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Old 22nd January 2005, 22:55   #1
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howdy guys,

I'm planning to purchase an external storage thingie, for instance a 200-300 GB external HDD; USB and FireWire.

I've read several reviews and user comments all over the web stating that:

- maxtor one touch drives suck ***, they fail within 6 months
- all drives get very hot, regardless the fanless quiet heat dissipation system
- ...

Lacie drives, type d2 seem to be the fastest ones, but also without a fan... I'm reluctant to buy a drive without fan, I don't care about the extra noise, I need reliable backup!

So what brand is most reliable? western digital, maxtor, lacie, iomega, freecom, ...?

thanks in advance for some expert opinions!
 
Old 23rd January 2005, 01:31   #2
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WD in combination with Icy Dock works like a charm

My uncle has 3*250gb WD special series on his mac, 24/7 for the last 6 months, without problems.
 
Old 23rd January 2005, 14:21   #3
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I've got 1x200Gb USB and 1x300Gb USB/Firewire form Maxtor and they are still running after about five months of running around with them.
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Old 23rd January 2005, 15:15   #4
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i got a 120gb maxtor hdd in an Icy Box fanless usb/firewire thingy

works just fine & doesnt overheat
 
Old 23rd January 2005, 16:38   #5
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ICY DOCK has no USB or FireWire? It's just a mobile HDD rack right?

ICY BOX is with USB and/or FireWire, but it hasn't got active cooling...
 
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