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Good external hard drive to buy?

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  1. BeSoFaded
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    So my computer is almost out of space it has 283gbs and only has 25 left, so im looking for a good external hard drive to get, the most i want to spend would be $150 so if someone has any ideas it'll be appreciated :)
     
    BeSoFaded, Feb 21, 2013


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    the best external to get is a western digital one they have the most space and copy stuff quick. The most space they have is up to 2TB and its in your price range just check out the website
     
    THEPRADA93, Feb 21, 2013


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    seagate goflexx
     
    PHAZE, Feb 21, 2013


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    cant go wrong with seagate geoflexx..got 2 of them
     
    dMusiqMachine, Feb 21, 2013


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    Western Digital is BOSS. Their warranty is unsurpassed. I had an external My Book from them from 3 years ago. The Firewire 800 port started to act up. Requested a RMA and they replaced it at no charge to me. Even after the 5 year warranty, they'll give you a discount on their products.

    If you have a Mac with FW800 (if not it still has eSATA and USB) My Book is the way to go to fit the budget. I just checked the WDOutlet and they got a 3TB for $160.

    Even the new USB 3.0 2TB is $139.
     
    battyman, Feb 22, 2013


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    Seagate go flex, and it has the option to PC and Mac.
     
    Deviantlady2u, Feb 22, 2013


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    Any hdd will work on PC and Mac as long as the partition and format is correct. Just make sure you get a high rpm drive.
     
    battyman, Feb 22, 2013


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    Get a Western Digital My Book. I've still have mine since 2009 and I haven't had any problems.
     
    Avina$h, Feb 23, 2013


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    seagate go flex is the way to go ! I had my 1 TB for almost a year and its fair to say I'm not 'careful' with it. Its been dropped a few times and abused a bit but the thing still works like it should. Its very fast !
     
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    False.

    You can find the same sizes for both Western Digital and Seagate, plus other brands. And the highest size you can get in a consumer external HDD is 4TB these days..

    The best brands to buy from would probably be Seagate and Western Digital. They're essentially the same in quality. Thats not saying that no other company is good however.

    As for specific model, just get whatever you find a deal on lol, as long as it has enough space.
     
    DJ_Jeremixx, Feb 23, 2013


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    Dont even bother with hdd anymore. That technology is soon to be outdated. Be one step ahead of the game and get a solid state external drive. A little on the expensive side as of now but in a couple months coat per gb is gonna drop
     
    m921fx, Feb 27, 2013


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    i doubt the price will drop that quickly in a couple mths.
    you can get 3TB spindle drives for around 150$, 150 barely gets you 256MB in SSD.
    that is 10times more space for the price. people who need storage space aren't looking
    at SSDs
     
    zkenpachi, Feb 27, 2013


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    Also the SSD aren't going to last as long as a plater drive. Every time you write to the SSD, it's life degrades since it's all flash memory.
     
    battyman, Feb 27, 2013


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    Western Digital. Passport. Has the self powered USB
     
    Ravi621, Mar 9, 2013


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    Western Digital are not bad for their price/capacity value. I have a 1 TB USB 3.0 compliant WD and I've not been disappointed with the speed and simplicity of the software.
     
    coffeeNiK, May 20, 2013


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    get a western digital drive imho. if longevity is what you are looking for you could always buy a internal western digital black drive and get an external case for it.
     
    xwikednessx, May 23, 2013


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    i have the seagate go flex works and its good
     
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    WD My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0
    the best hard drive to buy can't go wrong with that plus is USB 3.0 files will transfer rel fast, 75 U.S for it......
     
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  20. djmuxx
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    yo most of the drives now ah days are cheap and reliable. Check out ama$on for the best prices.
     
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