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What brand has the best external hard drives? One that is reliable, won't get damaged, good quality, etc. Size-wise, that isn't a concern just yet. Brands are the focus right now. Thanks.
They're all pretty much the same. How do you expect a hard drive not to get damaged? That's up to the user and any drive can get damaged. Just buy whatever's on sale at Newegg or Amazon.
What brand has the best external hard drives? One that is reliable, won't get damaged, good quality, etc. Size-wise, that isn't a concern just yet. Brands are the focus right now. Thanks.
Lacie makes a brand of rugged external hard drives. They are basically surrounded by a thick plastic/rubber shell. I had one as a tech, and dropped it a few times without any issues. I would search either newegg or amazon for rugged hard drives, read the reviews and purchase.
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I forgot about this drive, sent it to a friend overseas. ADATA Waterproof/Shockproof 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - ASH93-500GU-CRD (Red) (from amazon.com)
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They're all pretty much the same. How do you expect a hard drive not to get damaged? That's up to the user and any drive can get damaged. Just buy whatever's on sale at Newegg or Amazon.
There are only a few companies actually manufacturing hard disks now, so the brand of the actual disk makes very little difference. Follow Asheville Native's thought process.
As I've said I don't know how many times, there is no best one, there is no reliable one. No matter what you get it WILL fail, probably without any warning at all, and long before you think it should have.
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What brand has the best external hard drives? One that is reliable, won't get damaged, good quality, etc. Size-wise, that isn't a concern just yet. Brands are the focus right now. Thanks.
I have a Verbatim 500GB drive. $70 at Office Depot several months ago. I love it.
All of Verbatim's portable drives have a 7 year warranty, and this one came with a rubberized case already on it.
There are no reliable external hard drives. They all break eventually.
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