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    Portable harddrive

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by cudzoo_x, Nov 23, 2009.

  1. cudzoo_x

    cudzoo_x Notebook Enthusiast

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    looking for a good portable harddrive 320 to 500 gigs. looking to give my son this laptop and i need to back up stuff instead of burning to a disk which is really turning to be old school stuff anyways
     
    cudzoo_x, Nov 23, 2009
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  2. Mastershroom

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    Look for something that supports powered USB so you won't have to connect the drive to an AC power source.
     
    Mastershroom, Nov 23, 2009
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  3. cudzoo_x

    cudzoo_x Notebook Enthusiast

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    sorry, i am looking for a good power usb portable harddrive. i have a external usb that i use to power my other devices
     
    cudzoo_x, Nov 24, 2009
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  4. kevblah

    kevblah Notebook Consultant

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    I would recommend anything made by Western Digital or Seagate, who are really the leaders in the external hard drive segment.
     
    kevblah, Nov 24, 2009
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    Convoluted, Nov 24, 2009
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    western dig
     
    icon007, Nov 24, 2009
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  7. Evanescent

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    I'd suggest a Western Digital Passport Essential. I got a 500gb one and am very satisfied with it.
     
    Evanescent, Nov 24, 2009
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  8. sgogeta4

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    You can get up to 1TB on a 2.5" external HDD w/ WDD. Think Seagate is only up to 640GB (if you even need that much).
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 24, 2009
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  9. surfasb

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    Yeah, Western Digital Passports are a nice design and profile.
     
    surfasb, Nov 24, 2009
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  10. calummackay81

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    Western Digital ftw for sure
     
    calummackay81, Nov 24, 2009
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  11. Vogelbung

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    The Freeagents seem to be cheap and versatile.

    Personally I prefer the Freecom Toughdrives. Captive USB plug + ruggedness = never a "doh" moment.
     
    Vogelbung, Nov 24, 2009
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  12. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Plus you can throw them at annoying coworkers.
     
    surfasb, Nov 25, 2009
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  13. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    I never have that problem, since I can fire them myself :p
     
    Vogelbung, Nov 25, 2009
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  14. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Lucky son of the Devil!!
     
    surfasb, Nov 25, 2009
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  15. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I've got a WD Passport at 500GB :)

    Maximum write speed I got out of it (sequential write for a large file, empty drive) was around 22MB/s
    I think I can extract around the same, maybe up to 24MB/s read speed from it. (sequential read that is)
     
    DetlevCM, Nov 26, 2009
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  16. taj619

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    well why not buy an esata enclosure with usb 2.0 and sata this is much better than the esata usb hard disk alone.it gives u freedom to convert any standard sata hard disk to usb and if u have esata port than u can get really fast speed.
    plus u can buy new hard disk next time and fit it into the enclosure.in case of usb hard disk u will have to buy a new hard disk next time, which would be costly than a sata hard disk
    an e sata enclosure is about 29$ and hard disk 1tb about 80$-110$.
    guess u might think about it.i personally like it this way.
     
    taj619, Nov 26, 2009
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  17. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Are you talking about 2,5" drives or 3,5" drives?

    And speaking of "ready made drives" - you can always open the case and swap out what's inside :)
     
    DetlevCM, Nov 26, 2009
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  18. taj619

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    well 3.5" is what iam talking abt though the 2.5"is also available but i guess the enclosures do not hold more than 500gb hard disks
     
    taj619, Nov 26, 2009
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  19. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    WD offfers a 1TB Passport drive - at least on their site last I checked - that's a 2,5" one - but I checked passport enclosures do not have screws :(

    (A no name one I left with my grandfather has screws)
     
    DetlevCM, Nov 26, 2009
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  20. garetjax

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    I dunno... as much as pre-made external HDD enclosure solutions offer convenience, I would still opt for building my own. Grab a good 2.5" hard drive, Western Digital are great for this purpose, and an awesome 2.5" external HDD enclosure.

    I really like what Vizo is doing with their external enclosures, and the SHE-260ST is a great product. I've been using mine for for awhile now (and yes, that is the review I wrote on it). =)
     
    garetjax, Nov 26, 2009
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