:D
slight TJ:

www.amazon.co.uk/Freecom-Drive-500GB-External-silver/dp/B000LQA652/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1204908604&sr=1-1

Would people consider that a good buy?
( Ttssattsr .com I LOVE YOU, MILA., Fri 7 Mar 2008, 16:50, archived)

Piece of advice...
Buy LaCie, every time. You won't regret it.
( J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Must. Render. Faster. Must. Render. Faster. Must., Fri 7 Mar 2008, 16:52, archived)

I was up until 6am last night freaking researching these bloody ext hdds and now you throw in another name?!
AHHHH.

I shall check them oot.
( Ttssattsr .com I LOVE YOU, MILA., Fri 7 Mar 2008, 16:54, archived)

Used to be D2, now called LaCie.
Superb quality drives. I wouldn't touch Freecom, if I were you.

Edit: This is my primary backup drive, it's daisy-chained with 2 x 500GB same footprint drives. It feckin' rocks!

www.microanvika.com/product.asp?PNO=EDD53533
( J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Must. Render. Faster. Must. Render. Faster. Must., Fri 7 Mar 2008, 16:56, archived)

Prodge says his has been solid and running for a good long time.
I can't seem to find much LaCie stuff on the ol'e Amazon, which is my preferred electronic supplier on the basis that I trust their packaging/shipping.

This is really much more of a difficult choice than it should be.

www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-Mobile-Design-Porsche-Firewire/dp/B000J4KLGU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1204909307&sr=1-4

???
( Ttssattsr .com I LOVE YOU, MILA., Fri 7 Mar 2008, 17:01, archived)

My seagate has been fine,
and managed to survive a 3 hour car journey.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Fri 7 Mar 2008, 17:02, archived)

All the drives in that sequence/build format get my vote.
and they use Maxtor or Hitachi innards.
( J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Must. Render. Faster. Must. Render. Faster. Must., Fri 7 Mar 2008, 17:05, archived)

used to use LaCie Monitors
At my job when i was an actual photoshopper. They are the actual shiznit
( lordsaccharine aaaaall around my hat i will wear a tiny mammal, Fri 7 Mar 2008, 17:14, archived)

I had a Freecom ext. drive
I took it in my boot to N. Wales and it never worked again. I can only assume it didn't like the cold, but it wasn't exactly antarctic in there, and only for a few hours
( Jessie © is contradiction, Fri 7 Mar 2008, 16:56, archived)

Did you say "good buy"?

* Good Bye - See you next time
( Wobbly Bloke has left the building and is very sad on, Fri 7 Mar 2008, 16:58, archived)

try to figure out who actually built the enclosed HDD
Samsung drives served me well for years, Seagate and Maxtor are also quite good
( pzyko, Fri 7 Mar 2008, 17:00, archived)

I've heard very bad things about Maxtor. So I'm wary.
And I've not a clue where I'd start looking to find the drive manufacturer.
( Ttssattsr .com I LOVE YOU, MILA., Fri 7 Mar 2008, 17:03, archived)

i have a maxtor
I't shitty shit
( lordsaccharine aaaaall around my hat i will wear a tiny mammal, Fri 7 Mar 2008, 17:17, archived)

^ Wholeheartedly endorses this also
Edit: well, the one above - you know what I mean...
( J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Must. Render. Faster. Must. Render. Faster. Must., Fri 7 Mar 2008, 17:03, archived)