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who makes good external HD's???

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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 04:09 PM
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Default who makes good external HD's???

i want another HD down the road for my laptop.. i'm thinking around 100+GB for storage.. what is the elite brand when it comes to these? thx :thumbup:
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 04:59 PM
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maxtor makes an extrenal case, and so does Zip

you can just buy a case that is either USB2 or Firewire though, and put any normal eIDE drive in it.
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 06:03 PM
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Originally posted by Memphis Raines


you can just buy a case that is either USB2 or Firewire though, and put any normal eIDE drive in it.
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LaCie is pretty popular for ext.FW HD's among mac users............ i use a 40GB h:
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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firewire? whats that?
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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Originally posted by Tirod²slc
firewire? whats that?
apples copywritten name for "IEEE 1394"

firewire sounds nicer so i dont say "IEEE 1394" even though its copyright.
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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ohh... thx guys
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 09:36 PM
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Originally posted by Memphis Raines
apples copywritten name for "IEEE 1394"

firewire sounds nicer so i dont say "IEEE 1394" even though its copyright.
don't forget that sony calls it i.link too
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 10:00 PM
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Originally posted by thewretchedbeaver
don't forget that sony calls it i.link too
WHO CARES

fawk sony.
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 10:02 PM
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an external 100 gig drive will be pricey. i would just get a USB 2.0 case and drop a regular drive in there.
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Originally posted by Memphis Raines
WHO CARES

fawk sony.
i could ask you the samething about your little bit about apple, but i prefered to be civil and polite
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