What brand of is better for hard drives? Seagate or Western Digital?

Question by accreeper: What brand of is better for hard drives? Seagate or Western Digital? I need to buy a new hard drive and the two brands that pop up the most are Seagate and Western Digital. Does one brand have a better reputation than the other? I’m looking for an internal drive Best answer: [...]

Are external hard drives interchangable between mac's and pc's specifically the Seagate Freeagent Go?

Question by jwc4812: Are external hard drives interchangable between mac’s and pc’s specifically the Seagate Freeagent Go? I am looking to backup the hard drive on my pc but am planning on purchasing a mac in two years. Will it be possible to transfer the data on the external hard drive to my the new [...]

Looking to by some external memory for my computer either WD or seagate. Are these going to work like my?

Question by dorrnumberthree: Looking to by some external memory for my computer either WD or seagate. Are these going to work like my? flash drive at all? Am i going to be able to get things off of them with such ease? What i really want to do is be able to plug something into [...]

What's the best brand of external hard drives? Is Seagate/Maxtor good?

Question by maple: What’s the best brand of external hard drives? Is Seagate/Maxtor good? What I mean by “best brand”, I mean a company that produces a quality product that will last many years. I’d rather pay more for something that will be made VERY well. Currently, I own Maxtor & Seagate external hard drives, [...]

My external hard drive crashed, can I pull the data off of it?

Question by MHS: My external hard drive crashed, can I pull the data off of it? My external hard drive dropped 1 foot (seriously, a 1 foot fall and it breaks) and now its making a clicking noise, so I assume a moving part broke. Is it possible to pull the data off or even [...]

Can someone recommend an external Hard Drive for me?

Question by Darr: Can someone recommend an external Hard Drive for me? Honestly, Size doesn’t matter. Today I spent about an hour looking at all the different external hard drives out there- And the market trend seems to be curved towards- As with all technology- Towards creating smaller and smaller devices. Example- Western Digital “Passport”. [...]

Are the Western Digital "Passport" external hard drives build to withstand a little damage?

Question by Cade: Are the Western Digital “Passport” external hard drives build to withstand a little damage? Are these external hard drives built to withstand a little more damage than typical external hard drives? I know a hard drive is a hard drive and they all use pins/needle method and are extremely sensitive. The entire [...]