# Learn me external hard drives **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 3, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577 "2008-04-03T10:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/1 "2008-04-03T10:46:06Z")
I’m looking into a 1 or 2 TB external drive for my main lab PC, and don’t really know much about the ones out there. Any brands/versions I should avoid? I’ve been using Maxtor 250gb untis until now but my data packs them quickly.:doh: ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/2 "2008-04-03T11:02:47Z")
Maxtors are good… I’ve alwasy been a fan of Western Digitals though. only HDD I put in my computers. I’ve had issues with Hitachi drives and some Segates too. ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/3 "2008-04-03T11:05:02Z")
I have a squad of Seagate external drives here at work and absolutely love them. I have a Western Digital at home that is ok too. I’ve had to fix a few Maxtors in the past but the PCs all had other problems as well. Stay away from Hitachi. ---
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/4 "2008-04-03T11:08:08Z")
One of my 3 Maxtors crashed a few months ago and my IT dept told me nothing could be saved. I was looking at the WD 1.5TB through tigerdirect and it ‘looks’ ok. Anyone know the difference betweent he WD MyBook Office/Pro/Premium/Essential/Studio? They are all within $20 of each other…except for the the Premium (which is about 550 for 1TB) ---
**Author:** ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/5 "2008-04-03T12:04:05Z")
Having worked first hand with Seagate’s development team I can’t say enough good about Seagate drives, both in reliability and quality. As far as external HDD’s go, Maxtor branded drives have Seagate HDD’s in them. Seagate / Maxtor is your best route. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/6 "2008-04-03T12:32:58Z")
> [@Happy Bday Chris N.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-bday-chris-n/35780/15): > > Having worked first hand with Seagate’s development team I can’t say enough good about Seagate drives, both in reliability and quality. As far as external HDD’s go, Maxtor branded drives have Seagate HDD’s in them. Seagate / Maxtor is your best route. x2 every WD drive I have ever had has failed. ---
**Author:** ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/7 "2008-04-03T13:11:35Z")
> [@NYIRP 9/21 Times](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyirp-9-21-times/35774/16): > > x2 > > every WD drive I have ever had has failed. Ditto, along with almost half of the Hitachi’s I’ve ever owned. Edit: Just to add, I own three Seagate FreeAgent external drives and they’re all phenomenal. ---
**Author:** ![Blazin\_Si](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@Blazin\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blazin_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/8 "2008-04-03T15:00:33Z")
I have a WD 120GB one right now. So far so good, although I have read a lot of mixed reviews. The 1TB My Book drive looks nice. Only about $270 and has FireWire 800. A lot of mixed reviews for this one as well. ---
**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/9 "2008-04-03T15:36:07Z")
Big cache, fastest connection your computer supports. I like Seagate fwiw ---
**Author:** ![stinkbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stinkbox](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stinkbox)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/10 "2008-04-03T15:40:02Z")
I also have no complaints about my Seagate Freeagant external hard drive. ---
**Author:** ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/11 "2008-04-04T04:46:07Z")
My main desktop has a 500GB internal seagate…no problems from it…it replaced an old 40GB seagate that was working solid for 5 years straight…only went on the frizt during uninstall…had to resolder a pin on the connector side but other than that it STILL works…and i have a 500GB simpletech USB drive hooked up to this computer also…no problems from it ---
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/12 "2008-04-04T04:53:32Z")
I ended up with two of these: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148306](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148306) I think these should work for a while. Thanks for the replies, guys. ---
**Author:** ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/13 "2008-04-04T04:59:39Z")
> [@Depew ice hockey sat nights](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/depew-ice-hockey-sat-nights/35781/7): > > I ended up with two of these: > > [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148306](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148306) > > I think these should work for a while. Thanks for the replies, guys. Not bad at all ---
**Author:** ![tegSimple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@tegSimple](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tegSimple)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/14 "2008-04-04T11:05:38Z")
> [@Depew ice hockey sat nights](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/depew-ice-hockey-sat-nights/35781/7): > > I ended up with two of these: > > [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148306](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148306) > > I think these should work for a while. Thanks for the replies, guys. Running one as a backup or two separate drives? ---
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/15 "2008-04-04T11:13:49Z")
I each for two computer. One that controls the microscope camera, the other for confocal scanning ---
**Author:** ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/16 "2008-04-04T11:23:35Z")
> [@Depew ice hockey sat nights](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/depew-ice-hockey-sat-nights/35781/7): > > I ended up with two of these: > > [Seagate FreeAgent Pro ST310005FPA1E3-RK 1TB 7200 RPM USB 2.0 / IEEE 1394a (Dual FireWire 400 interface module)/ eSATA External Hard Drive - Newegg.com](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148306) > > I think these should work for a while. Thanks for the replies, guys. Excellent picks! ---
**Author:** ![FuZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@FuZE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FuZE)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/17 "2008-04-13T23:16:17Z")
seagate and maxtor are both good. ALSO i recomend tigerdirect over newegg. it seems they have more specials and i got most of my computer parts through them. you can also email logan and he might tell you what the best external is for the price. cpu - q6600 vid - xfx8800gt (soon to be SLI) ram - kingston hyper x (2gig soon to be 4gig) MB - xfx 680i ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/18 "2008-04-14T09:10:23Z")
TigerDirect isn’t too bad. They have better barebones deals that newegg. However a lot of their stuff is refurb whereas newegg deals in mostly new stuff… And I can’t get over how fast newegg ships out their stuff. ---
**Author:** ![tegSimple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@tegSimple](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tegSimple)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/learn-me-external-hard-drives/196577/19 "2008-04-14T11:24:48Z")
i’m a fan of newegg myself. they seem to have pretty good deal and the shipping has always been great. this is kind of a null point seeing as though he already bought the drives though.