Shopping for external harddrive

[Daniel Underwood]

I'm looking to purchase a >= 1TB external harddrive, because I'm
running out of room on my 300GB external.  Anyone have good experience
with any particular brands?  I really don't know how different brands
compare in reliability to one another.  Of course I plan to check CNet
and other online reviews. But I also wanted to see if any of you folks
have personal recommendations.

Thanks,
Daniel