External Hard-Drive Suggestions?

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  1. Posts : 302
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    External Hard-Drive Suggestions?


    I have two WD Velociraptor which totals 300gigs so I've run out of space due to games, video editing etc... I have been using a Seagate Freeagent to store video materials as well as music and images and it has been fine running music off of it. This is 500 gigs, and I have been running on low for a while. I am looking into getting another external harddrive or just all together getting a larger one.

    Basically what I am asking is what do you guys suggest for running an external for streaming and storing. The FreeAgents overall have bad reviews but mine has been good thus far. Would something such as the small portable ones be doable?

    Just lookin for suggestions and opinions.

    Thanks!
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  2. Posts : 1,705
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ®™
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    First of all, do you have a PC or laptop? It's up to you on how much space you want and what you can afford, and if you have a PC, you've got better options.

    http://www.wdc.com/en/products/index.asp?cat=5
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  3. Posts : 6,857
    Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
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    Might be some useful info for you here.
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  4. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    Welcome!

    Try looking on Newegg for External hard drive.

    The reviews should give you a good idea of what is good and what is likely to fail.
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  5. Posts : 1,114
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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    And also think about transfer times for large files takes alot longer with usb vs internal hd's.
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  6. Posts : 302
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    FZ21Z said:
    First of all, do you have a PC or laptop? It's up to you on how much space you want and what you can afford, and if you have a PC, you've got better options.

    External Hard Drives Overview
    It would be mainly for my Desktop running Windows 7 64 bit. Anything else needed I could just stream if necessary I figure. My laptop has 500gigs so storing the essentials is good enough. Both my desktop and Laptop are running Windows 7 64bit.

    Jonathan_King said:
    Welcome!

    Try looking on Newegg for External hard drive.

    The reviews should give you a good idea of what is good and what is likely to fail.
    I looked at it several times but every time I come to the conclusion that getting another Seagate free agent may lead me to numerous problems or might work just fine.

    1Bowtie said:
    And also think about transfer times for large files takes alot longer with usb vs internal hd's.
    Yea, I should have originally gotten the larger of the two set-ups but I figured I'd upgrade to the veloci raptor since the raptor was being slowly replaced, even though the cost was more.

    As far as streaming music and such, what i have now has worked fine, small delay at first but what else would you expect? But after that it is fine, as well as movies etc... the rest I use purely for storage.

    noob said:
    Might be some useful info for you here.
    I'll take a look.

    Thanks for the help guys! Any info helps.

    -Lollies
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  7. Posts : 2,686
    Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
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    I have a WD Passport but only use it for backups on my desktop and my laptop. Also handy if I need to transfer files to another computer. For daily use I would go with an internal drive. My main drive is a 1TB WD Caviar Back Edition. I have used WD for years and they have been great.

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  8. Posts : 565
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    Lollies said:
    I have two WD Velociraptor which totals 300gigs so I've run out of space due to games, video editing etc... I have been using a Seagate Freeagent to store video materials as well as music and images and it has been fine running music off of it. This is 500 gigs, and I have been running on low for a while. I am looking into getting another external harddrive or just all together getting a larger one.

    Basically what I am asking is what do you guys suggest for running an external for streaming and storing. The FreeAgents overall have bad reviews but mine has been good thus far. Would something such as the small portable ones be doable?

    Just lookin for suggestions and opinions.

    Thanks!
    -Lollies
    I would recommend a Samsung Story Station (USB). Samsung makes both the quietest and the coolest running drives on the market, perfect for external use. I do speak from experience as I have two 1TB Samsung F1 SATA drives, a 1.5TB Samsung F2 SATA drive and a 1TB Samsung F2 that I have put into a Vantec NexStar3 NST-360SU-BL USB/eSATA enclosure. If it weren't for the blue glowing LED on the NexStar3 I wouldn't even know the drive is on. The aluminum enclosure is cool to the touch even after hours of transferring hundreds of gigs of data.

    You can get the 1TB Samsung Story Station here: Newegg.com - SAMSUNG STORY Station 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive HX-DU010EB - External Hard Drives
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  9. Posts : 6,857
    Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
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    JonM33 said:
    I would recommend a Samsung Story Station (USB). Samsung makes both the quietest and the coolest running drives on the market, perfect for external use. I do speak from experience as I have two 1TB Samsung F1 SATA drives, a 1.5TB Samsung F2 SATA drive and a 1TB Samsung F2 that I have put into a Vantec NexStar3 NST-360SU-BL USB/eSATA enclosure. If it weren't for the blue glowing LED on the NexStar3 I wouldn't even know the drive is on. The aluminum enclosure is cool to the touch even after hours of transferring hundreds of gigs of data.

    You can get the 1TB Samsung Story Station here: Newegg.com - SAMSUNG STORY Station 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive HX-DU010EB - External Hard Drives
    I've heard good things about those recently from someone in a different forum....he has three of them and is planning on getting another.
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  10. Posts : 2,164
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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    Personally, I would get a WD 1TB Black and slap it into your Desktop.

    1Bowtie said:
    And also think about transfer times for large files takes alot longer with usb vs internal hd's.
    Here are 2 of my External WD Mybooks, a 1TB black and a 500GB,


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