Hii.... i am looking to buy a new portable HDD to take backup of all my data 500GB i want to knw which brand is best seagate or WD http://freeagent.seagate.com/en-us/hard-drive/portable-hard-drive/Free-Agent.html http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=525 in terms of style I prefer Western Digital also its very small and fits in shirt pocket.. but seagate offers 5 years warranty and WD 3 years.. But seagate bit costly too... I want to know is the excess of 2 years in warranty really matters ??? .... please guide me to a brand ... (seagate / WD ) thanks
It doesn't really matter. 500GB is a pretty common size these days, and most companies (especially WD and Seagate) know what they're doing. I reckon you can safely buy on style/design. But... personally, I've been a loyal Seagate customer ever since "the great WD data loss of 1997" when I lost a crap load of work, and learnt the importance of making daily backups. I've got a few 10GB Seagates from the mid 90s that are still going strong in an ancient (and abused) P3 box. I've got a WD in my current desktop that I use as a third gen backup, but for everything else, it's gotta be a Seagate. I know it's irrational, but that's the way it is
Yes.... see this image http://www.tbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/stwd_together.jpg they both seems to be same size... but in terms of style .... what you think ?? I think WD....
It's totally up to you. Design is a personal thing... The Seagate DOES have ventilation/speed holes though.
From my experience using seagate, it is worst & terrible. the components is not last long. i've think once to switch to maxtor, but maxtor now is under seagate, so i reject maxtor also. then i've compare the WD & Buffalo. WD is quite heavy and made from china Buffalo has a shock resistance chassis, has a wire strap, and light... now im using buffalo. and one more thing, buffalo is made from japan. the technology country. just my 2 cents Rgds, www.nohzhn.com/
Thanks for the reply ... but Buffalo is not at all famous in my region.... also its not available too......... and eventhough if I take it , I will have to move miles to find a service center of it ... in my region , seagate , transcend , WD are popular...
I think you must go on with seagate or WD. You can see some good deals on ebay too if the product is not available in your region Anyhow, good luck with the purchase, think well before you get one.