Portable hard drives?

Homeslice · 12-28-2008, 05:23 PM

Which ones do you recommend? Just trying to avoid the junk brands.

LOZ · 12-28-2008, 05:29 PM

I got an Apricorn EZ BUS DT, 80GB for $120.

but that was like 3 years ago.... Im sure you can find them cheaper now.

Mr Lefty · 12-28-2008, 05:37 PM

I have a little Western Digital Pasport drive... 300 gig... picked it up about a year ago for 120 or so (great deal at the time). never had any issues with it...

check out Newegg.com or TigerDirect.com read the reviews there. really good prices.

t-homo · 12-28-2008, 05:53 PM

Seagate and Western Digital are two of the top brands. My bro had a couple of WDs fail on him when he built his comp a few years ago, switched to Seagate and hasn't had a problem. I got a 250 gig Seagate protable this past summer for 100 bucks at wal-mart. Not on any special sale or anything.

Mr Lefty · 12-28-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by t-rock

Seagate and Western Digital are two of the top brands. My bro had a couple of WDs fail on him when he built his comp a few years ago, switched to Seagate and hasn't had a problem. I got a 250 gig Seagate protable this past summer for 100 bucks at wal-mart. Not on any special sale or anything.

yeah I have a WD iBook and it's crapped out on me a couple times... but never completely... just where it wouldn't be recognized via usb for a week or two...

seagate is what I'm looking at next for my desktop... tigerdirect has a 1.5TB for like $140... though it has some firm ware issues...

Dave · 12-28-2008, 06:49 PM

whatever brand you decide get one in a 2.5 inch size. power via usb is most convienient. ever consider just getting an enclosure and stuffing your own hd in there? i have a rocketfish enclosure thats the shit

Papa_Complex · 12-28-2008, 06:55 PM

There isn't a hell of a lot of difference in what's inside the box. There are only so many USB/Firewire chipsets and only so many manufacturers of hard drives. Just buy a case and install whatever size and manufacturer of drive you tend to prefer. You can pick up a SATA 750GB drive for around $110.00 and a case for $20.00-$30.00. All it takes to put it together is a screwdriver and many manufacturers of enclosures even give you one in the box.

OneSickPsycho · 12-28-2008, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

There isn't a hell of a lot of difference in what's inside the box. There are only so many USB/Firewire chipsets and only so many manufacturers of hard drives. Just buy a case and install whatever size and manufacturer of drive you tend to prefer. You can pick up a SATA 750GB drive for around $110.00 and a case for $20.00-$30.00. All it takes to put it together is a screwdriver and many manufacturers of enclosures even give you one in the box.

Newegg has SATA 750GB drives runnnig in the $80 range right now.

Papa_Complex · 12-28-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Newegg has SATA 750GB drives runnnig in the $80 range right now.

All the more reason to do a build-your-own.

Amber Lamps · 12-28-2008, 08:07 PM

Here's a question,my laptop has a port for a 2nd HD,is it possible to install a HD in that port and use it to back up my info? Or would it crash it with the first HD?

12-28-2008, 05:23 PM	#1
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Portable hard drives? Which ones do you recommend? Just trying to avoid the junk brands.

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Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	whatever brand you decide get one in a 2.5 inch size. power via usb is most convienient. ever consider just getting an enclosure and stuffing your own hd in there? i have a rocketfish enclosure thats the shit __________________ TWF Post whore #6

12-28-2008, 05:29 PM	#2
LOZ clutch it up bitches! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santiago, RD Moto: Honda CRF50 Posts: 548	I got an Apricorn EZ BUS DT, 80GB for $120. but that was like 3 years ago.... Im sure you can find them cheaper now.

12-28-2008, 05:37 PM	#3
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	I have a little Western Digital Pasport drive... 300 gig... picked it up about a year ago for 120 or so (great deal at the time). never had any issues with it... check out Newegg.com or TigerDirect.com read the reviews there. really good prices.

12-28-2008, 05:53 PM	#4
t-homo WSB Champion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 7,146	Seagate and Western Digital are two of the top brands. My bro had a couple of WDs fail on him when he built his comp a few years ago, switched to Seagate and hasn't had a problem. I got a 250 gig Seagate protable this past summer for 100 bucks at wal-mart. Not on any special sale or anything.

12-28-2008, 06:55 PM	#7
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	There isn't a hell of a lot of difference in what's inside the box. There are only so many USB/Firewire chipsets and only so many manufacturers of hard drives. Just buy a case and install whatever size and manufacturer of drive you tend to prefer. You can pick up a SATA 750GB drive for around $110.00 and a case for $20.00-$30.00. All it takes to put it together is a screwdriver and many manufacturers of enclosures even give you one in the box.

12-28-2008, 08:07 PM	#10
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	Here's a question,my laptop has a port for a 2nd HD,is it possible to install a HD in that port and use it to back up my info? Or would it crash it with the first HD?