heroes - rich avatar

external hard drive advice

posted about 1 month ago by heroes

so im gonna buy a new one for my mac but as i have no clue about macs and all you nice people do i was wondering if you could shed some light

money isnt really an obsticle (but i dont want to be paying just for a cool name)

: ] what should i get

13 Comments

  1. xDerekx - xDerekx avatar

    xDerekx said about 1 month ago

    go to best buy, the apple store, or circuit city and ask one the sales associates. They will sale you something that will fit your needs.

  2. Go Ape Shirts - Josh Perkins avatar

    Go Ape Shirts said about 1 month ago

    I have one of those Western Digital passport hard drives that I’ve been happy with so far.

  3. derekdeal - Derek Deal avatar

    derekdeal said about 1 month ago

    xDerekx said: go to best buy, the apple store, or circuit city and ask one the sales associates. They will sale you something that will fit your needs.

    psssh, whatever, most the time those people dont know jack shit, thats if you can even get them to talk to you.

    i went with the wd my book, the’ve got some nice lighter portable drives too on the cheap. id stay away from lacie, ive had bad experiences with them.

  4. ithew - Matthew Skiff avatar

    ithew said about 1 month ago

    What about the apple time capsule?

  5. godsloadedsociety - Matt Hebert avatar

    godsloadedsociety said about 1 month ago

    i’ve got a maxtor external. i’ve also built 2 in the last year. depends on what you’re looking for, but sometimes buying a harddrive and a case for it is cheaper than a prefab one

  6. Randomentity - Courtney Varner avatar

    Randomentity said about 1 month ago

    i have a WD 120 GB mybook, and i had a 80 GB passport, but it was in my car when i totalled it.

  7. xDerekx - xDerekx avatar

    xDerekx said about 1 month ago

    derekdeal said:
    xDerekx said: go to best buy, the apple store, or circuit city and ask one the sales associates. They will sale you something that will fit your needs.

    psssh, whatever, most the time those people dont know jack shit, thats if you can even get them to talk to you.

    haha, I know, man. My local stores are good about helping, but I live in a small town. But the apple time capsule is awesome!

  8. CMYK|BRAD - Brad avatar

    CMYK|BRAD said about 1 month ago

    I’m splashing out on a LaCie 500GB ethernet mini disk this month. Herd nothing but good things about them ...
    But if u want something smaller i also have a 160GB WD Passport thats been fine for over a year. Finally filled it up though.

  9. Hays - Chris avatar

    Hays said about 1 month ago

    ithew said: What about the apple time capsule?
  10. heroes - rich avatar

    heroes said about 1 month ago

    i looked at the time capsule and it seems to be twice the price

    and i dont see the point of paying more for an apple hard drive

  11. Hays - Chris avatar

    Hays said about 1 month ago

    True they are pretty pricey but they look sexy

  12. hideyourarms - Andrew Bowness avatar

    hideyourarms said about 1 month ago

    I’ve got a 300gb Maxtor drive that started to corrupt files after a couple of years of fairly regular use, and a Lacie 1TB drive that hasn’t messed up once since I got it at Christmas.

    I’d go with the Lacie simply because they look awesome, though they are a bit more expensive that most other external drives.

  13. gaunty - Colin Gauntlett avatar

    gaunty said about 1 month ago

    I have an iomega 500 and as heavyprints will contest, I dropped it on the floor 2 nights ago and it still works!

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