[Helpdesk] recommendations on external HD?

[K.A. Rodgers]

What about Iomega hard drives?


> From: Andrew Main <handymac at earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: SFMUG Helpdesk <helpdesk at santafemug.org>
> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:23:40 -0700
> To: SFMUG Helpdesk <helpdesk at santafemug.org>
> Subject: Re: [Helpdesk] recommendations on external HD?
> 
> 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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