External hard drive pics?

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Tom

I'm overwhelmed with all the external hard drives there are out there. I did a lot of research too. I found a few external hard drives that looked pretty good, and I want to know which one is the best in your opinion.
1. Western Digital WDXMS1200TN Passport 120 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive

2. Seagate ST302504FDA1E1-RK FreeAgent Desktop 250 GB USB External Hard Drive

3. LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Disk
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
80GB

Don't worry about the storage capacities, I just want to know which one is the best in reliability, quality, customer support, features, etc...

Thank you for your time and effort to answer this question.
(I will give the best answer 10 points)

Answer
Western digital and seagate are both excellent. Have had a 320gb western digital drive for the last three years and it still runs perfectly.

There is another kind of hard drive that works as a normal external hard drive should but can also connect to your tv via scart . That means, you can download your programs/movies on the pc and then watch them on your tv in comfort. I plan on getting one in the near future.
Heres a link showing an example. Worth considering i think.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=221816&source=1&DOY=31m12

Is there a portable "power source" where I can plug in my desktop external hard drive?

che-anne

I recently bought a 1TB desktop external hard drive, I know it's not supposed to be travel friendsly since it has to be plugged in first to an AC outlet to have it working. But my problem is, there are times when I have to bring it out with me in some places where I can't have it plugged in to a power source (i.e. in a restaurant perhaps). So my question is, is there a portable "power source" or a battery or a "charger" where I can plug in my desktop external hard drive? The concept is kind of similar to a portable cellphone charger. Thanks in advance for helping! :)

Answer
Its unlikely that you will be able to source something like this as a 1TB hard drive is going to chew through any battery type power supply quickly. You can use power from your USB sockets on your laptop but it will take a lot of power from the laptop battery and reduce use time considerably.

A 'wind up' power supply may be the way to go, but I don't think they are commercially available yet.

Check out your local Radio Shack / Maplins type store, you may find something designed for a different product but with the correct voltage output to suit your needs.

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