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To: Kip S who wrote (70408)	10/26/2007 9:39:23 PM
From: Don Green	Respond to of 213182

Good pricing on hard drives, don't over pay, remember these drives aren't used too often. Fantom G-Force MegaDisk 1TB USB2 External Hard Drive $249.99AR, techbargains.com

To: Kip S who wrote (70408)	10/26/2007 10:45:17 PM
From: fmikehugo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

When I was in a situation where the loss of data was absolutely unthinkable (3 years of data for a church capital campaign) I backed up over the internet using Backjack - Industrial strength, automated backups to a remote location. backjack.com

To: Kip S who wrote (70408)	10/26/2007 11:17:27 PM
From: clean86	Respond to of 213182

Kip, I stick with the G-Technology drives. Although they are more expensive they have longer warranties and use top quality drives only. Clean

To: Kip S who wrote (70408)	10/27/2007 1:17:24 AM
From: HerbVic	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

Kip, I don't know if it still holds true today. The technology world seems to be in constant revision these days. But, a few years ago I read an article from a guy who ran a server farm and kept excellent records of his actual (not MTBF) failure rates by brand and size HD. What stuck with me is two facts: 1> Drives that ran constantly, rather than resting when not in use, actually lasted longer. 2> Seagate drives were the most reliable. I kept this much in my Jotz notebook with a creation date of 12/30/04: Quatum was used be good but being a part of Maxtor makes me a bit suspicious about them. Maxtor was and is still is very unreliable. In 15 years working with HDs, SysAd for over 5000 systems I have seen an early failure in only 3 Quantum, 2 Seagates, 5 LaCie's maybe 12 WD and more than 50 Maxtors. Buying an enclosure and putting in your own drive is the best way if you are up to it. Firewire is also way better than USB2. Hope this helps. I bought my external Seagates on eBay from E BOBS Electronics. He does the enclosure install and sells them with whatever brand drive you want.