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best exernal hard drive?

  • 12-06-2007 1:30pm
    #1
    shrapnel222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,120 ✭✭✭


    just curious what people thought or knew what is the best external hard drive:

    western digital my book? seagate free agent? wester digital elements?iomega?maxtor? etc.

    not sure what to get really


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  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,109 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/542909/art/western-digital/elements-by-wd-500-gb-usb.html



    €120 for 500GB. Not too shabby.


  • #3
    bretttp1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 251 ✭✭bretttp1


    I bought the Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 320GB USB2.0 about 8 months ago, its been running since and I think its a good buy, runs cool and quiet, powers up and down with the PC and looks good in an understated way.

    I'm actually buying the 500 GB version at the mo :)

    They're stackable too.

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=318909


  • #4
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    I think everyone in college has a WD MyBook, great drive, great price and very quiet. Avoid external enclosures unless you want to take the HD out later on, as those little fans are noisy and cheap enclosures will fry your drive.

    EDIT: If you plan to stick it on a desk, get the mybook. I got a 120GB passport for bringing work and large files from home to college. Very small and no bulky PSU needed.


  • #5
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,682 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    ++ support for WD Mybook. I have two firewire versions, a 250gb and a 500gb. Both run great.


  • #6
    shrapnel222
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,120 ✭✭✭shrapnel222


    thanks everyone, i think it'll have to be the mybook 500gig (firewire) then :)


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  • #7
    JohnK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,780 ✭✭✭JohnK


    I've got 2 of the MyBooks, 1x300gb & 1x500gb. Never had any problems with them and planning on getting a 1tb MyBook soon.


  • #8
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Sad Professor wrote:
    ++ support for WD Mybook. I have two firewire versions, a 250gb and a 500gb. Both run great.

    Agreed, got a third 250GB a few days ago. Brilliant drive.


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