We assess 25 of the hottest external hard disk drives from Cavalry, Iomega, LaCie, Maxtor, Seagate, Western Digital, and more. Article
Thanks for the article. Despite multiple hard drives on both towers the statement of how quickly they fill up is all to true. This gives me a great starting point for the long over due purchase of an external storage drive. Will also help keep the internal towers heat down by placing a BTU producer externally.
Interesting article. I am using an external SATA enclosure with a SATA to eSATA converter panel. It seems like the most economical way to go. I can swap out an inexpensive internal style SATA drive of any size whenever I need to. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145026
i bought Seagate 500 gb external.....i wish i had bought something flat instead like the maxtor external because i bring my seagate in my backpack w/laptop and am always aworried about the little stand part breaking off....from what i can tell the maxtor is just a block, nothing to break off..
I am now ready to purchase an external drive and I am looking at no larger than a 250gb. I am looking at both Seagate and Maxtor but cannot decide between the two. Any suggestions or recommendations would be very much appreciated. Thanking you in advance for your replies. John
What about this deal? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3595494&CatId=2421 $99.99 Specifications Capacity (GB): 500 Interface: USB 2.0 Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200 Buffer Memory: 16MB Average Seek (msec): <8.9 Track-to-Track Seek Time (typical read, ms): 2.0 Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0: Up to 480 Mb/sec Temperature, Operating (°C): 5 to 35 Temperature, Nonoperating (°C): -40 to 65 Type: Retail I plan on using it for back ups and to store an image. Or would someone suggest a different one?
Thanks for the review. There is another option. Buy a internal SATA or IDE and then you have alot more choice on what seperate external caddy to buy and the type of connector. It works out about the same. It hard not to get away from alot of user's faulty, bad experience of Lacie drives.
