[Helpdesk] recommendations on external HD?

[Andrew Main]

LaCie's drives look nice, but apparently there are a lot of failures,  
particularly in their power supplies.

MacInTouch's Reader Report thread on LaCie drives might be of interest:
<http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/firewire/topic2190.html>

As well as the other reports on FireWire drives:
<http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/firewire/index.html>

Andrew Main

On Mar 28, 2006, at 1:51 AM, Kasandra Clemente wrote:

>>   I found LaCie externals faulty.  When a four-year student in  
>> film school at
> College of Santa Fe, my hardrive "died" on me, and all of the films  
> with it!
> They may be good for some people, but since that incident, it's been
> difficult to trust them.
> My "simple" SimpleTech has endured through many years!
> Kasandra
>
>
> Jill,
>>
>>   I prefer the LaCie D2 Extreme (series) drives.  They have three
>> interfaces - Firewire 800 and 400 plus USB.
>>   No fans for noise - metal enclosure to radiate heat and an external
>> power brick to keep heat down.
>>
>>   I use their 250GB drive and recommend it.  The current price is
>> around $200.  Also look at the 300 GB model.
>>
>>   -Rob
>>
>>
>>> Hi Folks.
>>> I need to expand my backup space.  I figure an extra 250GB HD will
>>> do. (although, depending on the price differential, I could
>>> conceivably go higher)  I seem to recall somebody making some
>>> comments a couple months ago about LaCie HD's - recommending a
>>> different brand.  I however, have misplaced (likely deleted) that
>>> message.  Any cuurent issues or recommendations out there???
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Jill Beyer
>>> bunnydee at mac.com
>>>
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