On Tue, 2009-01-06 at 22:53 -0500, Mike Kershaw wrote: > On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 06:49:00PM -0500, Adam wrote: > > Hi again, everyone. I'm planning on buying a 1 TB external USB HD soon. > > Would anyone be able to suggest brands or models to recommend or to > > avoid? Thanks very much in advance! > > Avoid maxtor. > > Get a 1TB drive off newegg or fries for about $80-$90. > > Get a USB case that has a fan in it for $10 off same, combine, profit. > > Just make sure the case can address 1TB, many peak at 750. >
I too am interested in getting an external HDD. At this time the OP, Adam, has selected an external HDD, so for his purposes this thread is closed. I'd like to use this thread to raise a question I have about this topic. I'd like to construct a homebuilt external HDD. I've been looking for an external enclosure *with fan* (preferably 80 mm). There aren't many models available (with fan). Some of the available models get bad customer reviews on Newegg. So far, I've only found one promising candidate, a Rosewill with 80 mm fan. It is available only from Newegg. It costs $50, occasionally on sale for $40. It appears to have been discontinued. The Antec MX-1 was recently on sale at Fry's for $20 +shipping. Customers complained about the power connector. Can anyone recommend an external enclosure with fan? Adam writes that he will be using his external HDD in continuous service. I've read in online forums that external HDD's in fanless enclosures rapidly heat up. This sometimes destroys the drive. Adam: you might want to keep an eye on the HDD temperature. (With eSATA interface, you can use SMART. With USB interface, you have to rely on touch.) Mike Kershaw recommends avoiding Maxtor drives. According to a forum on the web site slickdeals.net, since Maxtor has been acquired by Seagate, Maxtor drives are now rebadged Seagates, so they should have high quality. _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jan 7 - Ruby on Rails Feb 4 - TBD
