Is this external good?

[jlaird]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822711041

I'm very worried about getting an external that isnt going to die soon, and this one is cheap but doesnt have any reviews. Is this one acceptable? Thanks.

 

[iBookG4user]

I've never heard of that company, so I can't speak of their reliability, but I can say that drive is expensive. I'd suggest the cheaper Seagate external over that.

 

[floots]

Just to tell you--->http://www.buy.com/prod/cavalry-500...ith-onetouch-back-up/q/loc/101/204647902.html

Check more on Buy.com, they offer mail-in-rebates and they are much much cheaper than Newegg.com. But, it's your choice, not mine.

 

[aaronw1986]

Never heard of it either, I would stay away from it. You can get a western digital for cheaper or about the same with firewire 800

 

[iBookG4user]

Just to tell you--->http://www.buy.com/prod/cavalry-500...ith-onetouch-back-up/q/loc/101/204647902.html

Check more on Buy.com, they offer mail-in-rebates and they are much much cheaper than Newegg.com. But, it's your choice, not mine.

I think the OP was looking for a Firewire external drive, that one only has USB.

 

[xfiftyfour]

For that price, I'd rather have an Elite-Al drive..

 

[synth3tik]

I have never used EZQuest. Although I have heard of them. They have been around for years now. I myself would go for a WD MyBook Pro. There solid.

 

[iBookG4user]

For that price, I'd rather have an Elite-Al drive..

Why would you pay $50 more for the same capacity?

 

[xfiftyfour]

Why would you pay $50 more for the same capacity?

I changed the link to the USB/FW400 drive which is actually cheaper.

That other one was more expensive because it also had eSATA and FW800.

At any rate, I'd pay $20 ($35 w/ the rebate...where did you get $50?) more for the same capacity regardless because those enclosures are solid, reliable, and look a lot nicer.

 

[jlaird]

For that price, I'd rather have an Elite-Al drive..

I think this is the one im going to get.


http://www.buy.com/prod/western-dig...mbo-usb-2-0-firewire/q/loc/101/202367587.html
this one looks good too though, does it work on a mac, i know some drives dont? Also, Ive heard some bad things about WD

 

[iBookG4user]

I think this is the one im going to get.


http://www.buy.com/prod/western-dig...mbo-usb-2-0-firewire/q/loc/101/202367587.html
this one looks good too though, does it work on a mac, i know some drives dont? Also, Ive heard some bad things about WD

I personally wouldn't go with WD, I haven't had good experiences with those drives. But any hard drive should work on a Mac, just format it to HFS format and it should work fine.