Looking for new External Hard Drive

[Stilface]

My external hard drive, is coming up to 3 years old now, and has been amazing so far. However I think its time for me to upgrade to something a little bigger.

I'm looking for a 1TB External Drive, with Firewire800 Compatibility. Apple are backing the LaCie range, but I've been reading some bad reviews about their reliability.

Could anyone recommend a product and/or manufacturer?

Thanks

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Western Digital My Book Studio I (not II) edition, I have a dozen at work and two at home and none failed yet, but HDDs are bound to fail sometime.

And then there is this guide by thegoldenmackid, which is a bit older, but may still help:
External Hard Drives​

 

[Fireproof!]

G-Drive!

http://g-technology.com/products/g-drive.cfm

 

[miles01110]

No platter based hard drive is more reliable than any other. Buy the one with the best warranty for your budget.

 

[micahPRT]

I have one of these WD MyBook Studio, it's awesome. Works great, no noise and comes with everything you might possibly need.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=200

 

[Stilface]

Cheers for all the suggestions guys, I'll take a look!

 

[blevins321]

I'd look into getting a really nice enclosure (spend a bit on it). Try OWC. Then buy an internal drive to put into it. That way you can keep the nice enclosure through the years and replace the drive inside as desired for more space. Drive-wise, I'd recommend Western Digital or Seagate.

 

[talmy]

OWC's Mercury Elite-AL Pro. Very study, and you can replace the drive when it becomes "too small". I've got five of them, three run 24/7. I've basically retired all my old Western Digital and Seagate externals, although I still use a couple of Lacie drives for backups.

 

[jljue]

I have an older Seagate 1 TB HDD that has FW800 ports on it, but I've started using this MacAlly case from Newegg and installing my own HDDs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817347025. Like most FW800 enclosures, it is a little pricy compared to USB and eSATA only counterparts, but it seems to be fast and reliable.

 

[atticus18244fsa]

The Seagate GoFlex drives are great. No need to buy super expensive drives. I've never had a Seagate fail on me. You can pick up the 2 TB for $100 and then the Firewire 800 connection kit for like $25.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FreeA...ref=sr_du_3_map?ie=UTF8&qid=1304962263&sr=8-3

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FreeA...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304962497&sr=1-2