[slim] Re: Anything I should look for, or stay away from, in buying an external hard drive?

2005-12-08 Thread gjrhine
I like my Maxtor 300GB USB. However, to get Windows XP Pro SP2 to recognize it in Explorer I have to turn it off and on every time after boot up. -- gjrhine Gary gjrhine's Profile:

RE: [slim] Re: Anything I should look for, or stay away from, in buying an external hard drive?

2005-12-08 Thread Chris Brooking
I'm sure they're both do an adequate job, but I reiterate - if you don't want anything fancy, get a third-party enclosure, and a reliable, quiet HDD from a manufacturer offering a 5-year guarantee. Might even be cheaper. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [slim] Re: Anything I should look for, or stay away from, in buying an external hard drive?

2005-12-08 Thread Chip Hart
Chris Brooking wrote: I'm sure they're both do an adequate job, but I reiterate - if you don't want anything fancy, get a third-party enclosure, and a reliable, quiet HDD from a manufacturer offering a 5-year guarantee. Might even be cheaper. Let me add a vote to this