Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


scottjpalmer

5973 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

#28028 14-Nov-2008 23:24
Send private message

DSE have the Western Digital My Book Studio 500GB for $229 on clearance and as a direct comparison the Seagate FreeAgent PRO 500GB for $249.

Any preference or comment either way? Or something similar - 320GB would be enough and eSATA is essential.

Create new topic
boby55
1539 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

  #178087 14-Nov-2008 23:33
Send private message

Personly I would go for the seagate not only does it look better (in my view) it also comes with the standard seagate 5year (I may be wrong)



freitasm
BDFL - Memuneh
79280 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator
ID Verified
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

#178101 15-Nov-2008 07:16
Send private message

Seagate all the way... I have five Seagate Agent Pro (4x 500GB, 1x 320GB) on my Windows Home Server, plus three Seagate Agent Go (1x 160GB at home, 2x 500GB in each of the Geekzone servers for backup). Those work really well.

I tried the WD but found out that it goes to sleep after 15 minutes, disconnecting from your PC - and the only way to bring it back is by rebooting your machine. Not even unplugging and plugging would start it again.




Please support Geekzone by subscribing, or using one of our referral links: Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies | Hatch | GoodSyncBackblaze backup


sbiddle
30853 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod
Trusted
Biddle Corp
Lifetime subscriber

  #178103 15-Nov-2008 08:18
Send private message

Why not just buy a bare drive and esata enclosure Scott? You'll save a packet over those prices!



zocster
1983 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #178105 15-Nov-2008 08:46
Send private message

I'd go the seagate way as well, not much difference in price, and with the prices of hard drive and enclosure these days you'll probably save between $20.00 to $40.00 and you have to put that in yourself Cool and if not careful you may or may not break a pin :)




 

Andy Ghozali
Geekzone Member

Logo
E: andy@ghozali.ru
M: +64 21 395 458
A: Andy's Business Services, 231 High St, Christchurch 8011, NZ
www.andy.mobifacebook icon linkedin icon instagram icon 

FredDag
206 posts

Master Geek
Inactive user


  #178113 15-Nov-2008 10:45
Send private message

What is the external requirement? Why not an internal?

Fred

scottjpalmer

5973 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #178115 15-Nov-2008 10:55
Send private message

FredDag: What is the external requirement? Why not an internal?

Fred




A little hard to fit another HDD in my Dell XPS M1330. Also doesn't solve the problem of losing my data if I lose my laptop.


Looks like the Seagate has it - yes Steve I am considering that route too but an all in one from a name brand appeals rather than some dodgy sweat shop produced enclosure.

FredDag
206 posts

Master Geek
Inactive user


  #178116 15-Nov-2008 11:06
Send private message

>A little hard to fit another HDD in my Dell XPS M1330

Well... little yes. I jut swapped out the DVD-ROM with a HDD caddy to have a second HDD in my laptop.. to run VMs from. Speeds things up nicely.
I treat my laptop as a portable desktop more than laptop.

http://newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page&id=7&chapter=0

I am 120GB more happy!

Fred

Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.