Can anyone recommend a really good quality and affordable portable external hard drive out there?

Pozi

I'm not really techie but I'm planning to buy a portable external hard drive out of my first pay check. I'm wondering if anyone could recommend me the best quality hard drive out there that stores about 1 Terabyte.

I've read some great reviews online but there are always a few users who would contradict it's recommendation. I'd like to be more convinced.

All I ask if for an HD that has really good quality, one that is durable for a long time, stores up to 1TB, very handy and portable, not too expensive.

If you have any recommendation, it would be very nice of you if you can say why you think so.

Thank you for those who would help. :)

Answer
The GoFlex drives are nice but expensive for some, I would have to suggest http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/B0041OSQ9S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316162270&sr=8-1 its a usb 3.0/2.0 nice small portable external drive for about $80 little more after tax. You can also get a hard case or soft if you want to get one for around $10.
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Carrying-Black/dp/B002R9CQYK/ref=pd_sim_e1
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Carrying-Passport-WDBABJ0000NBK-NRSN/dp/B002CA19W4/ref=pd_sim_e2

External/Portable hard drives?

Miss Liz

Which brand is better? Quality wise, I see a lot of products by Seagate and Western Digital.
Does the brand matter, or should I just go with the one that is more in my price range. Both brands have products that I would choose, but ultimately, one has a better deal. Which is Seagate. Should I just go with the cheaper one, or is Western Digital a bit better.

Also, what is the portable hard drive just a good as a regular external hard drive?

I'm looking at buying a Seagate portable hard drive for $50. But then there is also a Seagate External hard drive (bigger, not as portable, but still hold the same gigage.) for a few dollars more.

I guess my main question is, does it matter if I choose between Western digital or Seagate?
I want at least a 320 gig. 1T would be as big as I would go, although not really needed. At 320 or 500 is ideal. But, my main misunderstanding is mostly about the brands. Help? :)

Also, any suggestions for a quality external hard/portable drive would be appreciated. Thank you.

Answer
I would go with the cheaper. I always do, and I have about 11 TB of hard drive space right now and 6TB of it is Seagate. Never had a problem with Seagate.

That being said, a friend of mine swears by Western Digital, and he did have one issue with a Seagate a few years back.

This one is good for a 320GB
http://tinyurl.com/320gbportable
$60

This one is good for a 1TB
http://tinyurl.com/1tbportable
$120

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