[Leica] Seeking Hard Drive Advice

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

On 7/3/2010 12:20 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> I need to add an additional hard drive to my Dell Dimension 4700.  I am 
> seeking advice on the reliability of available SATA drives in the range of 
> 250 to 640GB.  I have used WD and Seagate Barracuda drives in the past, 
> but find disturbing comments on the web on the reliability of their 
> present products.
>
> I'm not out for blazing speed or a giant size drive.  But, reliability is 
> uppermost in my mind.  Cool operation and low noise would follow.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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Jim,

One other thing.  I am a dunce when it comes to computers, but my 
friends say buy an eSATA external drive or enclosure.  I see my new 
motherboard, replaced as a result of a power surge that got past my UPS, 
has eSATA connection.  I understand this to mean that you can have an 
external 7200 disc or discs.  I have a WD internal 1TB disc used only 
for images, that is backed up to three external discs that are USB 2 
5400 rpm. Takes a while. When I get more photos it will probably be 3TB 
or...?  Others can correct or augment this.

Ken Carney