May192011

What is a good external hard drive for under $50?

Nick asks:

Just looking for one that won’t crash randomly or blow up or fall apart or anything. What’s a good brand to look for?


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  • Vincent May 19, 2011

    Western Digital is #1 Best Brand

  • Josh Fox June 14, 2011

    The brands I’ve had most luck with overall are Seagate and Western Digital (In that order).

    For external only, I’ve also had a SimpleTech drive for about 4 years and it’s been heavily abused almost daily. It still performs great and runs quiet and cool. I’m just not sure what brand of drive it actually uses, though.

  • Josh Fox June 18, 2011

    The brands I’ve had most luck with overall are Seagate and Western Digital (In that order).For external only, I’ve also had a SimpleTech drive for about 4 years and it’s been heavily abused almost daily. It still performs great and runs quiet and cool. I’m just not sure what brand of drive it actually uses, though.

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