External Hard Drive Suggestion

[Amnak]

Hey i need a suggestion on an external hard drive. The only ones I know of are the Western Digital. I'm on a budget so what's a cheap one thats not going to die on me? Thanks in advanced.

 

[MacDawg]

It is all personal preferences... everyone has their own experience
The truth is all hard drives die, some sooner than others, and nobody can predict when

I use a WD MyBook 1 TB FW800 and have had good success with it
Your mileage may vary

 

[spinnerlys]

Hey i need a suggestion on an external hard drive. The only ones I know of are the Western Digital. I'm on a budget so what's a cheap one thats not going to die on me? Thanks in advanced.

No more information?

Size, speed, budget, ports, function?

Have you taken a look here?
http://guides.macrumors.com/External_Hard_Drives


Or here: http://www.google.com/cse?cx=011016...e:forums.macrumors.com&hl=en&as_qdr=all&meta=

?

 

[Amnak]

@spinnerlys
yes i did.
well id love a 1Tb External but those are pricey.
Budget trying not to go over 100

Now if i do go over budget would i be unwise to future proof my self with usb 3.0 as far as an extra 99$.

 

[apatel87]

@spinnerlys
yes i did.
well id love a 1Tb External but those are pricey.
Budget trying not to go over 100

Now if i do go over budget would i be unwise to future proof my self with usb 3.0 as far as an extra 99$.

I am ppretty sure you get a 1 TB external for well under a $100 if you are a smart shopper. I bought the Western Digital MyBook Mac Edition 1 TB for $64.99 from Best Buy about 7 months ago. Today I bought the 2 TB Western Digital MyBook Mirrow Edition for $143 shipped. Hard drives are cheap and you just need to look around. Btw, here is the deal that I bought : http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1913468

 

[Amnak]

Wow thanks i thought best buy was going to be overpriced but i just got a 10% coupon so that brings the price down even further then online.

 

[KevKaos]

I just bought a 1TB Iomega external from Amazon for $96. It is due to arrive tomorrow. I am trusting Iomega because my wife has an 8 year old Iomega external drive that is still plugging along and never had any problems. Like you, I was trying to maintain a budget since I just bought the iMac and needed an external drive for backups.