Iomega Mini Max or another hard drive?

[moviecouple]

I recently bought a Mac Mini and wanted to get an additional (external) hard drive for storage of movies, music, etc. Was looking for a 1TB atleast.
Now I need to have one that can be on 24/7 with no problems. Maybe something that doesn't sound like a jet engine and doesn't get as hot as the sun. The last part... Something that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I currently have a Western Digital 500GB Passport. It works and seems fine.

I was looking at the following...

Iomega Mini Max 1TB
Western Digital 1TB Passport
Thermaltake BlacX with 1 or 2TB drive

Thoughts? The only one that I am not sure of is the BlacX because it can't go into any type of sleep mode that IKnow of.

 

[DoFoT9]

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to be honest I reckon you should make it yourself with a western digital hard drive + case of your choosing. Much better.

 

[moviecouple]

Could you go into further detail of what you are talking about?

 

[DoFoT9]

sure thing, its probably good if you have a look through here for something that suits your needs. the cases are very cheap.

choosing the HDD & enclosure lets you choose your level of quality that you want - you arent limited to what the retail stores have. its often cheaper too!

 

[Badger^2]

lots to choose from here, new deals everyday

http://dealmac.com/categories/Compu...External-Hard-Drives/USB-Hard-Drives/254.html

Brand doesnt really matter, sadly, all drives fail eventually.

Buying a case + a drive is an OK solution -- and not long ago a really excellent way to save money and get a great idea. now days, meh. drives are so cheap it doesnt really matter.