Anybody heard of this brand? Deal worth buying?

[MosesSupposes]

So I found this ext. hdd deal at Futureshop...Never heard of i/o Magic before, so I'm a little leary of this. Says nothing about Firewire support either, but that's ok i guess. Any thoughts?

 

[shawsinio]

hmmm. ive never heard of them before either. when i was looking for a good external, i was told to buy a new seagate drive with 5 year warranty, and a macally firewire case. i didnt follow that advice, and ended up with a crappy external for about £10 cheaper on eBay, and i do regret not buying what i was recommended. anyway, the moral of the story is that no one ever regretted buying quality right? so perhaps steer clear of this one and buy a 'DIY' kit and do it yourself for cheaper? well, that my advice anyway...

 

[yg17]

The hard drive inside if it is likely made by a major manufacturer (Seagate, Western Digital, etc) which is probably all that really matters. Its just you don't know which manufacturer

 

[bembol]

It looks like a good purchase...Future Shop/Best Buy are the EASIEST place to return purchases...!!!

 

[yg17]

It looks like a good purchase...Future Shop/Best Buy are the EASIEST place to return purchases...!!!

Maybe up north, but not in the US.

Now Wal-Mart....they'll take anything back

 

[deepy]

Yeah, i'd recommend either doing it the DIY way with a good drive and good external enclosure or, probably better, just buy a good quality/brand external drive.

 

[bobber205]

Maybe up north, but not in the US.

Now Wal-Mart....they'll take anything back

Yeah. No kidding! I used to work there and walmart has no policy about NOT taking returns. All returns are ok except those that are prohibited by law.

 

[miles01110]

get seagate.

 

[it5five]

It looks like a good purchase...Future Shop/Best Buy are the EASIEST place to return purchases...!!!

I hope your Best Buy thing was a joke. Returning things here in the states at Best Buy is an experience that I wouldn't wish upon my most hated enemies.

 

[Marlon_JBT]

Maybe up north, but not in the US.

Now Wal-Mart....they'll take anything back

No kidding. I bought a Digital Camera from Best Buy. Had to return it on the 14th day because of a button that fell off. I was in the store for an entire hour while several managers tried to decide whether to return it. I was badgered beyond any good reason about how this button could possibly have broken / fell off. I simply did not know, and I know I DID NOT drop it. Bastards.

Eventually I got another camera.

Had to return that one too.... I went to another location and they were slightly better about the return this time around.

In short, I very much dislike Best Buy. Why I keep shopping there... I don't know.

Returns at Wal-Mart? It's harder to back my Jeep in my narrow driveway than return something at Wal-Mart.

 

[MosesSupposes]

Thanks for the replies fellas. Probably gonna skip this one judging from most of your responses. I find Futureshop either ridiculously easy or ridiculously hard to return stuff to, so I would probably rather have quality above anything else.