Portable Hard Disc Recommendation

[Gary Wheeler]

I'll second the Western Digital Passport line of portable hard drives. I've had one for a couple years that I use for backups. I do recommend a padded case for transport, however.

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[Gandalf_TheWhite]

RaviSant wrote:

has survived couple of falls in a year

Thanks Ravi, Yeah, I need atleast that tough. and how's it data transfer rate? and what it will cost?

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[Ravi Sant]

As per specification, Data Transfer Rate is 480 MB/s. I can say over the time, i saw decline in it, not much. I spent £55 last year on 320GB. 640GB is expected to be less than £95, around £80

[Abhinav S]

I second that. Expensive but reliable.

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[thatraja]

It's really a good one. I bought this 2 months ago.

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[RaviBee]

I've always been a big fan of WD - I recommend one of the Passport models. /ravi

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[Christian Graus]

How could a HDD not work with Weven ? NEVER buy Iomega. The two I've bought, have failed spectacularly and for no good reason. I have a WD that I've carried around the world for years and it's still going strong.

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[Gandalf_TheWhite]

thatraja wrote:

this 2 months ago

Thanks Raja, How's its toughness, I mean build quality and drop/shock/jolt experience if you have any. From which store and in how much price you bought this one.

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[Gandalf_TheWhite]

Christian Graus wrote:

NEVER buy Iomega.

Thanks CG, I have thought about it Once, But now I am safe. Right now WD is on top priority. yours WD is still going strong means its durable too!!

Christian Graus wrote:

HDD not work with Weven

ohh! that's for filtering Mac. it should be windows instead of Weven :thumbsup:

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[realJSOP]

I recommend that you get one that's easy to carry around. It would also be handy if it had cables so you could plug it into different machines.

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[Gandalf_TheWhite]

Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

lways been a big fan of WD

I found good reviews about it. How much it costs for 500 GB this days.

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[Jorgen Andersson]

Go for the WD. If it's working for Christian it's good stuff!

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[Hans Dietrich]

Western Digital Elements

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[Gandalf_TheWhite]

Jörgen Andersson wrote:

Go for the WD

Now I am driving towards it and have got enough Recommendations for it. Thanks to you as well.

Jörgen Andersson wrote:

If it's working for Christian it's good stuff!

Why is it so!! Is he rough and tough user like me? :-\

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[Jorgen Andersson]

Let's just say that he's incompatible with most hardware, services and airlines. So if it works for him...

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[Christian Graus]

Weven == Windows 7.

Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

[Gandalf_TheWhite]

Christian Graus wrote:

Weven == Windows 7.

:~ Dear I know that!

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[RaviBee]

It depends - where do you plan to buy the drive?  See this[^] link for prices. /ravi

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