Well, following your thread I've already been warned off of Seagate, so that shouldn't bite me...
Kurt On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a Seagate external eSata drive but it died 3 months after I got it! > The warrant had already expired because it sat on the shelf at OfficeMax too > long. That sucks. > > It was a 2TB drive and I used it for storing my VMs off of my Win7 laptop > (that I had at the time). > > Thanks > > > Webster > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:37 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Webster's question is very timely... >> >> I didn't want to drag his thread off topic, so I'm starting a new one >> >> Not to brag (much), but I just picked up a Dell Precision 4600 laptop at a >> really >> good price - it's a quad-core machine with Win7 Pro, 16gb RAM and an ATI >> Firepro video card, 1920x1080 display (15.6") and a 256gb SSD. ($1600 - sale >> still going as far as I know.) >> >> Problem is, I'm pretty sure I made a small mistake. That 256gb drive just >> isn't >> big enough to hold the VMs I want. I should have gone with the 128gb >> minicard and a 1tb hard drive. >> >> So, I'm also looking for an external drive, either USB3 or eSATA - if you had >> the choice, which would you choose for putting in the laptop case for extra >> storage? > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
