What is a better external usb 3.0 hard drive, seagate or western digital?

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neil s

I am looking at two different external hard-drives:

the
Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/tech-data/B0041OSQ9S/ref=de_a_smtd

and the
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 750 GB USB 3.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive STAA750101 (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FreeAgent-Ultra-Portable-External-STAA750101/dp/B0047E37GE/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IV6WISAD05W2D&colid=19GUNSDTL07HO

thanks!
I'm not concerned with the capacity of the drive (750gb vs 1TB), only with performance, reliability, support, better built, faster, etc...
I'm not concerned with the capacity of the drive (750gb vs 1TB), only with performance, reliability, support, better built, faster, etc...

Answer
Personally I would go with the Western Digital drive. It has better reviews and I know from personal experience that Seagate support isn't the greatest.

What portable hard drive would you recommend (preferably 1TB)?

Jordan

I am looking into buying a portable hard drive. I study Graphic Design at college and a Hard drive would be useful. I currently have a USB which is only 4GB which I feel won't be enough.

I have some factors to consider

Reliability: Fast and easy to use and doesn't experience regular problems.

Portability: Easy to travel with.

Durability/Lasting factor: Doesn't brake easily and lasts for a long time

Memory: As I said before preferably a 1TB (3.0 USB hard drive)

Price: I am looking around the price of £50-£100 for an external hard drive.

I have had so many mixed reviews on external hard drives I'm finding it difficult to make a firm decision. All Answers will be appreciated but the best answer will be the one that best fits my criteria :D

Answer
iomega is very reliable. it also has a warranty that comes with it (every external hard drive does).

Many students at my school get WD (Western Digital) because it's cheaper, but many of them had issue with it (it's not connecting, it crashes easily, etc. etc.)

Iomega works well. It doesn't overheat like some of Seagate does.

Seagate overheats and not many student use it.

G (sold at Mac stores) have pretty good ratings. But I don't know of many people who have this, and not many ratings online (last time I checked).

Online at tech forums, people rate and crit which external hard drives works best and is most reliable. You can also check Best Buy and compare each hard drive with one another. You should also go into the hard drive company's website/forums which will most likely have buyer's ratings. You should check those.

When I did that, Iomega had best ratings. It also runs on Firewire, which is far faster than regular USB which most hard drives still rely on. When you work with large files, it's best to have firewire. Saves you time.

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