External Hard Drive: Hello everyone Need your opinion and advise . Which external professional hard drive (for pictures and videos only) 2 /3 TB you recomended? I use Windows. G...

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Aug 1, 2012 14:13:54 #

Malgorzata Loc: USA NJ

Hello everyone
Need your opinion and advise .
Which external professional hard drive (for pictures and videos only) 2 /3 TB you recomended? I use Windows.
G Technology?
Fantom?
Buffalo?
Segate ?
Westen Digital?
Thank you
Malgorzata

Aug 1, 2012 14:20:06 #

ebaribeault Loc: Baltimore

I use a seagate 2 tb works great simple set up

Aug 1, 2012 14:24:54 #

Malgorzata Loc: USA NJ

ebaribeault wrote:

I use a seagate 2 tb works great simple set up

Thank you

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Aug 1, 2012 15:04:03 #

steve40 Loc: Asheville/Canton, NC, USA

Iomega eGo.

Aug 1, 2012 15:14:48 #

robert-photos Loc: Chicago

Malgorzata wrote:

I use an external 4 bay docking station for internal drives by StarTech:

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-eSATA-Drive-Docking-Station/dp/B004I6OCRO/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1343847095&sr=8-6&keywords=startech+dock

Docking stations come in various configurations from one to four drives and connected eSATA, USB-2, USB-3 and/or firewire. They allow you to mount and swap SATA internal HD's of any size.

I've found the docking station to be more reliable and more versatile than self contained external HD units.

Also available are RAID enclosures with hot swappable drives similar to:

http://www.amazon.com/G-Technology-Firewire-Interfaces-Applications-0G01793/dp/B003ZMF2N0/ref=sr_1_41?ie=UTF8&qid=1343847930&sr=8-41&keywords=raid+enclosures+hot+swappable

There are less expensive ones available, also ones available sans drives where you populate it with your own HD's.

Aug 1, 2012 15:22:09 #

Malgorzata Loc: USA NJ

Thank you Steve

Aug 1, 2012 15:29:31 #

Malgorzata Loc: USA NJ

Thank you Robert.
Intersesting . I think about Gtechbut only one.

Aug 2, 2012 05:44:27 #

jabawokee Loc: Swansea, South Wales

Hi
I have just got a 500gig Buffalo external hard drive from Amazon, plug and play, drag and drop, simples!
Jabawokee.

Aug 2, 2012 05:54:56 #

Millismote Loc: Massachusetts

Malgorzata wrote:

I use Western Digital

Aug 2, 2012 05:55:12 #

Millismote Loc: Massachusetts

Malgorzata wrote:

I use Western Digital

Aug 2, 2012 06:11:20 #

sportyman140 Loc: Juliette, GA

I use a Seagate 1 TB but realize I will need a bigger one soon like a 2-3 TB.

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Aug 2, 2012 07:01:30 #

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

I've had a Buffalo Terastation for 6 years. Recently had a problem - power supply went up, repaired, all works well again. Has 4 250gb drives configured to RAID 5. Just expanded by buying a Syslogic - 2 3tb drives configured to RAID 1, I believe (1 drive is a mirror image of the other). Am working toward keeping documents and backup on the Buffalo, images on the Syslogic

Aug 2, 2012 07:40:41 #

Malgorzata Loc: USA NJ

Thank you all very much for respond.
I have 1 Western 1TB, but I need 1 extra,that why I ask you
guys , because maybe it is one special for pictures or video only on the market now. But sounds like the all work this same way.
Thanks again Malgorzata

Aug 2, 2012 07:53:46 #

RonH Loc: Shoreview MN

Just my way of doing things but I never use an external hard drive for storage that isn't in a air cooled (fan) case. I once saw a test report on drive temp etc. with and without a fan and never went back. As I said it's just my opinion and I realize that 98% of the external HD's are not air cooled.
Ron H

Aug 2, 2012 08:05:13 #

travelwp Loc: New Jersey

I've used Western Digital for years with no problems. I currently have a 3TB on my photo computer.

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