Best cheap, portable Hard drive.?

samusgravi

What is the best portable HDD out there? It needs to be under $100 and in between 120-160GB.

Thanks

Answer
Check NewEgg.Com - I get all my HDD's there. They have great prices and fast shipping.

Things to look at:
1) What type of interface is it? If it's only USB it will be cheaper, but FireWire will be a lot faster and better for running video off the external.
2) What's the drive speed? If you only need it for backup a 5200 RPM should be fine. If you intend to stream video or run programs off the drive you'll want a 7200 RPM
3) What's the brand? You don't need to buy the best of the best, but the really cheap ones are cheap for a reason. Avoid brands that you've never heard of or that you can't find on other sites. Names like Seagate, Western Digital, Maxor, ect are fine.

Here's a Western Digital 160GB My Passport for $75.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136288

Or a Seagate FreeAgent Go 250GB for $77.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148340

And a LaCie Design 320GB for $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154245

All those are pretty good but they are all 5200 RPM and USB only. That won't be a problem unless you need the high-speed access.

This one isn't "portable" but it's really small: it's a Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1TB for $99.99 - that's a ton of space!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148356

Lastly, here's all of NewEgg's externals for $100 and under:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150414%204027&name=%2475%20-%20%24100

Happy shopping!

Looking into getting a *portable* hard drive, any suggestions on brands?

Anonymos

I have been searching for what type of *portable* hard drive I want (you know, one that runs on USB power only). I have have good experiences with WD Passport before. Some things I am looking for in one is:

-640-750GB (750 is preferred, I have seen them before)

-under $200(most important one)

-7000 RPM (not sure if they have portable ones in that RPM class, but it would be nice, though not required)


Would you recommend getting one that is built for ruggedness or just a standard one like the WD passport Elite? I would move around a fair bit with it, and I tend to be clumsy :/. How much is the price difference between the two?

Answer
Maxtor external hard drive

Great value and its cheaper the bigger you get

You can purchase a 1TB (930GB) HDD for £80.. thats $128 in dollars :)
7200 RPM :) :)

USB 2.0

Trying play.com. Thats where i purchased mine

Hope this helpes

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