u can go for segate freeagent go which is very worth it and got 5yr wrty ler.

It depends on what you need actually. There are alot of brands out there nowadays. I have the WD Passport and its ok for me as well. The same as those which i bought the HDD and case seperately Buffalo seems to be a good brand as well.

In term of portable, what do you mean? That you want to bring around places all the time or just on occasion?

If you wanted something that is value for money and in the range of 500 - 1TB, then you only have 3.5" External HDD as your choice. I got myself the WD MyBook 1TB for about RM390+ which i feel is quite good. It should cost lesser i believe at the moment. I believe most, if not all are roughly the same as well.

However, do keep in mind if you wanted to bring it to places all the time, then 3.5" can be more troublesome. As you will need to bring along a bigger HDD (as compared to 2.5") as well as a power cord. And the WD MyBook comes with a glossy finish as well which might get scratched if you move around alot. I think there is a matt finish version by WD as well on the MyBook series but should cost slightly more.

Anyway, if you wanted portability, i still recommend 2.5" ones as you have a smaller package, and minus the power cord. But of course, price for 500GB 2.5" is roughly around the same as the 1TB 3.5" i believe at the moment. So, your choice here. In regards to the brands, i still think all of them are roughly the same. Just stick with those branded ones like WD, Seagate, Buffalo etc.

You still can use SATA 2 hdd if your Mobo does not support it.

1) Set jumper To run on legacy mode (150Mbps).

http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/ph...li=&p_topview=1

2) A converter to convert your normal 4 pin Power supply to SATA power supply.

Hope this can help

WD Black , with high performance

do u guys mean this?
1TB/32MB ST310003528AS RM325    7200.12 for Seagate

and

WD Caviar Black (3.5") SATA 7200 RPM - 5 yrs warranty
WD1001FALS 1TB 32M RM330

which one is better? both are good? they have same performance and warranty?

I think an easy way by dun choose any 7200.11 seagate HDD.7200.12 version so far so good lo.

get WD, habis cerita...

Those are the models revision
Firmware is totally different
7200.11 is famous for its bickering firmware which is the SD15

And You should get 7200.12 if you are a Seagate fan instead of just keep out of 7200.11 cause 7200.12 just using 2 plate .The performance will be better.

Yeah... the 7200.11 problem mostly seen on 1GB drives. Not sure fixed yet not, but there's a newer bios than SD15, if I remember. One of my SD15 500GB died, but because raining bad sectors, not the known problem.

After you buy, go online and check the warranty status... don't be like me, OEM drive no warranty one.

Using the usual Plug & Play USB feature. No software installed. Occasional slight lag when accessing the HDD during its idling time but running well without any problem

Just wanna share my pleasant experience with WD.
I sent my WD MyBook 1TB for RMA last week (only the unit and power cable), and today I receive a 2TB version complete with the standard accessories (usb, firewire). 
Is the 1TB version no longer in production?

Why cant it? It comes with USB and Plug & Play features. Most of the time, the software bundled would allow you to do certain extra features like one touch backup or faster transfer speed etc but on the MyBook, i dont think i need to install the software
LOL..! Making me feel i wanna destroy my MyBook

Content gone, it is stated in their warranty policy.

It isn't, but data recovery is very expensive, serious and time consuming business. If they had to do data recovery on every non-functioning hard disk, you're practically guaranteed that everybody will be charged hundreds of USD for the RMA service and it will take months before they get their replacement hard disk with their (possibly incomplete) data back.

I didn't care because I already made a backup before the MyBook died.

Btw, normally they would replace your disk with a higher capacity version only if the original one is no longer in production. Which brings me to earlier question... is the 1TB no longer in production, if anyone knows?
On the commercial invoice it says:



Checked on WD's website and this is not a MyBook, just the hard disk alone.

Well, if its something as important as that, i wouldnt put my trust into a single HDD I would make a backup, either in another HDD or burn them into a DVD as a permanent storage
If its really faulty, aka your content already not retrievable etc, then there is no point in not accepting a warranty. If mine is faulty and content inside are very important, its either i find someone to retrieve it for me, or i forget about it and move on. In the end, i wouldnt mind receiving a brand new 1TB, not to mention, a 2TB in exchange

CDs and DVDs loses data due to age. Most ten year old writable CDs and DVDs are unreadable.