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Thread: 205GB Exernal Drive

  1. 27-06-2004, 05:18 PM #1
    atomicjeep
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    Question 250GB Exernal Drive

    Im looking to buy a large external FW/USB2 HDD.
    Either the Maxtor Onetouch 250 or the LaCie 250

    Anyone recommend either? Or alternatives.

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    Last edited by atomicjeep; 27-06-2004 at 07:47 PM.
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  2. 27-06-2004, 05:36 PM #2
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    In our flat we've got 2 Lacies, a firewire one and a firewire+USB2 one- not had any problems with it, the casing is also very nice.
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  3. 27-06-2004, 06:07 PM #3
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    Thanks Bruno, I have to say that the LaCie drive certainly looks better
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  4. 27-06-2004, 06:14 PM #4
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    Not used external drives much at all... but from what I've seen earlier LaCie has always looked good.
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  5. 27-06-2004, 07:19 PM #5
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    A few more votes in the poll and I'll splash the cash
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  6. 27-06-2004, 07:22 PM #6
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    LaCie; we have a 500GB at work for backup purposes. I highly recommend getting the FireWire 800 card to go with it if you'll be doing large transfers.
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  7. 27-06-2004, 07:29 PM #7
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    Maxtor, simply because of their excellent after sales support.
    If somthing does go wrong, i like to know its going to be sorted yesterday.
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  8. 27-06-2004, 07:30 PM #8
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    Who makes the drive in the LaCie model?
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  9. 27-06-2004, 07:48 PM #9
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    Dunno, I did read the new 1TB big disk from LaCie contains 3 Maxtor Drives though...
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  10. 27-06-2004, 07:49 PM #10
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    Looking more like the maxtor drive now...
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  11. 06-07-2004, 11:19 PM #11
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    Got the maxtor drive, formatted to NTFS, sweet!!!
    Plenty speedy.
    its a looker to ;-)
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  12. 06-07-2004, 11:59 PM #12
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    And by trying to force me to like small pants, they've alienated me.
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  13. 07-07-2004, 12:15 AM #13
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    Got any photos of the Maxtor AJ?
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  14. 07-07-2004, 11:52 PM #14
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    id go for maxtor
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