[Hidden-tech] Recommendations for 1.5 or 2 TB External Hard Drives for OSX

[Lynne Rudié]

My recommendation is to buy more than one and keep redundant backups.  
You don't really know when a drive is going to go bad, most of them  
last for quite a while but none of them last forever. I have 3  
external drives sitting side by side on my desk.
	I bought a Seagate 1.5 TB about 4 months ago and it's just sitting  
there doing its thing. Probably too soon to tell but Seagate seems to  
have a good reputation. I use it for manual backups so I can store and  
search by client. I bought it to replace one that failed after more  
than 4 years. (Actually the drive was ok and I got all the data off  
it, but the box it was in developed some kind of a flaw.)
	I have a 1 TB Western Digital that I use for Time Machine. I've been  
using it for almost 2 years with no problem. I've seen the exact same  
drive in various other places, including my favorite print shop and no  
one I know has had any problems with it.
	I also bought a 1 TB Iomega from the Apple Store (on line) that  
arrived with a faulty power cord. I complained to Apple and Iomega  
made good on it and it's been fine for over 2 years. I bought it  
because I know two other people with the same drive who had been using  
them for a while.
	These are all USB plug and play external drives. They all cost less  
than $100 (each) so watch for the sales.
	Lynne (with an e)


On Mar 14, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Lynn Nichols wrote:

> I'm looking to replace my external backup drive for Mac OSX backup --
> can anyone who has recently bought a 1.5 or 2 TB drive for Mac use
> recommend a particular make or model? I'm leaning towards Seagate or
> Western Digital but I'd be interested in good experiences with any
> make/model.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lynn A. Nichols, Starstruck Design
> Gill, MA • 413-863-7752 • lynn at starstruckdesign.com
> http://www.starstruckdesign.com • http://www.shopwesternmass.com

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