Recommend me a portable hard drive

[Rags]

Need some good memory size, maybe 500GB.

There are literally loads available, recommend me a good one please!

Thanks

[507bhp]

Western Digital WDMES5000TE My Passport Essential 500GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive -Silver

109.99 Amazon

[rustyspit]

Be aware that these bus-powered USB drives draw more current from a single USB port than is allowed for in the USB spec.

It's not a problem for most laptops, but some will require either a plug-in power adapter or a Y-shaped USB cable that plugs into 2 USB ports at the same time (seems to be an optional accessory for the WD passport drive). I had this problem with a G4 powerbook - I ended up returning the USB drive and getting a firewire drive instead.

[GregE240]

507bhp said:

Western Digital WDMES5000TE My Passport Essential 500GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive -Silver

109.99 Amazon

...and its the size of a house!

[clonmult]

GregE240 said:

507bhp said:

Western Digital WDMES5000TE My Passport Essential 500GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive -Silver

109.99 Amazon

...and its the size of a house!

And a bit bloody expensive.

Save a bit of money and get something that uses its own PSU. Ebuyer - WD 500gig drive for £57.

ETA : Ebuyer also have a 1TB (!) external drive for £100.

Edited by clonmult on Wednesday 15th October 11:31

[mcflurry]

Maplins - £80 for 750gb

[arryb]

I've got one of these, looks great in black IMO and no issues so far:

linky

[maccas99]

They are not exactly portable are they - check this out - very nice...

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148374

[PJR]

arryb said:

I've got one of these, looks great in black IMO and no issues so far:

linky

I just got my second one of those. Nice drives PCWorld have 1TB ones at the moment for £95! Cant even find them online for that, or less.

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