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| Subject | Re: External HD Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Date | 2013-12-29 21:36 -0800 |
| From | Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Message-ID | <291220132136524546%otto@bogus.address.com> (permalink) |
| References | <281220130921464151%otto@bogus.address.com> <l9nbrf$qqu$1@reader2.panix.com> <vilain-E2F745.14592728122013@news.individual.net> <slrnlc1u6b.c4g.g.kreme@amelia.local> |
| Organization | Sonic.Net |
In article <slrnlc1u6b.c4g.g.kreme@amelia.local>, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > In message <vilain-E2F745.14592728122013@news.individual.net> > Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote: > > In article <l9nbrf$qqu$1@reader2.panix.com>, billy@MIX.COM wrote: > > >> Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> writes: > >> > >> > Ok, it's a new subject related to my previous question about backing up > >> > to a bootable external. With the exception of the WD My Passport Slim, > >> > what would you all recommend for an external HD? > >> > >> I really like these (just bought my 7th one) - > >> > >> http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/on-the-go > >> > >> They have a large heatsink (hard to see in the photos) for the drive > >> that works very well. These used to be supplied with Seagate drives > >> but now come mostly with Hitachi drives, which also seem to be ok, > >> but it'll be a while longer before I can say that for sure. > >> > >> Billy Y.. > > > Seagates and Western Digital drives have caused me nothing but trouble. > > I bought a 1GB Seagate and it died within a week of doing a full clone > > backup. Took it back to Frys and they wouldn't take it back because I > > didn't buy their extended warrantee. I had to send it back to Seagate. > > 6 weeks later after dealing with UPS, I get the replacement that had the > > same problem. I tossed the drive and won't buy Seagate ever again. > > I haven't had any trouble with Seagate drives EXCEPT for their drives > sold in enclosures, all of which are complete and utter shit. I had a > 3TB USB 3.0 Seagate that would not mount at all until I ripped it out of > the case (destroying the case in the process) and put it into another > enclosure. > > I stopped buying WD years ago, but still buy bare drive Seagate or > Toshiba or Hitachi. > > They are all getting progressively worse though. This sure doesn't instill a lot of confidence in using an external drive for backup. I just used CCC to clone my HD to the WD "bookend" drive that was just given to me. I'll try to boot from it tomorrow but don't expect any problems. It almost seems like I should get another drive and clone that as well, just in case. But how many do you really need to keep your important data safe? One could sure go crazy with this. -- Deja Moo: I've seen this bullshit before. Please respond to: scasse@invalid.net replacing invalid with sonic.
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External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-28 09:21 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation William Hanna <whanna@invalid.invalid> - 2013-12-28 09:44 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-29 09:37 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-29 10:08 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation android <here@there.was> - 2013-12-29 19:15 +0100
Re: External HD Recommendation billy@MIX.COM - 2013-12-28 20:21 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-28 14:59 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-28 15:28 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-28 20:17 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-28 17:34 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-28 21:06 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-29 04:18 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 04:38 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-29 21:36 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-30 01:58 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-30 10:20 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-31 07:32 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-31 11:46 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-12-30 09:37 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 18:07 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-30 13:13 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-12-30 10:27 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-30 14:15 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 22:43 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-30 18:09 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-30 22:34 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-12-30 13:54 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-30 13:14 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2013-12-30 14:49 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 18:01 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-29 03:59 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-29 07:47 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-28 17:52 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Earl Grey <earl@t.net> - 2013-12-29 10:06 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation yellow label <here@there.was> - 2013-12-29 17:01 +0100
Re: External HD Recommendation John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2013-12-29 16:27 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-29 21:29 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation claudel@sonic.net (Claude V. Lucas) - 2013-12-30 12:36 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-12-30 08:55 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2013-12-30 10:29 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2013-12-30 19:56 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2013-12-31 19:18 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-31 15:30 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-31 07:34 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-01 17:51 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-01-01 10:14 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-01 17:39 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-02 11:54 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-02 01:09 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-01 20:38 -0700
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-02 16:47 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-09 08:13 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-08 21:19 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-02 02:35 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-01 17:47 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-01 02:24 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-02 02:38 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-01 11:55 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-01 13:34 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-01-01 19:01 -0800
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-01 09:45 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-01-02 02:28 +1100
Re: External HD Recommendation Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-01 15:36 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-01 11:55 -0500
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-12-29 16:00 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-29 22:01 +0000
Re: External HD Recommendation TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-12-29 16:19 -0600
Re: External HD Recommendation Otto Pylot <otto@bogus.address.com> - 2013-12-29 14:45 -0800
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