Fantom drives - anyone got experience with 'em? at DVinfo.net

Elmer Lang · June 2nd, 2007, 11:52 AM

I see Fantom 250gb drives for $80.

Does anyone have experience with them? I usually buy Lacie, so am not sure about the reliability of these.

best.
elmer

Elmer Lang · June 2nd, 2007, 11:56 AM

To be exact: FANTOM DRIVES TITANIUM II 250GB EXTERNAL FIREWIRE/USB 2.0 HARD DRIVE TFD250C8

Dave Christensen · June 8th, 2007, 11:09 AM

I've used Lacie and Fantom drives before. Not a big fan of the Lacies, but staying on topic: Fantom drives rock. They're built solid, run cool and have never given me any issues that I can think of. Only drawback I can come up with is they're generally a little bigger and bulkier than other offerings. Not sure what kind of hardware they use inside, but transfer rates for Fantom drives always seem to be top-notch as well.

DJ Lewis · June 8th, 2007, 02:44 PM

I like the Fantoms; we bought 5 of the 250 gb to swap back and forth between editors 3 or 4 months ago and I'm about to buy a 500 gb for my home studio.

I may be completely wrong on this, but I think I heard that they have Western Digital drives inside....

June 2nd, 2007, 11:52 AM	#1
Elmer Lang Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NY, NY Posts: 319	Fantom drives - anyone got experience with 'em? I see Fantom 250gb drives for $80. Does anyone have experience with them? I usually buy Lacie, so am not sure about the reliability of these. best. elmer

June 2nd, 2007, 11:56 AM	#2
Elmer Lang Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NY, NY Posts: 319	To be exact: FANTOM DRIVES TITANIUM II 250GB EXTERNAL FIREWIRE/USB 2.0 HARD DRIVE TFD250C8

June 8th, 2007, 11:09 AM	#3
Dave Christensen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA Posts: 32	I've used Lacie and Fantom drives before. Not a big fan of the Lacies, but staying on topic: Fantom drives rock. They're built solid, run cool and have never given me any issues that I can think of. Only drawback I can come up with is they're generally a little bigger and bulkier than other offerings. Not sure what kind of hardware they use inside, but transfer rates for Fantom drives always seem to be top-notch as well.

June 8th, 2007, 02:44 PM	#4
DJ Lewis Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 97	I like the Fantoms; we bought 5 of the 250 gb to swap back and forth between editors 3 or 4 months ago and I'm about to buy a 500 gb for my home studio. I may be completely wrong on this, but I think I heard that they have Western Digital drives inside....