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Which WD External HD To Purchase ?
Hi Folks.
Thanks for all the previous help.
Will purchase a new External HD, and per your advice will get a WD.
Need 1 TB, or perhaps 1.5 TB.
Read all the reviews for their various models, and one can really go nuts trying to figure out
which would be the most reliable.
I don't need portability, slimness, super-small size, super speed, etc.
My sole concern, after losing what was on a Seagate, is reliability.
Am also quite happy to live with a wall wart.
Must be USB 2.0 compatible.
Reading the reviews of a bunch of their models, it seems, for all of them, that
20 -25 % of users have had problems.
Thousands that don't, but a goodly number, for all I looked at, did after a short time or right out of the box. Luck of the draw, perhaps.
So, might anyone recommend a WD model or two that they feel is a cut above the rest re reliability ?
And, please:
Should I seriously also consider Hitachi ?
Do they actually make their own, or are they repackaged WD or Seagate's ?
BTW: Are the ones with wall warts more reliable than the USB powered ones ?
Much thanks, as always,
Bob