 Buying an External Hard Drive..... |
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| Buying an External Hard Drive..... |
 Feb 1 2008, 09:05 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66  |
So, I've been wanting to get one for a while.....was looking at Best Buy's ad, and they have a 250 GB portable for $139 or a 320 GB regular one for $129. They're both by Western Digital....are they any good of a brand?
I kinda prefer the portable one, because I dont need THAT much memory, and my Macbook has 160 GB. I just wanted one for occassional backup purposes. Also, any other good specials? EDIT: and just to piss off Impala....I want a GAY ONE!! Something in pretty colors!! 
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Feb 1 2008, 09:23 AM
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That's a good brand, I have a Seagate and I've had no problems with it. Been using it for like 4-5 years. Just use it to store media.
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Feb 1 2008, 09:55 AM
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If you want a gay one just buy it from Apple direct
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Feb 1 2008, 10:01 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Feb 1 2008, 09:55 AM)  If you want a gay one just buy it from Apple direct touche!!! |
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Feb 1 2008, 10:11 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Western Digital is generally a good, solid brand. Seagate, like TTULow mentioned, is also good. I've had good luck with Maxtor in the past, but I don't know how they fare now.
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Feb 1 2008, 10:20 AM
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i bought two 320gb external hard drives from fry's for pretty cheap a few months ago... the brand is buffalo
great for backups, i keep one backup at home and one in a security deposit box |
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Feb 1 2008, 10:38 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
I'm checking out Fry's right now...I just hate to have to drive across town to go there.
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Feb 1 2008, 10:46 AM
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QUOTE (theIncredibleEdibleDuane @ Feb 1 2008, 10:38 AM) I'm checking out Fry's right now...I just hate to have to drive across town to go there. If you have Leopard, just spend the money and get the Time Capsule thing from Apple. You can use it as a mixed "selective" backup and a complete backup solution. What I mean by that is, you can have your repository of photos on it while backing up your machine's state. It can also power iTunes from the network. $300 = 500GB and it's a wireless router / print server. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 1 2008, 10:49 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
But that's the thing...I already have an Airport Extreme.
So I would have to go and sell that and try to get $150 for it, and then pay the other half for the 500 GB HD feature of the Time Capsule? And when is TC coming out anyway? |
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Feb 1 2008, 10:49 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (theIncredibleEdibleDuane @ Feb 1 2008, 10:49 AM) But that's the thing...I already have an Airport Extreme. So I would have to go and sell that and try to get $150 for it, and then pay the other half for the 500 GB HD feature of the Time Capsule? And when is TC coming out anyway? As far as I know it's in stores today. And remember, you can back up your iPhone to this thing as well (wirelessly). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 1 2008, 10:53 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
Oh, if you have a Airport Extreme (one of the newer ones), you can plug in an external drive to it and get basic backup functions readily.
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Feb 1 2008, 10:54 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 1 2008, 10:53 AM) Oh, if you have a Airport Extreme (one of the newer ones), you can plug in an external drive to it and get basic backup functions readily. yeah, I just buoght it like a month ago.....its the one with Gigabit ethernet and all. I bought it in late December. |
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Feb 1 2008, 11:02 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 519 Joined: 27-June 07 Member No.: 1,288 |
QUOTE (Watchman @ Feb 1 2008, 10:20 AM) i bought two 320gb external hard drives from fry's for pretty cheap a few months ago... the brand is buffalo great for backups, i keep one backup at home and one in a security deposit box I'ma go in that bank with a huge magnet. -------------------- Fuckmuffin. That word and muffintop are the two coolest things I've ever seen on this place. What would happen if a fuckmuffin fucked a chick with a muffintop? That's a lot of muffins. A lot of motherfuffin muffuckins.
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Feb 1 2008, 11:09 AM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
WD is a good brand. Same with Seagate. I have had success with Maxtor as well, but it's loud!
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Feb 1 2008, 11:15 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
I'm gonna go on my lunch and look...in 15 minutes
EDIT: and I am back....I got a 500 GB Maxtor for $114. |
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Feb 1 2008, 01:22 PM
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Maxtor got bought by Seagate, if I recall.
And for the record, I hate WD's, I've had a lot of DOA drives from them, and I even got DOA drives as REPLACEMENTS for other RMA'd DOA drives. (WTF?) That being said, I do believe that my desktop has all WD drives. I used to be a Maxtor man, though, and still prefer Maxtor drives. Most of my drives are hand-me-downs or surreptitiously acquired now anywhos. -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Feb 23 2008, 03:04 AM
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what did you end up buying?
i just bought the Samsung 500GB drive, which has awesome reviews and is only $100 and converted it into an external drive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822152052 --------------------  |
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Feb 27 2008, 07:23 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
I bought a Maxtor....Best Buy had it marked at $132, but when I went to check out it was only $114. I was quite happy. I am liking it so far! I have it plugged into my Airport Extreme and am using it for wireless backups through Time Machine.
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Feb 27 2008, 11:59 PM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
Thought about a network drive?
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Feb 28 2008, 06:17 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
didn't really occur to me, no.
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Feb 28 2008, 09:42 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
they usually don't cost all that much more than the non networked versions, and totally worth it IMHO. the WD 1TB drive I got was $50 more ($400 instead of $350).
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Feb 28 2008, 09:43 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
Now, what's the difference? Like does it have an ethernet port in it or something?
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Feb 28 2008, 09:53 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Yeah, it will essentially make the drive seen as a computer on your network. You'd just plug it right into your router.
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Feb 28 2008, 12:10 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Feb 28 2008, 09:53 AM) Yeah, it will essentially make the drive seen as a computer on your network. You'd just plug it right into your router. That's kind of what he's doing, the interface is just USB vs. network cable. The Airport Extreme has a USB port and allows you attach an external hard drive that can be seen on the network. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 28 2008, 12:14 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Ahh ok
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Feb 28 2008, 01:06 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
Yep, what he said.
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Feb 28 2008, 04:08 PM
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 From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 28 2008, 12:10 PM) That's kind of what he's doing, the interface is just USB vs. network cable. The Airport Extreme has a USB port and allows you attach an external hard drive that can be seen on the network. If you buy the WD one that has Gigabit ethernet, you'll get better transfer rates than using USB. -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM) Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Feb 28 2008, 05:41 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
well, too late....its already been bought
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