portable external hard drive?

Adam

ive been looking for a good portable external hard drive to carry with my laptop. however, i dont know what brand to buy.
i was considering Seagate for a while, because they got good reviews, but they were either 5 star reviews or 1 star reviews. (either they got it and it worked or they got it and it worked for a while then broke)

a friend of mine recommended LaCie, but the reviews on some of their drives are not very good.

also, my friend doesnt reccomend Western Digital.

if anyone could recommend a good PORTABLE external hard drive brand (or model with at least 500GB of space) it would be much appreciated. also, price is an issue. (id rather not shell out $150 on this).

thanks!!!

Answer
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?MfrId=454&CatId=136

check the list, Iomegas are pretty good externals. I would agree with your friend, do not buy the western digital. I had a friend who brought one and have had nothing but troubles with it. But then again, it is a chance, a risk when buying any hard drive. It may last for years, or at worst, months. no telling really with any brand.

I have a lacie external, but I dont make it portable, have had it for more then 5+ yrs and it still runs great.

What is the best portable 500gb external hard drive for HD video editing?

I have a Macbook Pro i7 and I need a portable harddrive that will keep up with my video editing so I don't drop any frames. I don't know if there is a big difference between a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Pro 500GB USB 2.0 7200 rpm vs LACIE Rugged 500GB 7200 RPM USB Firewire 800. Any ideas or suggestions?

Answer
Go Firewire. It will have at least twice the data throughput rate as the USB 2.0 drive. RPM has little effect on external drives, as the data interface (USB or Firewire) is almost always the limiting factor.

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