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Good 1.5tb drive?

fivepoint

fivepoint

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Sep 28, 2007
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I'm currently using 1 750GB Iomega Ultramax HD to house my iTunes Library. I back it up with a second identical 750GB Iomega Ultramax HD once per week.

Since my 750 is full and then some... I'm looking to RAID those two drives together to create 1 1.5TB drive, and then purchase another 1.5TB drive to use as the primary drive which will be backed up by the former RAID set.

I'm currently in the market for a 1-disk external HD that will fit in my desk drawer. (this is why I can't have a 2-disk model) There's one currently available from Iomega, but I'd like to avoid buying from them again (bad experiences). I saw that WB is coming out with a 1.5 MyBook Studio Edition... but it doesn't seem to be available anywhere.

Can anyone point me to a good alternative? Thanks in advance!
 
fivepoint said:
I'm currently using 1 750GB Iomega Ultramax HD to house my iTunes Library. I back it up with a second identical 750GB Iomega Ultramax HD once per week.

Since my 750 is full and then some... I'm looking to RAID those two drives together to create 1 1.5TB drive, and then purchase another 1.5TB drive to use as the primary drive which will be backed up by the former RAID set.

I'm currently in the market for a 1-disk external HD that will fit in my desk drawer. (this is why I can't have a 2-disk model) There's one currently available from Iomega, but I'd like to avoid buying from them again (bad experiences). I saw that WB is coming out with a 1.5 MyBook Studio Edition... but it doesn't seem to be available anywhere.

Can anyone point me to a good alternative? Thanks in advance!
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Seagate has the only readily available 1.5TB drive. There were problems with the firmware for a while, but I believe they have been resolved. I purchased one and have had no problems. There are two versions available. One is multi-interface and targeted at the Mac. The other is USB only. I have the USB version since I planned to attach it to my AEBS. The drive is very quite and plenty fast.
 
Thanks guys, you're the best! Do you have any idea on the timeline other companies are planning on releasing their versions of the 1.5tb externals? Where might I find such information?
 
FYI: In my local Costco Flyer, they have a coupon for the 1.5 Seagate for $30 off. If you live near a Costco...check your latest mail flyer...you'll get a pretty good deal on one.

(I plan on getting one as well...)
 
There is only one 1.5TB drive. It's from Seagate, and it had TERRIBLE issues when it first came out. I had one, applied the firmware "update" and it still was worthless. I wound up sending it back.

There is also only one 2TB drive right now. It has proven to be stable.

Yes, they both work in a Mac Pro.
 
Tallest Skil said:
There is only one 1.5TB drive. It's from Seagate,
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WD also has a 1.5 TB drive.

and it had TERRIBLE issues when it first came out. I had one, applied the firmware "update" and it still was worthless. I wound up sending it back.
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That problem seems to be resolved now.

There is also only one 2TB drive right now. It has proven to be stable.
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And expensive. I was surprised to see it came in at US$300. I wonder how long it'll take to get down to the $125-$150 range...
 
sounds like someone needs to do a little spring cleaning :)


if you want to save money.... you could upload your music videos, and photo collection to one seperate hard drive, (i know i have 50GB just of music)

and then backup the rest of the drives to a 1TB drive.

IMO i'd rather buy 2 or 3 1TB drives and find a way, than buying 1-2TB drive
 
Tallest Skil said:
There is only one 1.5TB drive. It's from Seagate, and it had TERRIBLE issues when it first came out. I had one, applied the firmware "update" and it still was worthless. I wound up sending it back.

There is also only one 2TB drive right now. It has proven to be stable.

Yes, they both work in a Mac Pro.
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thanks. even a 2006 mac pro?
 
FWIW: I own 6 Seagate 1.5TB drives. I bought them all immediately after the firmware update. They all work flawlessly and they're not too hard to find on sale. I can wholeheartedly recommend them.
 
I have 4 of them, also from after the firmware update. Bought them from the Dell Fire sale for $83 each.

They've been running in my NAS for the last couple of months without issue.
 
dmm219 said:
FYI: In my local Costco Flyer, they have a coupon for the 1.5 Seagate for $30 off. If you live near a Costco...check your latest mail flyer...you'll get a pretty good deal on one.

(I plan on getting one as well...)
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Yeah, I'm picking one of these up. The coupon starts today should be just over $100.
 
Cave Man said:
No need to be snippy.

In all fairness to rich, the WD drive has only become "readily" available recently. So his statement was correct at the time he made it last week.
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I guess that did come across wrong. That's not how I intended for it to sound. Apologies to rich.smith.
 
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