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Iceberg
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Posted on: 08-05-09 07:24:10

Hello

I am looking for an external / portable hard drive. Can you suggest a good reliable brand. Heard of stories where the drive has stopped working ina coupe of months.

Or - what is the alternative to back up data - mostly photos and pdf docs.

I have zeroed out on Lacie - but that is quite expensive and I am not sure if I need to spend that kind of money.

Any personal experiences.

Thanks a lot for your suggestions and help.

dimple2001
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Posted on: 08-05-09 08:30:32

I bought Western Digital portable palm sized hard drive during past Christmas from Amazon (US site) for $99 USD. It is a 320 gb drive. Recently, I saw the same brand at Costco (Windsor), same capacity for $99 CAD. It runs off USB and powered by the computer, so does not require power by itself.

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Posted on: 08-05-09 12:23:23

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Originally posted by dimple2001

I bought Western Digital portable palm sized hard drive during past Christmas from Amazon (US site) for $99 USD. It is a 320 gb drive. Recently, I saw the same brand at Costco (Windsor), same capacity for $99 CAD. It runs off USB and powered by the computer, so does not require power by itself.

I very highly recommend these as well. Most convenient and reliable as far as my experience goes...

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Iknownothing
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Posted on: 08-05-09 12:28:33

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Originally posted by Iceberg

Or - what is the alternative to back up data - mostly photos and pdf docs.

I store all my pictures online. Picasa Web is a wonderful utility by Google. And you can share it with whoever just by inviting them to view the album, instead of sending all those heavy files across.

dimple2001
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Posted on: 09-05-09 14:46:51

Correction on my earlier post...

640 gb = $118 and 1 TB is $179 at Costco. Much cheaper than what I got from Amazon for comparable storage.

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Iceberg
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Posted on: 09-05-09 19:05:22

Thanks a lot, guys.

I do not want to store my photos online. May be it safe but somehow I feel uncomfortable.

Shall check the WD HD this week.

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