I was looking at western Digital? is this a decent brand?
Should I buy as one unit? or buy the Hard drive and a shell, so I know it wasn't made in china or something?
Thanks for any advice, much appreciated.
2007-09-05 06:36:20 · 5 answers · asked by Jae H 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
I buy western digital - I've had better luck with them then any other brand - I would buy the hard drive and shell, its more expensive but if it breaks you would only have to replace one of the items instead of both. but the single unit will be cheaper.
2007-09-05 06:46:44 · answer #1 · answered by Window 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you buy the hard drive and the shell separately, that still does not mean that it was not made in China....
The only advantage to purchasing the items separately is that because you can open the case, if you ever decide to replace the hard drive with a larger one (or it dies and forces a replace), you can reuse the case. That might save you a few dollars down the road.
I have one external (500gb) "pre-packed" hard drive, and a second (80gb) that is a laptop drive in a case. Because I do computer repairs, having the case for laptop drives is handy.
2007-09-05 06:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Western Digital is a great brand. Personally I compared the size I wanted between Western Digital and Seagate. Seagate was cheaper at the time so I went with them. Either way you will have a great hard drive.
2007-09-05 06:40:58 · answer #3 · answered by hook 'em horns 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Price range?
Additional capabilities besides extra space?
How about a NAS solution? (Network Attached Storage)
Want to stream MP3's to a device like a Squeezebox (www.slimdevices.com) without having to leave your computer on?
Solid state drive?
eSATA, Firewire or USB 2.0 connection preferred?
DIY solution? (Do It Yourself / Buy the hard drive of your choice a case and build your own device = cheapest solution)
Build your own solutions...
http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchproducts.asp?categoryID=221
Okay, hopefully I've added some new ideas to your research.
Good luck
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