Author Topic: External hard drive (Read 39937 times)

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #140 on:** April 29, 2013, 07:51:14 PM »

Oh wait, works if you select other merchant! but still more than $50

DovtheBear · « **Reply #141 on:** April 29, 2013, 07:53:21 PM »

Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 29, 2013, 07:47:56 PM

Just did

You're right.

This one is $59 but i know you don't really like them.

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #142 on:** April 29, 2013, 07:55:41 PM »

Well newegg has the hitachi for pretty much the same price and its much faster and better

DovtheBear · « **Reply #143 on:** April 30, 2013, 03:27:49 PM »

$80 after $20 Rebate

Shreknit · « **Reply #144 on:** May 12, 2013, 12:29:12 PM »

Hitachi hgst 1tb USB 3.0 external hard drive $59.99

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/846319-REG/Hitachi_0S03454_1_TB_Touro_Mobile.html

smaxber · « **Reply #145 on:** June 02, 2013, 01:13:30 PM »

Hey anyone know of good external hard drives. I'm looking for 2tb and up for decent price...I've seen WD Seagate and fantom g force among others but they all have those horror stories of it crashing... I need something reliable not somehjng that'll crash 1 year later.

Mutty · « **Reply #146 on:** June 02, 2013, 04:30:03 PM »

They're all gonna crash. Be prepared for that. I found the Buffalo drives the best so far. Keep in mind that sometimes it's the board that goes and the physical drive itself is okay. Got the Buffalo on sale, I think from Staples.

smaxber · « **Reply #147 on:** June 02, 2013, 07:26:09 PM »

Quote from: Mutty on June 02, 2013, 04:30:03 PM

They're all gonna crash. Be prepared for that. I found the Buffalo drives the best so far. Keep in mind that sometimes it's the board that goes and the physical drive itself is okay. Got the Buffalo on sale, I think from Staples.

So I lose all my documents an pictures and that's it?

Mutty · « **Reply #148 on:** June 02, 2013, 07:29:41 PM »

Quote from: smaxber on June 02, 2013, 07:26:09 PM

So I lose all my documents an pictures and that's it?

They do fail. You should have a backup. The cloud is best. Icloud gives 5GB free. There are others. I use an external drive for backups but I backup in multiple places so if one fails I have the others. I have an external and the cloud. My external drive failed numerous times, all brands. The last time I got to take it apart and wire it up into my computer and copy it to a new external since only the drives mother board failed.

smaxber · « **Reply #149 on:** June 02, 2013, 08:52:39 PM »

Quote from: Mutty on June 02, 2013, 07:29:41 PM

They do fail. You should have a backup. The cloud is best. Icloud gives 5GB free. There are others. I use an external drive for backups but I backup in multiple places so if one fails I have the others. I have an external and the cloud. My external drive failed numerous times, all brands. The last time I got to take it apart and wire it up into my computer and copy it to a new external since only the drives mother board failed.

Unreliable. You know any good cloud services that have an option to backup entire computers?
(Yes I know that requires a lot of storage)

Bh101 · « **Reply #150 on:** June 02, 2013, 09:16:36 PM »

put it onto a flash drive , wont crash

Mutty · « **Reply #151 on:** June 02, 2013, 10:40:58 PM »

Quote from: smaxber on June 02, 2013, 08:52:39 PM

Unreliable. You know any good cloud services that have an option to backup entire computers?
(Yes I know that requires a lot of storage)

I use icloud

smaxber · « **Reply #152 on:** June 03, 2013, 11:38:14 AM »

Quote from: Mutty on June 02, 2013, 10:40:58 PM

I use icloud

And how gb u get?

Mutty · « **Reply #153 on:** June 03, 2013, 04:13:40 PM »

I'm paying, but 5GB is free. I have a 1000GB plan. Half price for schools. (edu)

rots5 · « **Reply #154 on:** June 03, 2013, 04:40:52 PM »

Did anyone post this? 3TB for 99$
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Bh101 · « **Reply #155 on:** June 03, 2013, 05:02:16 PM »

USb 2.0

eis517 · « **Reply #156 on:** June 03, 2013, 05:03:50 PM »

Quote from: Bh101 on June 03, 2013, 05:02:16 PM

USb 2.0

what is the problem with USB 2.0?

Bh101 · « **Reply #157 on:** June 03, 2013, 05:20:52 PM »

much slower transfer rate than 3.0, i would even venture to say at this point its outdated.

DH Data Recovery · « **Reply #158 on:** June 05, 2013, 09:50:15 AM »

Quote from: Bh101 on June 02, 2013, 09:16:36 PM

put it onto a flash drive , wont crash

Flash Drives fail all the time as well btw

Shreknit · « **Reply #159 on:** June 05, 2013, 10:31:57 AM »

Quote from: DH Data Recovery on June 05, 2013, 09:50:15 AM

Flash Drives fail all the time as well btw

Usually after many read writes though no?