best external hard-drives?

[toaster_oven]

I am looking for the best possible external hard-drive for my money.

i'm hoping to find something under $300 (maybe even under $200) - maximum storage for my dollar is a must.

i'm also interested in fan-less hard-drives... is there anything anyone can tell me about them?

any help is great!

-the toaster

[Ramsos]

OWC mewcury elite and Lacie are two great choices they both use external power supplies so they do not have fans which does make them a lot quieter. THe Older Lacies did use onboard power supplies and fans I know because I had 2 of them I now use the owc drives with the Oxford 911 chip. Lacie FW drives (http://lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10022) or OWC drives (http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Page.cfm?Parent=680&Title=FW&Template=1) both companies offer 200GB models for 299.99 and 120GB models for about 200 bucks good luck-RAM:cool:

Hey I was just checking Lacie's website and I looked under clearance and I saw a 160GB FW drive for 189.99 and a 180 GB FW drive for 249.99 of course they are both reconditioned but they both include a warranty.Lacie Clearance (http://lacie.com/clearance/products/?id=10007)

[ColoJohnBoy]

In my experience, LaCie is the best option. Hugs hard drives (in terms of data) that are pretty inexpensive. For $300 you can get a 200 GB hard drive. They're great products. Go for it.

[.a]

i just got two external lacie d2 drives (160 gb each) - they are nice looking and are quite okay! i would go for them! they were 328 swiss franks, i bet you'll get a better price oversea!
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[neut]

OWC or Lacie.

OWC seems to be the cheaper route.

fanless, 0xford chipset, and a huge cache.


(i think it can run without the power supply, but my PC @ work won't recognize it).


peace.