External drives to avoid or recommend

[cmf21]

Need to find a external drive for work. Don't need anything more then 500 gb. I come to the conclusion that all external drives suck in one way or another from crummy software (which we dont' need), short cables, etc.


I'm trying to avoid buying a piece of garbage but there really isn't a good way to tell. I've done some reading and it seems like some drives like WD greens suck and that's what I'm trying to avoid.


Any recommendations on what I should avoid or get?

 

[Magic Carpet]

Why not just buy an enclosure and put the drive that you want in there?

 

[zuffy]

No more WD for me. After learning that the internal drive has a proprietary interface, at least the 1TB anyway, I would never buy the Passport again. You have no chance of connecting it to another external enclosure or to a PC to try to recover the data.

I am very happy with the Coolmax USB 3.0 external enclosure.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I'd get something like this. USB 3.0, screwless design, 2.5" => easy to carry.

USB 2.0 / eSATA could work just as well.

Stay away from 3.5". Unless you value your DATA.

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ANY 2.5" HDD should do it. I'd pick Seagate or Hitachi.

 

[tweakboy]

Need to find a external drive for work. Don't need anything more then 500 gb. I come to the conclusion that all external drives suck in one way or another from crummy software (which we dont' need), short cables, etc.


I'm trying to avoid buying a piece of garbage but there really isn't a good way to tell. I've done some reading and it seems like some drives like WD greens suck and that's what I'm trying to avoid.


Any recommendations on what I should avoid or get?

DO NOT GET MAXTOR or SEAGATE ... Ever since Maxtor and Seagate hopped into bed with each other all the seagate stuff is made by Maxtor, the worst HD company imo. All their drives go bad,, externals especially.. also there is no power button on maxtors ,,,

gl

 

[Magic Carpet]

In my experience, it's hit or miss. Just get something that is matured enough and been in production for a while. Normally tech at the end of its life cycle is the best.

 

[Cerb]

Find a good enclosure. Buy it. Look at physical design, and consider what ports you'll want (USB 3? eSATA?).

Find your drive. Buy it.

WD used to have a couple nice series, but none of them are worth it now, IMO, and both WD and Seagate's software is annoying, and generally sucks.