I want to get a Portable Hard Drive

[2008habredFA5]

Are the Polaroid CGA-02540 any good i've done a price search on google. Any opinions?

Polaroid CGA-02540 - Google Product Search

[volvo9]

Haven't heard anything about them but for the price I'd buy it if I was looking at a drive.

If it's a piece of crap and ends up failing it'll probrably be the logic board inside and not the drive, so you'd be able to swap the internal laptop sized hard drive out into a desktop computer and get your crap off of it.

[AvengedFG2]

I'm a computer technician, and have extensive knowledge about computer related products.
Anyways, if you are looking for a reliable portable hard drive that is well made, look into the Seagate FreeAgent Go drives. It costs $120 for a 160GB.

Buy the Seagate 160GB FreeAgent Go Hard Drive and other Hard drives at circuitcity.com

[tranceFusion]

i got a 500 gb Western Digital external usb drive for like 95 bucks off newegg and it has been just fine..

[Mitch]

I've got a 120GB Seagate FreeAgent Go, and I absolutely love it.

[effNsi]

anything from the FreeAgent line would be good

[Chase]

just get a 500gb Drive, ($89) compusa, and a hard drive enclosure! $100-120 500gb drive!

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by Chase

just get a 500gb Drive, ($89) compusa, and a hard drive enclosure! $100-120 500gb drive!

3.5" drives typically require external power. 2.5" drives are all pretty much USB powered. USB power makes an external HD much more useful.

[Chase]

Originally Posted by Mitch

3.5" drives typically require external power. 2.5" drives are all pretty much USB powered. USB power makes an external HD much more useful.

OH ya because that would mean someone would have to locate a power outlet, we all know how rare those are this day and age, lol.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by Chase

OH ya because that would mean someone would have to locate a power outlet, we all know how rare those are this day and age, lol.

No those aren't all that rare, but it limits the practicality of a laptop. Most of the time when I use my external I'm either in a room where I'm seated too far from an outlet for it to be practical, the outlets are already being used, or there really just isn't an outlet available.

It's not that I'm completely agains externals that require independent power. My first external relied on external power. It was great for my desktop, but I just never really used it for my laptop (the reason I bought it) because it wasn't practical enough for me. Since then I've bought an external harddrive (the Seagate) and built one (bought a $12 case and used an old 120GB Seagate HD from a laptop), both 2.5" using USB power. They just get a lot more use and overall I'm a lot happier with them.

[Chase]

hmm well then you could carry a fully charged UPS in your backpack!!!! Then you are only limited by the capacity of your batteries... I have three of them Daisy chained to my server/router/modem because I got a good deal on them and it nets Me about 4 hours of time...

[Izzy]

I agree with Mitch. While a 3.5" is much cheaper, the "notebook" drives don't usually require external power. So, if you're using it for a notebook to store MP3's or something, it's the better way to go.

Me, I'm actually debating (really hard) to see if I should by a 2x eSATA enclosure and more hard drives. Seems like 900gb isn't QUITE enough for my needs. Or I'm just to lazy to burn stuff. LOLz. And no, it's not pr0n. It's worse. It's anime.

[TheBlueBomber]

Sorta funny this thread popped up, as only two days ago, I went out to Best Buy and purchased a 130GB Western Digital hard drive. Mainly used it so I could backup my music/files/etc before reformatting my computer.

Needless to say, if your lookin for an external hard drive, go with Western Digital. I am satisfied with the one I bought, and the WD product is a solid investment.

[DarkGSR]

WD Mybook whatever size is a good way to go. I've got 2 and nothing but good stuff from em.

Go WD or Seagate with FIREWIRE. You can go USB just slower transfer rate

[effNsi]

Seagate>WD

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by DarkGSR

WD Mybook whatever size is a good way to go. I've got 2 and nothing but good stuff from em.

Go WD or Seagate with FIREWIRE. You can go USB just slower transfer rate

He wants a portable HD, which means there's a good chance he wants it for a lapto (and probably doesn't have a firewire slot). USB 2.0 is plenty fast and more widely used.

[DarkGSR]

Originally Posted by Mitch

He wants a portable HD, which means there's a good chance he wants it for a lapto (and probably doesn't have a firewire slot). USB 2.0 is plenty fast and more widely used.

yeah I forgot he said portable, lol. well they have the passport edition