 Buying an External Hard Drive..... |
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| Buying an External Hard Drive..... |
 Feb 1 2008, 01:22 PM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14  |
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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