Pentecosta
??? one thats 500gb and up ???
Answer
I do not put much stock into the brands of External drives as long as it is a major brand that I recognize:
Western Digital
Iomega
Seagate
LaCie
Verbatim
Buffalo
Hitachi
TEAC
The features of the drive are more important to me:
7200 RPM
USB 3.0
Proper capacity
Portable--meaning that it only needs USB, and does not need a second plug for electricity.
Now, if you are looking for the absolute best external drive that money can buy, that would be the LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 External Hard Drive 301945. They are pricey, but awesome. Here is a link to the 1 TB model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154463
Another option to consider is that you may want a mirrored external drive (if one drive dies, your data is still on the other). Here is one. It is also LaCie, but only because it was the only brand name mirrored drive on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154367&cm_re=external_hard_drive_raid_1-_-22-154-367-_-Product
Finally, you might consider a networkable drive. These are called Network Attached Storage (NAS): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822165122
Or something with NAS *and* mirroring: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148615&cm_re=nas_raid_1-_-22-148-615-_-Product
I do not put much stock into the brands of External drives as long as it is a major brand that I recognize:
Western Digital
Iomega
Seagate
LaCie
Verbatim
Buffalo
Hitachi
TEAC
The features of the drive are more important to me:
7200 RPM
USB 3.0
Proper capacity
Portable--meaning that it only needs USB, and does not need a second plug for electricity.
Now, if you are looking for the absolute best external drive that money can buy, that would be the LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 External Hard Drive 301945. They are pricey, but awesome. Here is a link to the 1 TB model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154463
Another option to consider is that you may want a mirrored external drive (if one drive dies, your data is still on the other). Here is one. It is also LaCie, but only because it was the only brand name mirrored drive on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154367&cm_re=external_hard_drive_raid_1-_-22-154-367-_-Product
Finally, you might consider a networkable drive. These are called Network Attached Storage (NAS): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822165122
Or something with NAS *and* mirroring: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148615&cm_re=nas_raid_1-_-22-148-615-_-Product
Need external hard drive?
Pablo Wils
I need a reliable 500gb external hard drive that is compatible with both Mac and PC for under 120 bucks. I was looking at Seagate Freeagent, but to switch from Mac to PC you have to reformat, which is pointless for me.
I also looked at the g-drive which runs about 140, but heard bad bad things about hitatchi, the company that makes it, as well as the problem of it not liking Windows XP.
Now I'm looking at the Lacie 500gb rugged model, recommended by a friend. It's 145 bucks, more than I was hoping to spend, but it looks compatible on Mac and PC.
I know everyone has their favorite brands, but any recommendations besides the Lacie are welcome.
Answer
You are looking in the wrong place for prices.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154400 is $100 for 500GB.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154391 is $110 and 1 Terabyte.
Both prices include free shipping.
LaCie is the first choice because they are compatible with Macs. I own several.
IOmega makes good mac/pc drives
http://www.amazon.com/Iomega-Prestige-Desktop-External-34270/dp/B001D7REIK 500GB for $75, including shipping.
Both "mac and pc" is the problem. Macs use a different file system than Windows. Many drives come already formatted NTFS for the benefit of the majority of their users. Without extra software a Mac can't read or write to an NTFS volume and a PC can't read or write to HFS+ Extended volumes.
You are looking in the wrong place for prices.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154400 is $100 for 500GB.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154391 is $110 and 1 Terabyte.
Both prices include free shipping.
LaCie is the first choice because they are compatible with Macs. I own several.
IOmega makes good mac/pc drives
http://www.amazon.com/Iomega-Prestige-Desktop-External-34270/dp/B001D7REIK 500GB for $75, including shipping.
Both "mac and pc" is the problem. Macs use a different file system than Windows. Many drives come already formatted NTFS for the benefit of the majority of their users. Without extra software a Mac can't read or write to an NTFS volume and a PC can't read or write to HFS+ Extended volumes.
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