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Title: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: Dan n Nic on 06 November 2011, 16:06

As above really, I don't want a western digital or a seagate as i've had issues with these before, also I'd prefer a passport / portable USB powered drive and 320gb will be more than big enough for the data i will be storing on it.

Cheers

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: Milby on 06 November 2011, 19:51

i've got a buffalo 500 gb one :) never had problem with it only cost about £30-340 :)

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: Dan n Nic on 06 November 2011, 20:23

Cheers, where'd you get it from?

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: Milby on 06 November 2011, 20:25

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buffalo-Ministation-500GB-Portable-Drive/dp/B004KSRM0Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320611098&sr=8-1

i've got the older version of that :) works a treat ;)

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: Diamond Hell on 08 November 2011, 10:05

Any 'reliable' HD is only as reliable as the disc in it and that's not very.

Back anything off to two different units independently if you can, or get a mirrored Network Attached Storage unit, from a company like Synology.  That way your data should be secure, if you mirror the discs*.

*until one drive corrupts and writes the corrupt files to the mirrored unit   :sad:.

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: damien010685 on 08 November 2011, 16:42

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-S2-500GB-Portable--Midnight/dp/B001IBI0A2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320770541&sr=8-1

i have the 1tb version and all i can say is its fantastic very small as well

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: Dan n Nic on 08 November 2011, 16:54

Cheers all, still looking, now need to make up my mind!

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: Milby on 09 November 2011, 10:37

if you just want it as a simple hard drive with no company branding or extra software it might be cheaper to just buy an external caddy then put any hard drive you like in it :)

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: R32UK on 09 November 2011, 12:10

I have the seagate usb one and I am currently trying to back up all my data. Its about as sh1t as they come... had just 191mb of data transfering for the last 40mins or so  :angry: :angry:

Tried transfering all 130GB previously only for it to do nothing but tell me its going to take a long time.. and seemed to be transfering the same jpeg for over an hour!!

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: Dan n Nic on 09 November 2011, 12:23

I wouldn't touch Seagate with a barge pole after thehassle I have had with my old one. I have had it for a couple of years and rarely used it, plug it in now and I can see the file structure of what is on it, but cannot access anything on it. It has what is affectionately known as "the click of death"!

Title: Re: Reliable external hard drive.
Post by: R32UK on 09 November 2011, 12:26

Quote from: Dan n Nic on 09 November 2011, 12:23

I wouldn't touch Seagate with a barge pole after thehassle I have had with my old one. I have had it for a couple of years and rarely used it, plug it in now and I can see the file structure of what is on it, but cannot access anything on it. It has what is affectionately known as "the click of death"!

Wish i had known that before i got mine. Paid £80 for it a couple of years back and very rarely use it.... good fecking job i dont  :angry:

total pile of w4nk