What external portable hard drive is best for my Macbook and Dell desktop PC?

ddkreft88

I regularly switch from these 2 computers . My Simpletech is now giving me problems as it cannot load or read to my Mac so forget that brand. I am choosing between Maxtor, Toshiba or Western Digital. Any pros and cons? Thanks!

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I'm a big fan of Seagate hard drives but that's my preference. I would look at warranties for all the products you are looking at.

Also getting a regular size drive and putting it in an external enclosure will be a cheaper option but the draw back is that it will need it's own power source.

Also with the issue with your simpletech hard drive. I would copy all data off it then reformat it. I bet this brings your drive back to life on your mac. For instructions check out here http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/partitioning_tiger.html

Be very careful not to format the wrong drive.

Cheap External Hard Drives?

Harry

Where can i get a cheap portable external hard drive without buying on Ebay or Amazon etc? What is 'rotational speed'? What is 2.5" and 3.5"? My computer has 18GB Free space out 34GB, what do you recommend?

Is the 'SEAGATE 2.5" FreeAgent Go 320GB Blue External Hard Drive' ok?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0096956496.1236498089@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccejadegjfffdfgcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=503407&category_oid=

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If you want portable you'll want a 2.5". If you buy a 3.5" they are heavier and require a power pack.
The hard drive you have linked to looks like a good one. This one will just plug and play into your computer. I have a similar one to this (160GB) and it is great.
18GB spare is still a good amount if you are short of cash and need to save up, but an external hard drive is always a good idea to back up important data.
I wouldn't worry about the rotation speed, I think that is just to do with how fast the drive is read, but when it is only back data that doesn't matter.
Get a drive you like the look of.

I'll give you a suggestion. If you are getting the above drive buy a 'Case Logic Hard Drive Protective Case' I have one of these to protect my drive. They cost £14.99 at PC World or £8.00 at Staples. When I had my first external hard drive my daughter pushed it off the sofa and broke the hard drive so when I replaced it I brought a hard protective case for it.

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