External Hard Drive Recommendations

[TheLordsServant]

I'm currently looking for a external USB 2.0 hard drive for use with both my Powerbook G4 and my iMac I've had bad luck with just buying the cheapest thing I can in the past, so I was wondering what external HDs everybody on [H] uses.


Thanks!!!

 

[amp88]

Have you considered getting an eSATA enclosure (and adaptor(s) if you need them) rather than using USB2.0? Performance will be quite a bit better but the initial outlay will be greater than if you just go for a USB2.0/FireWire enclosure. I have a couple of these enclosures. They were quite cheap, have USB2.0 and FireWire connections and are reliable. The fan isn't great, so disks get quite warm after hours of use, but I only connect them to do backups. I'm planning to get an eSATA enclosure at some point in the future to replace these.

 

[TheLordsServant]

With a Powerbook g4 and an iMac, I don't have eSATA, and my understanding is that without an eSATA port, my performance really won't be any better. I've used Western Digital and Simpletech external hard drives, and I've had very poor luck with them. The Mad Dog external housing I used I had even worse luck with, after having three that were DOA, I finally bought a WD Mybook, which didn't go so well, either.