[ale] External HDD (non?)recommendations

[mute wonder]

I got a Buffalo 1TB external USB last year.  I completely ignored the
software it came with so no opinions on that aspect, but the drive has
fallen several times--off the dining table twice, the dresser once,
and the TV stand once--and it still reads and writes fine with no
funny noises.  Oh, also automatic poweroff with connected computer
works well.  My first item from Buffalo, but I'd buy from them again.

> On May 31, 2010 9:08 AM, "Ken Cochran" <kwc at theworld.com> wrote:
>
> Hey y'all, any recommendations/non-recommendations about
> external HDDs?  Looking for USB/Firewire & maybe eSATA.
> What are some good (or not so good) ones?  Sometime back,
> when I asked at a college bookstore, they indicated that they
> like LaCie, because at the time they held up pretty well with
> Evil Students (who tend to drop or otherwise mistreat them)
> and they didn't get a lot of returns compared to others.  Or,
> would I do better building something from a (external/portable)
> case and separate HDD (suggestion for a make/model)?  Capacity
> isn't super important - looks like everything nowadays is at
> least 500gb - looking more for reliability.  Ideas?
>
> Thanks, -kc
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