[ale] External HDD (non?)recommendations

[jcpilman at gmail.com]

I just bought a PC with a 5-1/2" 250GB HD and an eSATA connection.  I wanted
to have a clean image. So I ran down to MicroCenter to get at least a 250GB
eSATA drive but I walked out with a 2.5" 500GB SATA and a small USB
enclosure.  The empty enclosure was $10 but I could have gotten an empty
eSATA enclosure for $110.  There are drives on the shelf there as low as
160GB.

I only need periodic backups, so the USB was a better fit for my budget.

...John

On May 31, 2010 9:08 AM, "Ken Cochran" <kwc at theworld.com> wrote:

Hey y'all, any recommendations/non-recommendations about
external HDDs?  Looking for USB/Firewire & maybe eSATA.
What are some good (or not so good) ones?  Sometime back,
when I asked at a college bookstore, they indicated that they
like LaCie, because at the time they held up pretty well with
Evil Students (who tend to drop or otherwise mistreat them)
and they didn't get a lot of returns compared to others.  Or,
would I do better building something from a (external/portable)
case and separate HDD (suggestion for a make/model)?  Capacity
isn't super important - looks like everything nowadays is at
least 500gb - looking more for reliability.  Ideas?

Thanks, -kc
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