Reccomend an Affordable External HD?

XMARLTONX · XMARLTONX #1 (**permalink**)

05-16-2007, 01:41 AM

I'm trying to find a new external HD, as mine is currently too small. Can anyone reccomend a good, affordable, external hd? (firewire a plus).

XMARLTONX · XMARLTONX #2 (**permalink**)

05-16-2007, 04:49 PM

no one likes their external?! lol

digitalscrap · digitalscrap #3 (**permalink**)

05-16-2007, 06:21 PM

What size/price range are you looking for?

KB3GZW · KB3GZW #4 (**permalink**)

05-16-2007, 07:48 PM

I just got my Western Digital MyBook Pro HDD today and it is great. It is 500Gb and FW400, FW800, USB 2.0. I paid 186 plus shipping on ebay but you can get it on NewEgg for 203, I think.

bobtomay · bobtomay #5 (**permalink**)

05-16-2007, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KB3GZW

I just got my Western Digital MyBook Pro HDD today and it is great. It is 500Gb and FW400, FW800, USB 2.0. I paid 186 plus shipping on ebay but you can get it on NewEgg for 203, I think.

This is the one I would recommend if you want one already in a case.
You can check my last post in this thread to see my final choice instead of the MyBook Pro.
Start at the beginning of the thread and have a lot of info related to multiple drives.

jonnyd · jonnyd #6 (**permalink**)

05-17-2007, 09:47 AM

If you're not worried about it being too pretty, you can just buy a standard hard disk, and an enclosure.

There is actually a gadget that doesn't even have that - it's just the electronic guts from the external cabinet, which connects directly to the sata drive. I have one for temporarily connecting drives, it's ugly but it works.

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Member Since: Dec 23, 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley, Pa Posts: 342 Mac Specs: 2.53 GHz MBP, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD	05-16-2007, 07:48 PM I just got my Western Digital MyBook Pro HDD today and it is great. It is 500Gb and FW400, FW800, USB 2.0. I paid 186 plus shipping on ebay but you can get it on NewEgg for 203, I think. I Love Free Software. Ext. Storage: 500GB MyBook Pro, 1TB MyBook Studio iPod: 120 GB Classic - Phone : Treo 800w TWITTER Follow Me
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XMARLTONX #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 14, 2007 Location: Marlton, NJ Posts: 852 Mac Specs: 3.06 iMac i3\|12GB\|500GB	05-16-2007, 01:41 AM I'm trying to find a new external HD, as mine is currently too small. Can anyone reccomend a good, affordable, external hd? (firewire a plus).
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XMARLTONX #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 14, 2007 Location: Marlton, NJ Posts: 852 Mac Specs: 3.06 iMac i3\|12GB\|500GB	05-16-2007, 04:49 PM no one likes their external?! lol
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jonnyd #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 10, 2007 Posts: 502 Mac Specs: Mac pro quad 2.66 / G5 1.8	05-17-2007, 09:47 AM If you're not worried about it being too pretty, you can just buy a standard hard disk, and an enclosure. There is actually a gadget that doesn't even have that - it's just the electronic guts from the external cabinet, which connects directly to the sata drive. I have one for temporarily connecting drives, it's ugly but it works.
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