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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/Hard_Drives Recent content written about Hard Drives en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_501915815556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author baddolphin - No listing on Epinions for the 1TB version.  I love the convenience of external hard drives, and have been happy in the past with this product, but this 1TB version doesn't seem to work with Ubuntu Linux.  It shows to be "locked" and no matter... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~501915815556 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:03:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_501915815556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_501703413380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author fnulnu00 - WD over the past year has crippled these drives making them unsuitable for a RAID installation.  Specifically, they disabled "time-limited error recovery".  For awhile one could run the WDTLER utility and turn this feature back on but now the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~501703413380 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:11:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_501703413380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_501244661380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author carstairs38 - With as much time as I spend doing stuff on computers, you'd probably be shocked to learn I just bought my first external hard drive.  I figure I've been living on borrowed time by not backing up my computer.  After the monitor on my lap top... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~501244661380 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:40:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_501244661380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_500096339588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author hsweet - This drive is very, very noisy!  It clicks away continuously.  I've returned the original and received a replacement  -- twice.  Same clicking noise.  Manufacturer thinks the clicking is just a quirk of the drive.  Some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~500096339588 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:13:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_500096339588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_499750899332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author retroactivism - Iomega is prolific in the storage world. They have manufactured virtually every type of storage media and device from floppy drives to zip disks. Remember Jaz disks? They made those too. The Iomega Minimax is a Macintosh targeted desktop drives... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~499750899332 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:20:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_499750899332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_499340512900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author njbass - Received this a s a gift. Couldn't get it to set up proerly, and it kept "disconnecting" itself.  So much for plug and play. Contacted Western Digital twice for help and other than an initial auto-responder e-mail, was completely ignored. Can't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~499340512900 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:19:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_499340512900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_497768697476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pvreditor - I have a laptop computer that's creeping up on six years old. It had its original 60 GB hard drive that was not only getting full, the operating system on it was clogged with patches and old versions of anti-virus software. I wanted a bigger drive and a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~497768697476 Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:41:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_497768697476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_497355099780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author marindavid - Unlike the human mind, computer memory is pretty much unlimited in its capacity. A large external back-up drive makes it possible to store everything, safely, ‘outside the box' ... Just in case. The Seagate Free Agent is a very good option... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~497355099780 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:11:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_497355099780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_497001533060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author keyrse - The My Book Essential Edition 1TB External Hard Drive is a gift anyone who saves a lot of information and doesn't want to live with the fear of their computer 'going down'.As I received this as a gift, I was completely thrilled and taken... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~497001533060 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:17:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_497001533060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_496973352580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rgathright - Over the years, I have become a trusted computer technician for many citizens in the community of Lake Charles, LA.  The Maxtor 6Y120P0 120Gb IDE Hard Drive has become one of my most reliable replacement drive choices for its speed and increased... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~496973352580 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:45:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_496973352580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_496417934980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nad_masters - After purchasing the Intel X25-M G2 160GB SSD for my gaming rig, I was addicted!  I was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~496417934980 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:40:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_496417934980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_496413281924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nad_masters - After reading many reviews, it seems that the Intel X25-M is the overall best SSD drive to get.  And with the new 34nm version of the drive dubbed G2, Intel brought with it TRIM support and faster sustained write speed.What does this all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~496413281924 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:39:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_496413281924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_496206384772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bluekitty - I’m surprised at how quick and quiet this external hard drive works with my PC. I expected a big bulky, noisy hard drive that was going to take up a lot of space and it is the total opposite. It is very small, it doesn’t become hot and it can... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~496206384772 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:11:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_496206384772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_495993720452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aashtech - A few years ago I stored most of my data on an external drive when my hard drive filled up and always planned to do regular backups.  I am sure you can guess what inevitably happened.  After the drive crashed a friend restored the data. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~495993720452 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:38:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_495993720452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_495627177604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gsrossano - $100 for a terabyte.  Decent looking.  Not too big.  No frills and no software provided in the box or on the drive -- must be downloaded.  Unlike some newer dirves that use two drive letters, drive uses only one drive letters and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~495627177604 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:34:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_495627177604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_494885899908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rtm808 - The Seagate FreeAgent XTreme is a versatile line of external hard drives featuring multiple interfaces and Seagate's excellent 5-year warranty. What makes these drives "XTreme" compared to Seagate's standard FreeAgent line? In addition to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~494885899908 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:51:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_494885899908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_495055572612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rgathright - Even though we are now in era of SATA and SAS hard drives, some computers will only take IDE hard drives.  Of course, their speed and reliability is always in question when compared to newer products on the market.  The Hitachi Deskstar 07N9218... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~495055572612 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:24:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_495055572612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_494758563460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gamblin_man - External storage for us is mostly insurance. We have had occasion to need the capability to restore lost files through disk crashes or inadvertent erases. Back in the old days we used Zip drives for this task. Modern software has outstripped that method... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~494758563460 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:26:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_494758563460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_494447595140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rgathright - The Seagate 500Gb ST3500630AS SATA is proof that not all hard drives are made the same.  Hard drives are more than just metal boxes with spinning discs and cables.  Inside the case of a modern hard drive resides a full motherboard complete with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~494447595140 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 20:43:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_494447595140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_494426164868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ronaldomenezes - In my house we only have apple products when it comes to computers (5 computers in total) not counting the many ipods. I always loved apple products, so it was an easy decision to buy an apple tv. What a dissapointment. This products is the worst apple... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~494426164868 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 17:17:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_494426164868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_493969182340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mrgeorgef - I bought a refurb for $90 including shipping.  I am still experimenting with it.  This is an Ethernet not USB hard drive.  It only works on the comparatively slow Ethernet system, so make sure that is what you want before you buy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~493969182340 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:29:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_493969182340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_493948145284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rgathright - Welcome to a review of one of the rarest hard drives on the planet today, the Samsung Spinpoint 500Gb HD50XXX series.  As soon as these drives are shipped they are sold out at Amazon and NewEgg daily.  Read on to see what makes these drives... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~493948145284 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:42:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_493948145284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_493838962308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rgathright - With the market flooded with cheap netbooks, no one is complaining yet about the performance of them, except for me.  The Hitachi Travelstar 0A56413 comes standard with most... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~493838962308 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 22:03:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_493838962308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_493747342980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author wendy7734 - These days pictures and music are usually held in a computer do the crazy technological world we live in. Pictures are one of our most precious items and it would be a tragedy to lose them do to computer crash. When a computer crashes, you usually... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~493747342980 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:08:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_493747342980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492797726340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rgathright - If you are reading this review, chances are high that you are interested in buying a replacement laptop hard drive.  Many popular netbooks like the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492797726340 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:55:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492797726340?linkin_id=8003929