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Cataclysm
12-11-2007, 04:10 PM
I'm in need of some more storage space so I'm looking into getting an external hard drive. Are there any brands people recommend getting, avoiding, etc?
Knight
12-11-2007, 04:13 PM
No reason to buy anything other than Western Digital. Been buying their drives since the mid-90's and have never once had one fail on me.
Il Duce
12-11-2007, 04:21 PM
Agreed i have two WD brand external HD and there really nice.
Driden
12-11-2007, 05:03 PM
Get a Western Digital My Book, its great!
hackerslacker
12-11-2007, 05:10 PM
Get a Western Digital My Book, its great!

I love my WD drive.

Now I have heard the 1TB My Books have software you need to install. the software actually stops well-known file types from being shared..


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Belcebu
12-11-2007, 05:27 PM
we purchased 3 300 GB WD drives for a little over $100 each at walmart about a month ago. Really nice drives.
Knight
12-11-2007, 05:34 PM
I love my WD drive.

Now I have heard the 1TB My Books have software you need to install. the software actually stops well-known file types from being shared..


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The software isn't required. You just simply don't install it. The drive itself has no filtering capabilities.

Regardless, that's pretty lame of WD.
hackerslacker
12-11-2007, 06:15 PM
The software isn't required. You just simply don't install it. The drive itself has no filtering capabilities.

Regardless, that's pretty lame of WD.

I heard there was a workaround, I didnt bother reading the article. I figured you didnt have to, although the way DRM is heading I wouldnt be surprised if you have to install the software for it to work.
FrighT MasteR
12-11-2007, 06:30 PM
Personally not a fan of WD. Got a WD external a while back, but returned it after it kept disappearing from my computer for some reason, despite being turned on and properly connected. Went with a Seagate brand, which is what I use for my internal drives anyway. Seagate has never done me wrong. Currently using two 500 gig eSATA external drives.
Driden
12-11-2007, 06:53 PM
Personally not a fan of WD. Got a WD external a while back, but returned it after it kept disappearing from my computer for some reason, despite being turned on and properly connected. Went with a Seagate brand, which is what I use for my internal drives anyway. Seagate has never done me wrong. Currently using two 500 gig eSATA external drives.

I heard of that problem. Some WD HDDs auto shutdown almost as if it goes into power saving mode. I use mine as a backup of files and such and have it off all the time and connect it when I need to transfer something.
realizm
12-11-2007, 07:09 PM
got a 500gb acomdata nomad from frys, so far i havent had any problems with it
FrighT MasteR
12-11-2007, 07:25 PM
I heard of that problem. Some WD HDDs auto shutdown almost as if it goes into power saving mode. I use mine as a backup of files and such and have it off all the time and connect it when I need to transfer something.

That's what I've been doin' with my Seagates right now. Convenient and love the transfer speeds.
Cataclysm
12-12-2007, 12:41 AM
Thanks for the recommendations guys, don't know for sure what I'll go with but atleast I know where to start.
Knight
12-12-2007, 01:08 AM
I've never bought Seagates because their prices seemed too high for no good reason but I think they do offer a 5 year warranty as opposed to the 3 years that WD offers.
Belcebu
12-12-2007, 08:08 AM
you can also look to get a multimedia hard drive, I have been thinking about getting one of these myself.
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