I've had very good service from WD My Book series. It automatically
goes into "stand by" mode but wakes up quickly when needed. I have 2 -
1TB Seagates in a BlacX SATA holder that are very quick and quiet.
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On 9/27/2010 8:40 AM, John Hudson wrote:
> Is there any advice on which brand[s] of external hard drives is / are
> preferable over other brands?
>
> Is there any brand which I should avoid?
>
> My existing 465gB Iomega external drive has failed. It refused to format
> after being wiped clean. Fortunately there were very few, if any,
> irreplaceable files.
>
> Our local Costco sells one or more known name brands of external hard drives
> ranging in size upwards of 2tB.
>
> John Hudson
>
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