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siborg69
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:06 am Post subject: so my external hard drive is about to die.... |
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| can you guys recommend which brand to go for next? i bought a buffalo drive cos it was on sale but it has been making funny noises recently and ive been reading reviews where people have said theyve had the same problem, just after the warranty has expired of course!......so im looking to invest in a new hard drive, 1 or 2tb. cheers! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: so my external hard drive is about to die.... |
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| can you guys recommend which brand to go for next? i bought a buffalo drive cos it was on sale but it has been making funny noises recently and ive been reading reviews where people have said theyve had the same problem, just after the warranty has expired of course!......so im looking to invest in a new hard drive, 1 or 2tb. cheers! |
Back your data up to another drive and just keep the case and swap the HDD out for a new one of your choosing. ANY computer shop can do it for you.
As an alternative, drop into the son-in plaza at Yongsan buy a case and HDD of your choice. 2.5 inch cases are about 20k won and the drive itself will run from 25-200k depending on size and manufacturer. The place that sells you the drive (or case) can put them together for you (probably free).
On your old one, the case may be "Buffalo" but the HDD inside the case was probably just a HDD off the shelf from one of the major HDD manufacturers (like western digital, etc). |
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Forever
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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I just purchased a "Samsung 2TB" external drive - at TechnoMart.
It cost 280,000won. But I like it.
I actually recommend if you are worried about the cost - then purchase two (2) 1TB drives, as they are only around 70,000won now. |
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siborg69
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
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siborg69
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:08 am Post subject: |
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| so i bought a 1TB western digital My book from costco......had it about a month. today i got CRC errors from bittorrent and its taking AGES to transfer anything to my mp3 player......well around 10 mins or more for a 350mb file which is a lot longer than before. is this one also about to kick the bucket?!?! |
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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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This is not your N. American Costco. You cannot count on the Korean Costco selling quality products at good prices. I have bought an oven with a manufacturing defect that was three times the price in the States. The computer gear and kitchen appliances that I've priced at Korea Costco you can get cheaper on gmarket.
But I hear they have a good return policy. I lived too far to try it. Try returning your WD drive. |
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siborg69
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| cheers. i just hope that i can return it to costco and that i dont have to start trying to mail it to WD!! i know it would be cheaper on gmarket but we were in costco, it was there....so figured we would just get it anyway! |
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Murakano
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
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| I prefer Western Digital or Seagate and have had no problems/issues with them. Bought a 2.5" WD Mypassport recently and it's great. |
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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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If you are really, really, really bored, you get a kick out of this website:
http://www.datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php
It is a collection of the sounds of hard drives dying.
Perhaps one of them will sound familiar, siborg69. |
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siborg69
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:46 am Post subject: |
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emailed WD and they told me to take the drive to a place in Yongsan. never heard of it and i dont really know my way around yongsan all that well. just wondering if anyone here has ever heard of or been to this place and could give me rough directions?
Uplaza co., LTD
21-1254 Seonin Bldg. 16-1
Hangangro2-ga
Yongsan-gu
Seoul 140-747
Korea
cheers |
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