[ad3n]

I'm in the market for finding a 1.5TB external HDD. I've been looking at various companies and I've found that a lot of people have been complaining about the WD My Books failing (I've never had a problem with that company, and I've owned a lot of their drives)n and a number of people were negatively vocal about Seagate's FreeAgent.

These are two companies that I'd generally hold in high-confidence, so to hear so many bad remarks for the both of them surprises me, and makes me wonder... are there any reliable 1.5TB external drives on the market right now? I'm not necessarily out to find the bargin-bin lowest price; saving $20 but getting a crappier drive is retarded when it comes to storage. Because of that, I'm extremely sketchy with trying out the lesser known, cheaper brands.

Anyone have any suggestions on something reliable and worth it?

[DoubleHelix]

Don't base quality on the number of negative posts on tech forums. Western Digital makes very popular drives. It stands to reason that there would also be a higher number of comments about their product. Stick to more formal technical reviews of products.

[Rich-M]

My only problem with both WD and Seagate is that there externals doi not have a shutoff, they go on and off with the pc and for that reason only, I would recommend another brand.
Ory you can build your own with a generic case that has on/off switch.

[win2kpro]

I build my own using a 5.25" enclosure with a fan instead of a 3.5" enclosure. It takes up a little more space, but I'm not pressed for space so they work out just fine.

Also, if I ever need too I can always remove the hard drive and use the enclosure with a DVD or CD burner.