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So I want to get an external HDD...

Mystikal

Mystikal

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Has anyone heard of or used a Fantom drive before? I just saw this on Gizmodo / newegg and Im tempted:
http://www.gamerhotline.com/fantom-greendrive-pro-2tb-usb-2-0-esata-external-hard-drive-119-99/

Are they reliable or should I just suck it up and go with WD or seagate or wait for a lower price?
 
Mystikal said:
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Has anyone heard of or used a Fantom drive before? I just saw this on Gizmodo / newegg and Im tempted:
http://www.gamerhotline.com/fantom-greendrive-pro-2tb-usb-2-0-esata-external-hard-drive-119-99/

Are they reliable or should I just suck it up and go with WD or seagate or wait for a lower price?
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macmall has it on sale today
http://www.macmall.com/n/Deal-Of-The-Day/macCustomPages-961
 
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That's the 500gb one. I want to get the 2tb. They have it for $150. That means if it's on macmall it's trusted, right?
 
I have a Fantom 500 gb quite frankly I cannot recommend it for you. It just plain sucks.

Less than 6 months into the purchase the drive started locking up on me. I cannot watch or listen to any media I saved on it. It always locks up and the only way to fix it is to cycle power. I once waited as long as 2 hours but the light on the drive turns red and stays red until I cycle power. The worse is when you are copying over a really big project and the damn thing locks up at 99% completion.

This is a 6 month old drive. On the other hand, the acomdata 250 gb I have that's well over 2 years old runs smooth and never locks up.

Take my advice and pay $50 more for a reputable drive and save yourself the headache.

I personally recommend getting the 1 TB version of WD My Passport. I just got it a couple days ago and its great. It's on sale right now for $149.99 It's 1 TB less but I'd take that over not having to hassle with power adapters any day.

Just my two cents...
 
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