a good external HD

[guynexdoor]

When I first built my PC, seagate was the good brand to buy in HD.

I'm in the market for an external HD, and I wanted to know which brands to get, and which ones to stay away from.

I'm looking to get something in the 300 - 500 gb range.

 

[cmdrdredd]

buy an OEM internal SATA drive and an external enclosure for USB2.0/eSATA

End up cheaper than buying a all in one drive.

 

[guynexdoor]

Will that really work? How do I search for enclosures? NEver heard of enclosures.

 

[guynexdoor]

I don't see how much cheaper that would be...

 

[imported_i2k]

External Hard Drive case - newegg.com

 

[cmdrdredd]

You can usually find OEM drives for really cheap. Gotta dig around. Also check BestBuy adds for any deals on HDDs they have. I got a couple 250GB drives for $80 not long ago. WesternDigital too which has a good warranty and good reputation.

Name brand external HDDs from segate, western digital etc cost considerably more than offbrand with slow HDDs inside them.

 

[JustaGeek]

Seagate FreeAgent Pro 500GB External USB 2.0 and eSATA Hard Drive

$149.99

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1172277308372

5 year warranty.

Internal will cost ~$120 at Newegg, and I don't think you'll find the USB/eSATA enclosure for 30 bucks.

 

[guynexdoor]

So in other words, it's better to get an external HD, rather than making one with an enclosure...