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Comment on Seagate FreeAgent Pro eSATA/USB 2.0 External Hard Drive by Dave@data recovery

Dave@data recovery — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:14:45 +0000

I don’t think that manufacturer is important. All drives (regardless of manufacturer) will fail- we just don’t when. Backup as if you know that your hard drive is going to fail tomorrow.

Comment on how do i make the external hard drive i bought my main hard drive? by Shaun

Shaun — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:48:00 +0000

Even though it is possible, you should NOT use an external drive to install programs onto.. it should NOT be used as your main drive.

I suggest that you clear up space by moving some space-hogging files to the external drive. backups or media files (music, movies) are a good place to start.

Comment on What brand external Hard Drive should I get? by Chill

Chill — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:44:55 +0000

I’m personally a fan of Western Digital, and have heard some bad things about Seagate’s external drives, but your best bet is to search Best Buys site, find a few that are in the size and price range you’re looking for and check out their reviews on various sites including Best Buy, Amazon.com and Newegg.com

Each model is slightly different so while one version from WD may be great, another might be a complete brick.

Comment on What brand external Hard Drive should I get? by Mick

Mick — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:44:55 +0000

Western Digital is a good brand. Seagate is also a good brand.
The high performance HDD are the Western Digital Raptors, but they can be pricey.
Here’s top 10 external HDD all over the world:
1. LaCie 2big Quadra 2TB (2000GB)
2. Verbatim Quad-interface Professional Hard Drive (1000 GB)
3. WiebeTech RTX400 QR (4000 GB)
4. SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive (1000 GB)
5. Apricorn Aegis Desktop ADT1500 (1500 GB)
6. CMS Products ABS Plus 1TB (1000 GB)
7. Seagate FreeAgent X-Treme (1000 GB)
8. CMS Products V2 Desktop Backup System 1TB (1000 GB)
9. Seagate BlackArmor WS110 1TB (1000 GB)
10. Apricorn Aegis Desktop ADT1000 (1000 GB)

Comment on What brand external Hard Drive should I get? by mr. wong

mr. wong — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:44:55 +0000

I like western digital brand.

Have you seen the new passport models?
Small and sleek.

Comment on What brand external Hard Drive should I get? by G.D

G.D — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:44:55 +0000

western digital
belkin

Comment on What brand external Hard Drive should I get? by JSizzle

JSizzle — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:44:55 +0000

I would stick with Western Digital or Seagate. They normally have the best warranties in case anything goes wrong with them. Keep in mind external drives do crash though, so keep a second backup just in case.

Comment on What brand external Hard Drive should I get? by kevin ? gent

kevin ? gent — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:44:55 +0000

get the same brand as the hard drive you have in your system
you know that’s ok

Comment on HP SimpleSave 1TB USB Hard Drive Review by fjtrevi

fjtrevi — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:31:20 +0000

I have a HP simplesave and I Lost my power supply, I bought one os 12 VDC @ 1.5 amp on radio shack and I do not works. Can you please do a measure of the output of the power supply to know How many volts are?

Thanks

Comment on What can I buy to protect an external hard drive from fall damage? by Thomgeo1

Thomgeo1 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:02:05 +0000

The first issue is whether he drive fell while in use. If in use the drive head will crash into the platter causing the drive to fail. This is where the term hard drive crash came from. No case will protect the drive sufficiently if the hard drive drops while in use. The platters spin at 7200 rpm at one millionth of a inch above the platter. It does not take much to upset that delicate of a setup. There are laptop hard drives that can detect sudden acceleration (ie drop) and park the hard drive head immediately.

Any case should be able to protect the hard drive from drops while at rest. Most external drives are design to withstand a mild amount of abuse.

An SSD would not have this problem since they are non mechanical but this would be an expensive option.