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harobikes333

harobikes333

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Hi, I'm looking for an external hard drive to bring with me to my new apt. I'm leaving my old computer with a friend and I plan on building a new computer in the VERY near future so I just would like a external HDD to put all my stuff on for now.

I'm looking at about the 500G mark unless someone can convince me 1TB is worth it..

Speed(7200... ?) would be nice and is taken into consideration when comparing.


I also need a 320G or something similar to back up my parents computer. They have archived TONS of photos and old VCR homemade camcorder videos on the computer and HAVEN'T even backed them up onto an extra HDD>_<.

I haven't looked around for computer hardware for a while now so I really need some help

please:)


thanks again,


harobikes333
 
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Currently the best performing non Raptor desktop drive you can buy is the Western Digital Caviar 1TB Black. The WD Caviar 640GB is fractionally less impressive but still a one of the best drives. As for external, just get yourself a WD 640GB and buy an external enclosure for it.
 
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The My Book line of external drives from WD are good. The backup software that comes with it has mixed reviews. I personally can't get it to do anything but say pending but you don't by the drive for the software. You can get good backup software for free anyway. But the drives are great and depending on what you use to connect to your system is pretty fast.
 
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right now if you have a frys around your area. the 750gig sata II hdd. 90 dollars good bang for your bucks
 
harobikes333

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The My book HDDs. They have different versions.... which is the best...?
What free backup software are you talking about?
I unfortunately don't have a frys store in my area ( nearest is about 7 hours away:( )

Has seagate gotten bad or ...?
 
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Seagate hasn't "gotten bad", it's just that Western Digital's newer drives outperform the Seagate offerings. Most tests show that the 32MB Cache doesn't seem to help, but faster seeks times and higher density platters offer a performance increase.

As for backup software, I use Acronic TrueImage, though it isn't free. It's well worth the money, imo.
 
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Seagate has a 5year warranty compared to WD's three though correct...? That's the only reason I was thinking about getting a seagate drive. I've had two of them and they both haven't had any problems. Let me know what you think.

Is there any advantage of buying an already made external HDD compared to an internal HDD that you put in an external case???

Thanks for the info on the software, I'll go read about it.
 
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Originally posted by: harobikes333
Is there any advantage of buying an already made external HDD compared to an internal HDD that you put in an external case?
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It means you can pick any hard drive you want and put it in an enclosure. I'd go find a decent external enclosure that uses eSATA, buy the SATA to eSATA PCI bracket off newegg, and the best standard internal SATA hard drive I can afford.
 
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Seagates 1.5TB drive at $190 is like 12.7c/Gb if you would be interested in getting a drive that big. Seems to be pretty much as fast as anything out there in the 7200rpm world. Have fun backing that up though.
 
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I just would prefer to stay away from the 1.5TB for now... That's a LOT of data to loose if the HDD failed.

Blain, is that all I need....? I'm kinda lost as to how those parts work. Simple explanation :eek: >_< lol



EDIT: Oh and so all the OEM drives i'm buying don't come with any cables... so what all do I need there again>_< uff
 
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"Any recommendations on external closures? and adapters?"


nope... sorry, but we're all out of ideas for you bub. :roll:
 
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You're gonna save money if you buy a pre-assembled external unit rather than drive+enclosure. Externals are always on sale, typically $80-90 for 1TB or $50 for 500GB.

If you do decide to buy a drive and enclosure and you're only using this to store data, consider the WD Caviar Green because it's cool and quiet which makes it perfectly suited for an external.

If you value portability then get a 2.5" external drive. It'll only have a USB connection so you won't get the fast speeds of eSATA, but they are small and require no power adapter which is super convenient.
 
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Originally posted by: M0RPH
If you value portability then get a 2.5" external drive. It'll only have a USB connection so you won't get the fast speeds of eSATA, but they are small and require no power adapter which is super convenient.
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That is what I'd get personally. I like the idea of no power supply needed. The speed is decent and you don't have to lug around an annoying power source.
 
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