> Western Digital is one of the top of the line brands... They'd be a > fine choice for a hard drive brand.
I, too, have had THREE Western Digital drives die on me. The first that died lost around 60GB's of video render files. IBM, on the other hand, I've had good luck with. The "75GXP Scandal" only involved the 75GXP drives. There weren't any more reported failures with the other drive lines than is normal (or so I've read). I mean, no drive manufacturer is perfect these days and you have testimonials from many people against and for all of them, but WD is the only manufacturer that I'm sure I wouldn't buy from ever again. As far as the differences between the external and the internal. I didn't realize you were speaking about internal LAPTOP hard drives and external DESKTOP hard drives (duh, I haven't been getting much sleep lately). There are advantages to both. The externals that you are speaking of are somewhat bulky and aren't practical for bringing on the road (or on the train, bus, etc). If you're moving up from an older 20GB drive I'd spring for the 60GB internal. It's a fast, quiet drive and you can take everything you have with you wherever you go. This is why, for me, getting an external drive wouldn't be practical, because I need (or want) everything I have to be with me all the time. Another idea would be to get the 48GB drive ( http://dealmac.com/articles/33528.html ). It's faster, quiet, and larger than the one you have. You could get an external case for the 20GB drive you have now, and since that's a smaller drive than the external ones you're looking at (hence a smaller external case) bringing it around with you would be more practical. This way you'd have 68GB of space in total for less money than the 60GB drive. Justin -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
