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    • o2bwlnO Offline
      o2bwln
      last edited by

      Hi folks,
      I'm looking for a good 1tb external hard drive recommendation.
      I recently purchased a WD My Passport Essential 750 and it crapped out about 1 month later (I've had the worst luck with WD).

      Any experiences with Seagate, Iomega, etc? I recently lost lots of info on the WD so i'm really gunshy with them.

      Thanks,
      O2bwln

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        d12dozr
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        I don't use an external hard drive, but Mozy which automatically backs up my files "on the cloud" daily...I never have to think about it. Its only $5 a month, and I don't have to worry about my hard drive crapping or being stolen.

        Just another option 😄

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          remus
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          Ive always gotten on quite well with freecom stuff: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Freecom-31973-Hard-Drive-USB-2/dp/B002611YOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1281432831&sr=8-1

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          • daleD Offline
            dale
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            I have had La Cie drives in one form or another for years, and have never had a bit of trouble with them. In fact I usually have to retire them because their plug ins SCSI, USB , Firewire400, firewire 800) becomes obsolete, not because the crap out.

            Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
              last edited by

              @dale said:

              I have had La Cie drives in one form or another for years...

              Me too. True that mine is not 1 Tb (only 250 Gb) but very handy and small/portable (something like two cigarette packs together).

              http://ucables.com/img/extra/LACIE-301278-250GB-LI-R53523-3.jpg

              Gai...

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              • o2bwlnO Offline
                o2bwln
                last edited by

                Thanks for the suggestions. I'll certainly give LaCie a try. I can tell you that WD has lost my business for life. Every one of their hard-drives has crashed on me...grrr

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                • M Offline
                  MtnArch
                  last edited by

                  I've had very good luck with Seagates - in fact I have a 500gb, a 1tb and a 1.5tb, all of them external. Two are for backups and one is for everyday use.

                  Highest Regards,

                  Alan T. Hendry, RA
                  Architect

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