external hard drive advice

MrsRed · MrsRed #1 (**permalink**)

10-20-2007, 04:09 PM

I am looking for a external hard drive to save my photo's & music on. I would like some advice on this one http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Maxtor/M01H250/ as I have no idea what I am looking for.

Thanks for any input into this.

Kash · Kash #2 (**permalink**)

10-20-2007, 05:12 PM

What's your budget? That way we can try and get you the most storage for your money. You can never have too much space

MrsRed · MrsRed #3 (**permalink**)

10-20-2007, 05:18 PM

Really don't want to spend over 100.00 if I can help it. Where is a good place to buy from ??
I have seen some around my town with 500GB for 149.00 is that a good price ??
I thought that all I would need is like maybe 60GB but can't seem to find anything that small. Is it better to get a big one ??

I know nothing about hard drives

Thanks for the input

mac747 · mac747 #4 (**permalink**)

10-20-2007, 06:04 PM

I just bought a 500GB Lacie D2 quadra with firewire 800 for my wife's MBP for $188. I thought that was a good price for 800mbps firewire...

She can also boot off of it in case she has an internal drive issue cause we use superduper for backups

That maxtor should be fine if all you want to do is copy over some pictures and stuff...

T

nZa · nZa #5 (**permalink**)

10-20-2007, 08:15 PM

For pictures and music, that drive would be perfect.

riguy · riguy #6 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 12:47 PM

I'm in the market as well. I plan on buying a Seagate 250GB tonight. Circuit City has them for 100 bucks. They are cheaper elsewhere online, but I happen to have gift cards to CC so that's where I'm purchasing.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Seaga...Detail.do#tabs

kfordham281 · kfordham281 #7 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 12:53 PM

buy.com often has specials on external HDD's. Give them a try. I got a 500B WD My Book from them several months ago and I haven't had any problems.

raptorkid700 · raptorkid700 #8 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 12:54 PM

320 wd mybook for about 80 bucks at circuit city

jennymac · jennymac #9 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 01:14 PM

I got a Portable WD Passport from buy.com. It's great, if not huge, which I didn't need anyway. It does come with diff size hard drives. Plus I saved money by using the google checkout and no taxes. Worked for me.

AbSoluTc · AbSoluTc #10 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 01:32 PM

Seagate or Western Digital - stay AWAY FROM MAXTOR! Please, trust me on this

There should be plenty of offerings in your budget range.

baggss · baggss #11 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 02:55 PM

I've had a lot of luck with Maxtor myself, although others seem to hate them. Since they are now manufactured by Seagate, recommending one and not the other seems a bit silly.

MrsRed · MrsRed #12 (**permalink**)

10-22-2007, 07:34 PM

Thanks to all for your great advice/ Haven't decided on one yet.

Kash #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	10-20-2007, 05:12 PM What's your budget? That way we can try and get you the most storage for your money. You can never have too much space June 2007 July 2009
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kfordham281 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 19, 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 350 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.2Ghz C2D 4GB RAM 120GB HDD	10-22-2007, 12:53 PM buy.com often has specials on external HDD's. Give them a try. I got a 500B WD My Book from them several months ago and I haven't had any problems. Apple Mac HQ - Apple/Mac News, Reviews, and More
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MrsRed #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 15, 2007 Posts: 135	10-20-2007, 04:09 PM I am looking for a external hard drive to save my photo's & music on. I would like some advice on this one http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Maxtor/M01H250/ as I have no idea what I am looking for. Thanks for any input into this.
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mac747 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 01, 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 385 Mac Specs: 2.2GHZ Macbook Pro - 4GB RAM - 500GB HD	10-20-2007, 06:04 PM I just bought a 500GB Lacie D2 quadra with firewire 800 for my wife's MBP for $188. I thought that was a good price for 800mbps firewire... She can also boot off of it in case she has an internal drive issue cause we use superduper for backups That maxtor should be fine if all you want to do is copy over some pictures and stuff... T
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nZa #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 16, 2007 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 242 Mac Specs: 2.8Ghz MBP	10-20-2007, 08:15 PM For pictures and music, that drive would be perfect.
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riguy #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 08, 2007 Posts: 9	10-22-2007, 12:47 PM I'm in the market as well. I plan on buying a Seagate 250GB tonight. Circuit City has them for 100 bucks. They are cheaper elsewhere online, but I happen to have gift cards to CC so that's where I'm purchasing. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Seaga...Detail.do#tabs
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raptorkid700 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 02, 2007 Location: long island!! Posts: 134 Mac Specs: macbook 2.16ghz,2 gigs ram, 120gigs--ipod nano red 4 gig--ipod vid 30 gig black-- rip macbook	10-22-2007, 12:54 PM 320 wd mybook for about 80 bucks at circuit city
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jennymac #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 17, 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 181	10-22-2007, 01:14 PM I got a Portable WD Passport from buy.com. It's great, if not huge, which I didn't need anyway. It does come with diff size hard drives. Plus I saved money by using the google checkout and no taxes. Worked for me.
	QUOTE Thanks

AbSoluTc #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 05, 2007 Posts: 56 Mac Specs: iMac - 24" - 2.8ghz - 2 Gig Ram - 500 Gig HD	10-22-2007, 01:32 PM Seagate or Western Digital - stay AWAY FROM MAXTOR! Please, trust me on this There should be plenty of offerings in your budget range.
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baggss #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,306 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	10-22-2007, 02:55 PM I've had a lot of luck with Maxtor myself, although others seem to hate them. Since they are now manufactured by Seagate, recommending one and not the other seems a bit silly.
	QUOTE Thanks

MrsRed #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 15, 2007 Posts: 135	10-22-2007, 07:34 PM Thanks to all for your great advice/ Haven't decided on one yet.
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