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Originally Posted by Gwydion  No no, it has nothing to do with the brand. It has to do with the connection...USB versus Firewire. |
Actually, if you do research these, some DO have better transfer rates than others, USB being equal. Sometimes it's significant. Combination of the drive used (Maxtor vs Seagate vs Hitachi....) and the electronics used. Different vendors use the same drives, so find out what drive is actually being used.
I have LaCie drives (Seagate HD). Been using them for years with no issue. Currently have 3 500 Gb D2 drives and a 250. And I put one of the 500 Gb drives to the acid test last night. I was moving things around and knocked one drive off the table onto the floor, 3 feet. It was not a gentle drop. Powered it up and ran diagnostics, all was fine. Didn't skip a beat. It was powered off when it fell. If it had been spinning, I'm not so sure I would have been so lucky.