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External Harddrives - The best brands?

NarianNarian Registered User regular
edited May 2008 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
So I'm looking to buy an external harddrive to use as a backup. I'm wondering what are the best brands to look for (Seagate?) when I head down to Futureshop in the next few days.

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  • minor threatminor threat Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    i believe western digital is also pretty reliable.

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  • RohanRohan Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Seconded for Western Digital. I've been using two of them for years, one of them was dropped recently and it's still going strong, not a bother.

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Get an enclosure and an internal drive; they'll usually be cheaper and have better warranties, and you can convert it back to an internal drive easily if you end up needing to.

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  • Satan.Satan. __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2008
    Western Digital's MyBook is the gold standard for external drives right now. Honestly any name brand is going to work fine.

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