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<blockquote data-quote="krs" data-source="post: 1848855" data-attributes="member: 67742"><p>Years ago, I used to buy WD and avoided Seagate because of a well publicized problem Seagate had with a specific model.</p><p>Then I found out that WD no longer used an internal drive with a standard SATA interface and a USB - SATA bridge to save some money.</p><p></p><p>Since in all my externals that failed over the years - and there were only three - it turned out that the bridge had actually failed, not the drive itself, I stopped using WD and switched to Seagate.</p><p>Also used the odd Toshiba external years ago.</p><p></p><p>But right now - for backup - I tend to go for a 2TB Seagate portable - portable for convenience.</p><p>I have a few Acomdata and similar 3.5" externals I bought years ago - they still work fine but having to use an external power brick is a bit of a pain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krs, post: 1848855, member: 67742"] Years ago, I used to buy WD and avoided Seagate because of a well publicized problem Seagate had with a specific model. Then I found out that WD no longer used an internal drive with a standard SATA interface and a USB - SATA bridge to save some money. Since in all my externals that failed over the years - and there were only three - it turned out that the bridge had actually failed, not the drive itself, I stopped using WD and switched to Seagate. Also used the odd Toshiba external years ago. But right now - for backup - I tend to go for a 2TB Seagate portable - portable for convenience. I have a few Acomdata and similar 3.5" externals I bought years ago - they still work fine but having to use an external power brick is a bit of a pain. [/QUOTE]
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