Author Topic: External hard drive (Read 40080 times)

rots5 · « **Reply #100 on:** April 27, 2013, 08:21:30 PM »

tigerdirect has 1TB hard drive 15!!

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #101 on:** April 27, 2013, 09:11:23 PM »

They have some internal Drives for really cheap as well using these 2 rebates..

Shreknit · « **Reply #102 on:** April 28, 2013, 11:35:17 AM »

Best buy has a WD my passport 1.5 tb normally $114.99 for $89.99 + free shipping or in store pick up

www.tinyurl.com/d2sgzoa

Mutty · « **Reply #103 on:** April 28, 2013, 01:53:14 PM »

Whatever you get, make sure you back up the drive somewhere else, like the cloud. EVERY external drive fails eventually. It's usually just when you least expect it.

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #104 on:** April 28, 2013, 01:57:29 PM »

I'm assuming your speaking for experience...

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #105 on:** April 28, 2013, 01:58:09 PM »

And every Drive fails - external or internal.

Mutty · « **Reply #106 on:** April 28, 2013, 02:08:29 PM »

Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 28, 2013, 01:57:29 PM

I'm assuming your speaking for experience...

Oh yeah. WD, Seagate and everything else. I currently back up in my office, to my house and to the cloud. Every so often one of the drives go dead (of course, not the cloud). Right now the one in my office is ready for the funeral and I have to put a new one in. Yes, internal as well, but I find internal drives, for some reason, die less frequently. Also, they always die after you can't get any support anymore.
The last time the drive in my house went dead I took it apart, took out the drive itself, set up the wiring in my office computer to accept a second drive, bought a new external drive, copied the old drive to the new external one, put back the computer as it was, put the new external in my house and it never realized anything happened! The boards on external drives can die and you can still have a viable drive. Good thing to keep in mind.

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #107 on:** April 28, 2013, 02:24:56 PM »

Most of the time the problem isn't the boards, and the reason why that worked is because even if the drive is dying very often using internal sata connection will work because it can handle more errors and bypass firmware issue. Most external wd drives these days wont recognize any data if you take them out of the drive, they use multiple levels of encryption sometimes and the drive will only work if it has the external USB board...

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #108 on:** April 28, 2013, 02:52:55 PM »

WD Passport 2TB for $109!!

Checkout with V.me by Visa with Coupon: VMEMOMDAY20

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DovtheBear · « **Reply #109 on:** April 28, 2013, 02:59:58 PM »

Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 28, 2013, 02:52:55 PM

WD Passport 2TB for $109!!

Checkout with V.me by Visa with Coupon: VMEMOMDAY20

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=WDBY8L0020BBK

ARGH!

I was just going to post that!
But I forgive you!

1tb 7200 rpm $70

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #110 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:02:38 PM »

I like the Hitachi you just posted, better drive than the WD Passport drives for sure albeit more expensive

DovtheBear · « **Reply #111 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:08:33 PM »

Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 28, 2013, 03:02:38 PM

I like the Hitachi you just posted, better drive than the WD Passport drives for sure albeit more expensive
BTW you can get it on amazon for about $15 cheaper or so iirc

Did you mean more expensive?

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #112 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:09:26 PM »

Not avail anymore, I removed my post:)

DovtheBear · « **Reply #113 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:11:19 PM »

Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 28, 2013, 03:09:26 PM

Not avail anymore, I removed my post:)

Oh. Now its $15 more.

I own this 2tb and its now $80 AR!
$20 Rebate

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #114 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:16:56 PM »

I don't buy drives that aren't sold by the actual manufacturer. I never know what parts they use...

DovtheBear · « **Reply #115 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:20:39 PM »

Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 28, 2013, 03:16:56 PM

I don't buy drives that aren't sold by the actual manufacturer. I never know what parts they use...

Who makes the FD?

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #116 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:26:58 PM »

They make the enclosure but I have no clue what company they decide to use for the drives, they usually picj whatever was the cheapest..

DovtheBear · « **Reply #117 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:34:54 PM »

Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 28, 2013, 03:26:58 PM

They make the enclosure but I have no clue what company they decide to use for the drives, they usually picj whatever was the cheapest..

Oh. Dont get me nervous, i have one for almost 2 years already b''ah.

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #118 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:37:38 PM »

Backup lol

DovtheBear · « **Reply #119 on:** April 28, 2013, 03:39:16 PM »

Thanks!