatible all the way around, but if you're going to be putting any files larger than 4GB (i.e. DVD isos) you'll HAVE to format it NTFS as FAT32 doesn't support files larger than 4GB. Most of the newer Linux distros can at least read NTFS anyway, if not write too.

MacOSX can't write ntfs, only fat32 and that isnt that good anymore. the mac filesystem (whatever it is called) can't be read by windows. So it's not that easy. images/smilies/wacko.gif

Spazatao · August 20th, 2007, 01:10 AM

I have one of those FreeAgent Go Seagates and I love it. It's fast enough for me and fits my pocket, as I need to take it to different places. I also have one external USB 2.0 enclosure for PATA drives and I like it less then the FreeAgent, as it's not as fast and also not as compact and practical as the Seagate. This 500GB Pro model is surely a good deal, I'd go for it.

Firecat · August 20th, 2007, 01:19 AM

I picked it up today, it looks pretty neat...and I love the orange glow. I formatted it using Disk Utility to something called Mac OS Extended...It showed up as being Windows NT filesystem.

cdbob · August 24th, 2007, 08:08 PM

How well does Newegg work for people ordering in Canada?, and second would you guys recommend buying an internal and an enclosure or an external? (P.S. new one will be at least 1.5TB)

SiR_dude · August 28th, 2007, 12:48 AM

Need advice - my boss wants an external HDD that he can back up his hard drive on and carry around - I'm looking at this:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0091104&catid=

How durable would this be? Is it OK to carry something like this around in a laptop bag?

SiR_dude · August 28th, 2007, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiR_dude

Need advice - my boss wants an external HDD that he can back up his hard drive on and carry around - I'm looking at this:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0091104&catid=

How durable would this be? Is it OK to carry something like this around in a laptop bag?

Yes, I'm quoting myself....are Beyond Micro's external hard drives any good? They seem to be more ruggedly constructed...need some advice ASAP pls....

watisdis · August 28th, 2007, 05:00 AM

Good deal?

Seagate / Barracuda 7200.10 / 500GB / 7200 / 16MB / ATA-100 / EIDE / OEM / Hard Drive with Ultra Mini Portable USB 2.0 / Firewire External Hard Drive Enclosure

cvrefugee · August 28th, 2007, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by watisdis

Good deal?

Seagate / Barracuda 7200.10 / 500GB / 7200 / 16MB / ATA-100 / EIDE / OEM / Hard Drive with Ultra Mini Portable USB 2.0 / Firewire External Hard Drive Enclosure

No, but this is.

Firecat · August 29th, 2007, 05:58 AM

Fucking office depot assholes! I paid $149 at Sams for the same one, and now office depot rolls out these savings. Darn. (office depot is down the road from me too, 2 miles max).

cvrefugee · August 29th, 2007, 09:48 AM

Have Sam's do a price-match.

AarheadC · August 29th, 2007, 05:11 PM

Personally, I don't trust Seagate. Too many bad experiences. For me it's WD all the way! I have a WD MyBook w/ USB2.0 & Firewire 400. For just watching videos off of it, I cant tell a difference between USB & Firewire, but when I'm transfering large amounts of data onto/off of it, Firewire 400 makes a BIG difference! Plus, the MyBook has the auto on/off feature that turns it on and off with your computer.

cvrefugee · August 29th, 2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AarheadC

Personally, I don't trust Seagate. Too many bad experiences. For me it's WD all the way! I have a WD MyBook w/ USB2.0 & Firewire 400. For just watching videos off of it, I cant tell a difference between USB & Firewire, but when I'm transfering large amounts of data onto/off of it, Firewire 400 makes a BIG difference! Plus, the MyBook has the auto on/off feature that turns it on and off with your computer.

I've had three WD drives fail on me and they all start to whine before it happens. Seagate has a five year warranty, they back their shit up.

Paco · August 29th, 2007, 08:46 PM

As for which manufacturer is best (seagate, wd, etc.) it is really a matter of personal opinion.
I will never buy a maxtor again because of the troubles I endured years ago. One of my friends couldn't get a SATA WD to work so he sold it to me and after a format it's been great for almost a year now. That and the other 5 WD drives I've bought over the years haven't given me problems at all, so they're my manufacturer of choice.
With the sheer number of HDDs that are produced its just luck whether or not you're going to get a bad example.

I've just bought a WD400KD SATA1 drive that I will be swapping with my older 200GB WD PATA drive that I will be slapping into this Thermaltake enclosure that supports both IDE and SATA and got decent reviews so I hope to be set for a while.

As with most tech products, there are a ton of options to choose from, and the only way to come out on top is to spend the time to research the options and decide what you need and can afford.

From what I've gleaned, your best bet is to buy a decent enclosure and an OEM hdd and install it yourself. People seem to have troubles with enclosures that already have hdds installed, mostly because the fancy "features" that are included with some external hdds (one touch backup, synchronization, etc.) usually end up breaking and becoming more of an annoyance than help. But it's really all about the luck of the draw.

poorlyxeroxed · August 30th, 2007, 07:45 AM

If you've already bought the HDD you were talking baout ignore this, but check out this 320GB Iomega External Hdd. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822186047

I've had one for about a year and have never had problems with it at all. Just keep in mind that after formatting, the 320GB turns to 298GB. But hey, it has room for all my top gear episodes and ALOT more space beyond that

Firecat · August 30th, 2007, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cvg

Have Sam's do a price-match.

Will they do that if I already bought it?

August 19th, 2007, 07:34 PM	#21
M3lover Joined: Nov 23rd, 2005 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: The milkyway, Earth, Denmark, Odense Age: 22 Posts: 917 Car: Pedalpower for now... Rep Power: 13	If it's just for storing stuff like films, TG eps. and the likes USB works fine, atleast for me... __________________ Mmmhh, gotta love living in Denmark. We have 180 % tax on cars. Yep, an M3 cost about the same as a 997 Turbo does in Sweden, and sadly i'm not kidding!

August 19th, 2007, 10:01 PM	#23
bartboy9891 I'm not Moe Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 01:16 AM Location: University of Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 7,774 Car: 1996 Grand Am SE sedan, and dad's 2006 S60 2.5T Rep Power: 43	I have a WD Mybook 320gig which you could get for about $95 for the Essential edition and $111 for the Premium (Premium edition has eSATA) on Newegg. It's small and nearly silent and generally gets favorable reviews. WD also makes a 500 gig Mybook for $140 on Newegg. __________________

August 19th, 2007, 10:18 PM	#24
NAIDANAC A Joined: May 30th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Age: 18 Posts: 2,360 Car: 94 Caravan (Dad - 07 Saturn Sky) Rep Power: 17	I too am looking at getting either the FreeAgent or the WD Book one from BB. But I really do not have 200 bucks to drop on these things and there is no markup for me to work with either. Are they 140 at any/most stores in the states? If they are I am crossing the border and picking myself up one. __________________

August 20th, 2007, 01:19 AM	#28
Firecat Politically Charged Joined: Mar 23rd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 3,697 Rep Power: 28	I picked it up today, it looks pretty neat...and I love the orange glow. I formatted it using Disk Utility to something called Mac OS Extended...It showed up as being Windows NT filesystem. __________________

August 24th, 2007, 08:08 PM	#29
cdbob Joined: Dec 1st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 18 Posts: 1,522 Car: 1987 Volvo 245 DL (in bc) Rep Power: 16	How well does Newegg work for people ordering in Canada?, and second would you guys recommend buying an internal and an enclosure or an external? (P.S. new one will be at least 1.5TB) __________________ Thanks to everyone who has made sigs for me

August 20th, 2007, 01:10 AM	#27
Spazatao Joined: May 10th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Age: 21 Posts: 698 Car: Taxis Rep Power: 13	I have one of those FreeAgent Go Seagates and I love it. It's fast enough for me and fits my pocket, as I need to take it to different places. I also have one external USB 2.0 enclosure for PATA drives and I like it less then the FreeAgent, as it's not as fast and also not as compact and practical as the Seagate. This 500GB Pro model is surely a good deal, I'd go for it.

August 28th, 2007, 12:48 AM	#30
SiR_dude Joined: Mar 5th, 2004 Last Online: December 12th, 2008 Location: Somewhere in rural Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,640 Car: 2000 Civic SiR Rep Power: 24	Need advice - my boss wants an external HDD that he can back up his hard drive on and carry around - I'm looking at this: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0091104&catid= How durable would this be? Is it OK to carry something like this around in a laptop bag?

August 28th, 2007, 05:00 AM	#32
watisdis Coppin' a feel Joined: Mar 8th, 2006 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Over the Hills and Far Away Posts: 679 Rep Power: 14	Good deal? Seagate / Barracuda 7200.10 / 500GB / 7200 / 16MB / ATA-100 / EIDE / OEM / Hard Drive with Ultra Mini Portable USB 2.0 / Firewire External Hard Drive Enclosure

August 29th, 2007, 05:58 AM	#34
Firecat Politically Charged Joined: Mar 23rd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 3,697 Rep Power: 28	Fucking office depot assholes! I paid $149 at Sams for the same one, and now office depot rolls out these savings. Darn. (office depot is down the road from me too, 2 miles max). __________________

August 29th, 2007, 09:48 AM	#35
cvrefugee Joined: Aug 16th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Corona, CA Age: 28 Posts: 3,449 Car: 2005 Scion xB Rep Power: 60	Have Sam's do a price-match.

August 29th, 2007, 05:11 PM	#36
AarheadC Joined: May 27th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Anchorage, AK Age: 24 Posts: 378 Car: A Blue Hatchback Rep Power: 17	Personally, I don't trust Seagate. Too many bad experiences. For me it's WD all the way! I have a WD MyBook w/ USB2.0 & Firewire 400. For just watching videos off of it, I cant tell a difference between USB & Firewire, but when I'm transfering large amounts of data onto/off of it, Firewire 400 makes a BIG difference! Plus, the MyBook has the auto on/off feature that turns it on and off with your computer. __________________

August 29th, 2007, 08:46 PM	#38
Paco Joined: Jun 12th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 291 Car: MKV VW R32 Rep Power: 18	As for which manufacturer is best (seagate, wd, etc.) it is really a matter of personal opinion. I will never buy a maxtor again because of the troubles I endured years ago. One of my friends couldn't get a SATA WD to work so he sold it to me and after a format it's been great for almost a year now. That and the other 5 WD drives I've bought over the years haven't given me problems at all, so they're my manufacturer of choice. With the sheer number of HDDs that are produced its just luck whether or not you're going to get a bad example. I've just bought a WD400KD SATA1 drive that I will be swapping with my older 200GB WD PATA drive that I will be slapping into this Thermaltake enclosure that supports both IDE and SATA and got decent reviews so I hope to be set for a while. As with most tech products, there are a ton of options to choose from, and the only way to come out on top is to spend the time to research the options and decide what you need and can afford. From what I've gleaned, your best bet is to buy a decent enclosure and an OEM hdd and install it yourself. People seem to have troubles with enclosures that already have hdds installed, mostly because the fancy "features" that are included with some external hdds (one touch backup, synchronization, etc.) usually end up breaking and becoming more of an annoyance than help. But it's really all about the luck of the draw.

August 30th, 2007, 07:45 AM	#39
poorlyxeroxed Joined: Feb 12th, 2007 Last Online: November 10th, 2008 Location: Bellingham, Wa Posts: 5 Car: '71 Chevy Monte Carlo Rep Power: 0	If you've already bought the HDD you were talking baout ignore this, but check out this 320GB Iomega External Hdd. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822186047 I've had one for about a year and have never had problems with it at all. Just keep in mind that after formatting, the 320GB turns to 298GB. But hey, it has room for all my top gear episodes and ALOT more space beyond that __________________ Last edited by poorlyxeroxed; August 30th, 2007 at 07:46 AM.. Reason: wrong info

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