Yes, I've also tried to keep these two names in my head in regard to poor drive history. I think, from memory, Seagate seems to have one of the best histories for reliability. Coj sgtgeorgecarter <sgtgeorgecarter at gmail.com> Sent by: macdv-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 04/12/06 11:47 AM Please respond to "A place to discuss digital video on Macintosh." <macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> To "A place to discuss digital video on Macintosh." <macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> cc Subject Re: [MacDV] External hard drive for video work Same here, I even still have an old 80 meg LaCie still in service. I've never had an ounce of trouble with them. Unlike Western Digital and Maxtor. Donna