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

[Kiernan G-S]

Sarah,

Just a quick clarification on warranty. Seagated Used to offer 5-year on all
of their drives. Now they appear to offer it on some of their desktop
drives, but not most of the externals.  The go-flex for example that you
link to has a 2-year warranty.  Just FYI.

~Kiernan

Head Technician - Green Earth Computers
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On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:33 PM, Sarah Meikle <sarah at sarahmeikle.com> wrote:

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> I have purchased a bunch of hard drives in the last year, all either
> seagate or western digital.  I have always purchased seagate drives over all
> else, but ended up buying a few WD recently to take advantage of great
> pricing.
>
> HOWEVER... I have had a series of Seagate drives fail on me over the last
> year, to my dismay.  I also had the usb jack on my WD 2 TB fall into the
> drive!!!  So frustrating.
>
> Finally, however, I seem to have found a sturdy great drive.  I go back and
> forth from the office with my drives fairly often and while I try to
> package/transport my drives delicately, I believe it has shortened the
> lifespan of many of my drives.  UNTIL RECENTLY!  The new 1.5TB Seagate Go
> Flex drive has been awesome.  It is USB 3, though runs USB 2 no probably,
> and has an upgradable interface so that you can get serial or USB ports if
> you like.  The only thing you might not like is that it is USB powered. I
> love it because I have a ton of outlet powered drives that stay put in my
> office and this one comes home/about with me and if I need to I can access
> files using my laptop and this drive without needing a power outlet.
>
> Makes sure you get the go flex one though, because I bought a 2TB portable
> seagate freeagent drive that died two weeks after i bought it.
>
> Oh, and one thing to consider is that Seagate has a 5 year warranty on
> their drives, which is significantly longer than most, I believe.  I think
> WD is three years.
>
> Here are the product details for New Egg deal.  Hope this helps!
>
> Sarah
>
> NEWEGG has a decent deal now
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148616
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> Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive STAA1500100
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> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Lynn Nichols <lynn at starstruckdesign.com>wrote:
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>> 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,
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>> Lynn A. Nichols, Starstruck Design
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