[lcs85]

I know people get tired of people asking what external hard drive to buy, but I have not seen anyone mention these.
MiniMax Hard Drive
or UltraMax Hard Drive
I was wondering if anyone has used these and had problems. The gtech ones seem nice but pricey and i have heard/read that wd and lacie are garbage. Looked into buying a case and putting in own drive but some of the seagate drives plus a case is more than i expected, but if thats better than say these iomega drives i could do that. Basically looking for 500gb usb and firewire, reliable and if it matches mac pro that always a plus.

[CharlesS]

Well, with that hard drive, you have no idea what chipset they're using, but it's probably a cheap one. You also have no idea what actual hard drive is in it, but again it's probably a cheap one. You also only get a one-year warranty, and the price is $190.

A Seagate drive costs $120 on Newegg. A generic FW400/USB 2.0 enclosure using the Oxford chipset can be had for $60, bringing your total to $180, ten dollars cheaper than the Iomega! Not bad. For $20 more, you can get a slick OWC enclosure that is fanless, dead-silent, and matches your Mac Pro more closely than anything else I've seen. For $10 more than that, you can get FireWire 800 too, and your total is still only $20 more than the Iomega. Oh, and you get Seagate's 5-year warranty this way. It's a no-brainer, in my opinion.

[lcs85]

good call, thanks for your 2cents

[CharlesS]

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