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Best external hard drive?

Aug 22, 2006 11:44AM PDT

I need to get an external hard drive (my 3rd). The first 2 were from OWC, and incorporated a Hitachi drive mechanism. But now I see that OWC has switched to using Seagage Barracuda (probably for price reasons). The Hitachi is truly high-end, and super-reliable. But what about Seagate Barracuda? Opinions?

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I build my own. . .
Aug 22, 2006 11:45PM PDT

Bytecc case and Maxtor drive. This way I can pick and choose.

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Build your own. I recommend . . .
Aug 23, 2006 2:24AM PDT

I recommend the Western Digital Caviar SE16 hard drive. It is 7200RPM and has 16MB cache.

I recommend the Addonic AE5SACSUF enclosure. It supports SATA I, SATA II, and IDE. This enclosure connects to your computer either by firewire or USB 2.0. This enclosure is very sturdy and the aluminum material is thick. It also uses the Cypress chipset for USB. Cypress are supposed to be good chipsets. However, that fan is loud.

If you don't want to make your own, Western Digital has the My Book external hard drive.

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Roll Your Own!
Aug 23, 2006 4:24AM PDT

Thanks, I appreciate the advice.