Seagate is a top branded name. It is better than toshiba.
Some manufacturers making hards for xbox. Seagate and toshiba are examples.
There are a number of possible alternatives to a Samsung external hard drive. One could get an external drive from Western Digital, Toshiba or Seagate.
A few good brands would be: Seagate, Toshiba, or Hitatchi. I would recommend a Solid state hard drive because it has a faster loading time but does sacrifice space but only slightly and is good for storing pictures and other family items and such.
250gb external hard drives come in brands such as Apricorn, Axiom, and G-Drive. More well known brands include Toshiba and Seagate. The most famous brand is Sentry Safe.
The price of a Toshiba portable hard drive depends largely on the size of the drive. The larger the drive the more the cost. However, the cheapest Toshiba portable hard drive in the US, brand new is $50 for a 160 GB drive.
I opened the 500gb external and found a Seagate Barracuda drive to my surprise.
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Seagate have best quality products. New hard disk contains a software.
Several companies make hard drives. Seagate is the biggest name now, but Fujitsu, Toshiba and some smaller ones make drives also.
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This is irrelevant. The Seagate ST3004.... is a hard drive, not a computer.
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