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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #180 on: February 24, 2014, 11:27:54 PM »
The nice little tap probably made it even worse....  Does it make any noises when connected?
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #181 on: February 24, 2014, 11:34:20 PM »
Quote from: DH Data Recovery on February 24, 2014, 11:27:54 PM
The nice little tap probably made it even worse....  Does it make any noises when connected?

So far I've only heard some noise for a min right after I unplug it.
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #182 on: March 03, 2014, 06:23:22 PM »
Ok so when I connect it to my computer my computer recognizes it's connected. And on the bottom right I have the eject hardware device button but it's not showing up under my computer.

Where do I go from here?
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #183 on: March 23, 2014, 04:22:46 PM »
Regarding tody's main site deal on Seagate HD;
A) do they have the stability benefit of Seagate drives mentioned here     http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=7521.msg66114 ?
B) are the 2gb or 1gb drives good value?

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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #184 on: May 23, 2014, 09:24:54 AM »
Can anyone recommend a good place to get an external hard drive fixed?
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #185 on: May 23, 2014, 09:30:55 AM »
Whats the problem with it? Do you want to fix or recover data? Hard drive usually don't get fixed, if they have an issue you retrieve the data and get a new drive. Data is more valuable than drives
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #186 on: May 23, 2014, 09:32:00 AM »
Quote from: gozalim on March 23, 2014, 04:22:46 PM
Regarding tody's main site deal on Seagate HD;
A) do they have the stability benefit of Seagate drives mentioned here     http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=7521.msg66114 ?
B) are the 2gb or 1gb drives good value?

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I don't recommend seagate desktop drives. They're making really inferior drives right now. Hitachi is the company I would go with
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #187 on: May 23, 2014, 09:42:09 AM »
Quote from: DH Data Recovery on May 23, 2014, 09:30:55 AM
Whats the problem with it? Do you want to fix or recover data? Hard drive usually don't get fixed, if they have an issue you retrieve the data and get a new drive. Data is more valuable than drives

My bad. I didn't ask that correctly. I want the data recovered. I know it's expensive. Looking for the best priced place to get it done.
It fell. Won't connect now. Took it to my local computer guy and he said I need to have it sent out.
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #188 on: May 23, 2014, 09:43:22 AM »
Quote from: DH Data Recovery on May 23, 2014, 09:32:00 AM
I don't recommend seagate desktop drives. They're making really inferior drives right now. Hitachi is the company I would go with
Good to know.
I've had great experience so far with these drives as well:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009E6J1BU/
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #189 on: May 23, 2014, 11:47:37 AM »
Quote from: DH Data Recovery on May 23, 2014, 09:32:00 AM
I don't recommend seagate desktop drives. They're making really inferior drives right now. Hitachi is the company I would go with
how about external drives? Same?
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #190 on: May 23, 2014, 11:49:08 AM »
Yea same. I still like the Seagate portable drives but the Desktop larger drives are pretty crappy right now..
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Re: External hard drive
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #192 on: December 01, 2014, 09:25:50 AM »
Has anyone seen any good deals on portable hard drives today?
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #193 on: December 01, 2014, 04:13:48 PM »
Answered my own question:

This one is $70 after checking out with Paypal using the code 'PAYPAL30" (30 off 100.)
http://www.rakuten.com/prod/wd-my-passport-ultra-2tb-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive-black/252567803.html
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #194 on: December 03, 2014, 04:46:07 AM »
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #195 on: December 03, 2014, 08:23:31 AM »
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #196 on: December 04, 2014, 04:33:19 AM »
Quote from: TimT on December 03, 2014, 08:23:31 AM
How is this better than a passport ?
Mainly, because i've seen wayyyy too many dead wd passport drives.  I have 3 1tb seagate's that are all great. 
Although, to be totally honest.  I just tried using my new 2tb drive (the one i linked to above), and im having big connectivity issues.  Drive disconnects for a short second or two every couple of minutes.  Searching reviews online it seems like a few others also had the issue.  But most haven't complained about it.  So maybe get neither :)
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #197 on: December 04, 2014, 08:51:37 AM »
Quote from: DanH on December 04, 2014, 04:33:19 AM
Mainly, because i've seen wayyyy too many dead wd passport drives.  I have 3 1tb seagate's that are all great. 
Although, to be totally honest.  I just tried using my new 2tb drive (the one i linked to above), and im having big connectivity issues.  Drive disconnects for a short second or two every couple of minutes.  Searching reviews online it seems like a few others also had the issue.  But most haven't complained about it.  So maybe get neither :)
Is seagate supposed to be the best company ? If not, which company is ?
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Re: External hard drive
« Reply #198 on: December 04, 2014, 11:06:10 AM »
Quote from: TimT on December 04, 2014, 08:51:37 AM
Is seagate supposed to be the best company ? If not, which company is ?
I don't know, I was just speaking from experience.  I'm sure DH will have more to say; he definitely deals with this more then I do.
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Re: External hard drive
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