User Created - USB Compatibility List.

[JimWndr3700]

Please help out by adding your USB drive (working or not) to this list so others can make an informed buying decision. Please be specific about your HD and for readablity post in a similar format.

Netgears - USB Compatibility List:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/de...atibility-list


HD: 1TB Seagate Expansion External Drive ST310005EXA101-RX.

Works? Y/N: Y.

Pros:
Sleeps when not used and wakes up when accessed. Very quiet.

Cons:
Slow Read 7.2 Mbps / Write 5.7 Mbps speeds, (tested with PassMark trial version). Formatted EXT3 w/2KB Blksz.

[JimWndr3700]

HD: Rosewill RX-358-S Ext. Enclosure w/HITACHI Deskstar HD31000 1TB.

Works? Y/N: Y.

Pros:
Enclosure has fan w/power switch, also has power switch for drive.

Cons:
Drive never sleeps.
Slow Read 6.6 Mbps / Write 2.3 Mbps speeds, (tested with PassMark trial version). Formatted NTFS w/4KB Blksz.

[htismaqe]

I'll have to crack the case later but I'm using a Masscool USB-to-SATA enclosure with a WD drive (I think it is). Read speeds are 12-13Mbps and writes are 9-11Mbps, formatted EXT3.

[JimWndr3700]

Just a thought... if you got it at newegg they keep an online history of invoices so you could look it up, or maybe if you bought it online you might have an email invoice? Read/write speeds like that would be very acceptable to me and I'm sure to many others.

I've tried two drives now and I am considering a low-end NAS or buying a pocket desktop $80 (Foxconn R10-G3), adding 1 GB memory $16, and CPU (2.5GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core) $54, for total price $150! Then maybe run FreeNAS or WINXP and share the drives. This is about the same price as some of the diskless NAS.

Cheers,
Jim

[JimWndr3700]

This may be even easier..... http://hddscan.com/ , run HDDScan.exe and it will expose your drive info, also shows some interesting SMART data if your drive supports it and most new do.

[Mars Mug]

I thought I would make this a sticky thread, just to see if something useful may come from it, though I expect most posts will detail drives that don’t work (which is also quite useful of course).

[htismaqe]

I'm using my USB enclosure now as a backup - I bought a Buffalo Linkstation NAS with 1TB disk for $170 at NewEgg. Write speeds with it are around 50Mbps and it has a USB port with automated backups.

[jalla]

WD Elements 1TB i got for christmas works just fine for me.

Model: WDBAAU0010HBK-EESN

[Zainday]

Western Digital WD Elements 2TB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive
Model: WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN
Fat32 Format

Got it for xmas and so far everything seems to work properly.

[thyname]

LaCie HDDs?? Mine is not a NAS (DAS) and requires formatting on PC Or Mac.