Looking For External HDD.....Would Like Recommendations

drwho · Jul 22, 2008, 12:35 AM

Just as the title suggests, guys. I'm looking for something with at least 750 gigs of storage space. I want to store a bunch of old movies and videos I've made over the years so I don't have to go back and redo them again. Any suggestions?

BlueMak · Jul 22, 2008, 02:14 AM

Iomega. Very satisfied with them.

Judas · Jul 23, 2008, 06:04 PM

Seagate Free Agent or Seagate Free Agent Pro 750gb drives are lightning fast..

the pro series has USB/Firewire/eSata connections available.

I recently did a full blown backup, compared to the USB connection, it took nearly 8 hours to do a full back up, however with Esata, it took less then 2 and a half hours

drwho · Jul 26, 2008, 02:35 AM

Thanks for the suggestions, guys.

Lowfat · Jul 26, 2008, 05:03 AM

My suggestion would be to buy a 750GB internal drive of your choice and purchase a Vantec Nexstar 3 eSATA enclosure. Likely cheaper and they are quite sexy.

procupine14 · Jul 26, 2008, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Lowfat

My suggestion would be to buy a 750GB internal drive of your choice and purchase a Vantec Nexstar 3 eSATA enclosure. Likely cheaper and they are quite sexy.

I think that that is quite a good option to consider as well. Just buy the HDD internal of your choice and get an external enclosure for it

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 28, 2008, 04:52 AM

Western Digital MyBook's are very good drives. The 1TB versions have been selling in Costco's in Canada for $250 lately, and they work on eSata, Firewire or USB2! Not to mention they're great performers, and are very unobtrusive. The small formfactor of the drive is a real plus I find when managing more than one drive or even just trying to keep desk clutter down.

drwho · Jul 29, 2008, 03:36 AM

Just thought I'd drop by and let you guys know that I bought a Seagate Free Agent Pro 750 gig external HDD. A local computer store had them on sale for $159. Installed with no problems and am using it right now as I write this.

Just want to say thanks for your suggestions. Appreciate it.

Judas · Jul 29, 2008, 05:27 AM

Hey have you tried out the software that comes with the drive?

The best part of the seagate drives is likely the box and unpacking it

Jul 22, 2008, 12:35 AM	#1
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Looking For External HDD.....Would Like Recommendations Just as the title suggests, guys. I'm looking for something with at least 750 gigs of storage space. I want to store a bunch of old movies and videos I've made over the years so I don't have to go back and redo them again. Any suggestions? __________________

Jul 22, 2008, 02:14 AM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Iomega. Very satisfied with them. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jul 26, 2008, 02:35 AM	Thread Starter #4
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Thanks for the suggestions, guys. __________________

Jul 26, 2008, 05:03 AM	#5
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	My suggestion would be to buy a 750GB internal drive of your choice and purchase a Vantec Nexstar 3 eSATA enclosure. Likely cheaper and they are quite sexy. __________________

Jul 29, 2008, 03:36 AM	Thread Starter #8
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Just thought I'd drop by and let you guys know that I bought a Seagate Free Agent Pro 750 gig external HDD. A local computer store had them on sale for $159. Installed with no problems and am using it right now as I write this. Just want to say thanks for your suggestions. Appreciate it. __________________

Jul 28, 2008, 04:52 AM	#7
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Western Digital MyBook's are very good drives. The 1TB versions have been selling in Costco's in Canada for $250 lately, and they work on eSata, Firewire or USB2! Not to mention they're great performers, and are very unobtrusive. The small formfactor of the drive is a real plus I find when managing more than one drive or even just trying to keep desk clutter down.