This or That Hard Drive?

Goldenpian

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H2187VC/A/G-Technology-500GB-G-DRIVE-FireWire-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&s=alpha (The 750GB since that's the only one available in the store.apple.com/se )

and

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H7430ZM/A/western-digital-500gb-my-passport-for-mac-portable-hard-drive?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&s=alpha (The 500gb)

The quality matters a lot to me. Which one is better, do you think?
Forgot this one:

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H4803VC/A/GTech_500GB_GDRIVE_Slim_Portable_USB_Drive?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&s=alpha

(So three)
Hm.... Chintan why is the Westen Digital crap? (Just curious)

Answer
That's two Hitachi 2.5" hard drives vs. one WD. 2.5" hard drive.
G-Technology 500GB G-DRIVE mobile Portable Hard Drive -- $$129.95
- Firewire and USB 2.0
- 500GB Hitachi laptop hard drive inside
- 5400RPM

Western Digital 500GB My Passport for Mac Portable Hard Drive -- $119.95
- USB 2.0
- 500GB WD laptop hard drive inside
- probably 5400RPM as well

G-Tech 500GB G-DRIVE Slim Portable USB Drive -- $79.95
- USB 2.0
- 500GB Hitachi laptop hard drive inside
- 5400RPM

For speed, choose the first due to the Firewire connectivity. For reliability, choose the WD. For a cheaper price, choose the 3rd. Don't be enticed by the 'formatted for Mac' and 'Time Machine-ready' crap. They all are. So what does that tell you? It's the WD unless you are particular about the Firewire feature.

However, if it were my money, I would future-proof my investment on a USB 3.0 external hard drive like this:
LaCie Rugged 500 GB USB 3.0 Mini Disk Portable Hard Drive 301555 -- $99.00
http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-Rugged-Portable-Drive-301555/dp/B0058VIWXI/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1339594514&sr=8-8&keywords=2.5%26%2334%3B+external+hard+drive

If attached to a USB 3.0 port, you can use the LaCie Mac USB 3.0 Driver to improve data transfer speed on your Mac (up to 30% performance increase compared to FireWire 800).

If you don't foresee yourself having a computer that has USB 3.0 in the near future and want to stick with Firewire then you can just get this:
LaCie Rugged All-Terrain 500 GB FireWire 800/ FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 301371 -- $114.95
http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-All-Terrain-FireWire-Portable-301371/dp/B0018B5CA8/ref=pd_cp_e_0

Or go back to the more expensive G-Tech 500GB that has Firewire:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/H2187VC/A/G-Technology-500GB-G-DRIVE-FireWire-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&s=alpha

I am considering getting a portable hard drive. Can anyone recommend me anything?

sambr1111

I need a good and reliable portable hard drive. I need at least 120 GB of space and it has to have USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 or 800 capability. I also need it to be able to work on Mac OS X and I don't want anything too cumbersome or anything that looks stupid. Oh, and, I want to be able to buy it in a store as well, preferably in a price range of $100-$200 0_o. Please help!!

Answer
Buy a 3.5" Slim USB 2.0 & IEEE 1394 Firewire COMBO External IDE Hard Drive Mobile Storage Enclosure Case with Cooling Fan and Anti-Shock Design: UFE720 (Supports 750GB IDE Hard Drives and Windows Vista!)

http://www.xpcgear.com/uf72s3.html

for window use USB, for mac use firewire.
make sure u use the pc format.

then buy a 120 GB seagate harddisk and have fun.

it will within 200 budget, and my portable hard drive works great.

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