have a question for external hard disk.
I have heard of many who spoke that the hard disks by Hitachi and Toshiba are of good quality. So, im finding myself an external hard disk by these manufacturers. I know some ext hdd manufacturers are not making the ext hdd themselves (Buffalo is using hdd by Samsung)
But now i have encountered difficulty in selecting the ext hdd as recently Hitachi is acquired by WD and Samsung hdd division is taken over by Seagate. So any suggestions on a 2.5" 1~2TB ext hdd with UB3.0? Priority goes to reliability and durability as im using for long-term storage.

This post has been edited by rurushu: Jun 19 2011, 12:43 AM

OMG.... and my external hard disk space is running low....
Going to go grab a new external HDD this few days.... T.T

Does this also affecting the external HDD as well? Or just the desktop 3.5"???

I just grabbed one 2.5" toshiba canvio 3.0 1tb ext hdd on thursday at RM369 in digitalmall...
I have no choice... just realized my 500 ext hdd is running low... cannot hold on till march 2012...
my heart was like being pulled out of me alive... *pain*

I dont think this is very practical... because most people who ran out of space are mainly due to expanding collection of picture albums, songs, and movies. DVD+-R maximum capacity would be 4.7GB for single layer and around 9GB for double layer... this may be useful till certain extent, however if one have a large collection of >100GB or individual file with sizes > 4.7GB, it would be practically irrelevant... plus, the time needed to burn the discs.... one by one....

However, i do agree that this may be a viable option for now.... just that it may not suit everyone....

Yeah, as a temporary solution it is still okay...
Yeah, i was stunned when i looked at the price of the 3.5" hdd at digitalmall...
So i grabbed the 2.5" 1tb fast, coz i scared the same thing would eventually hit the 2.5" sector....

Haha... well, frankly speaking, me also filling up my ext HDD quite fast, second 500GB already running low at around 100GB... so have to buy new one, no choice as i cannot hold on till march 2012.....
Btw... i only download animes....

Yeah, that's why i faster faster go grab 1TB ext HDD 2.5" before they sellers realized that "Eh? We should also increase the price for 2.5" as well since everyone is hunting 2.5" now..."

Well, you just dont understand how people like me feels.... because your answer is the same as my mother.....
At first my friend also said that to me... until he found himself also have something that he just cant delete even though he already watched/read it... then he understands me....

So true, couldnt agree more....

Yeah... if not mistaken, Buffalo ext HDD is using Samsung disks.....

Btw... i think another reason other brands also expensive is due to the anti-monopoly policy.....

Hmm... then i think he can also go for Toshiba or Samsung... since the internals of a buffalo is mostly Samsung.... since buffalo never manufacture their own HDD.....

Me got a Toshiba 1TB 2.5" 2 weeks ago too... at digitalmall.... at ALLIT

I feel you man, now currently im having 3 ext hdd, all 2.5".... first being a 500GB buffalo ministation (the one with the turbousb one), then 2nd being the 500GB western digital my passport essential USB3.0 (almost used up, now at around critical 100GB...) and now, the lastest one, Toshiba 1TB USB3.0 (not yet opened)....
im still a uni student, and although i dont have any of my homework related stuffs in my externals, but they do hold alot of my personal stuffs.... and i really cant imagine what would happened to me if one of them died... *touch wood touch wood*.... think i would go zombie for like at least a month and not being interested in anything.....................

Walao.... WD so unfortunate this time? Being struck by "waves" of obstacles...... (puns intended)

But seriously, the sellers are trying to rake in high and ride the flood wave to cut us consumer's throat....
I still remember before this flood, ALLIT in digitalmall had to held a promotion to sell off their inventory of HDDs at the entrance.... but now.... they dont scare you dont buy, they scare you cant afford to buy.....

Yea... so far only saw 1.5TB for 2.5" on pricelists now... but the price is like >RM500-600.... pretty pain.... so i still choose 1TB.... wait till 2TB comes....

Yeah, that's the price that i saw in the PC mobile fair in UM on Tuesday.... they dont even have 1TB in size.... freaking expensive... wanna cut student's throat....

Tension would ease starting mid December if not mistaken, expect another 6 months to fully recover...

Well, people will only learn to appreciate when they lost something....

So the pressure on HDD prices already shows sign of soothing???
But i saw the prices of internal HDDs at C-Zone still at >Rm500 for 2TB.... >400 for 1TB....

the world in HDD is so so so bad right now....
Samsung HDDs are gonna be history, Seagate & WD is cutting warranties, prices are still that high, now left choices is to scavenge for left overs of Sammy HDDs and turn to Toshiba....

erm.. guys, have a question here...
i have 2 desktop computers, let's just label them A and B.
I downloaded videos on comp A and i can watch it with no problem, but when i copy it using USB thumbdrive and put in my comp B, the video somehow got some problem with its color something like corrupted or what.... is it that indication that my comp A's hdd is nearing its end?

Thanks for your kind suggestion, will try it.