wwwd Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I've had a thread on External HD's (with power supplies) but now I'm after a small portable USB hard drive for the girlfriend. She wants to backup her work, but I know she wouldn't be arsed with plugging it into both the computer and the power socket so to keep it easier I said I'd get her a USB drive she can just plug straight in. So can anyone recommend a small 'passport' type drive? I know they just power up using the computer as a power source via USB. Obviously the cheaper it is the better too. Anything over 250GB would be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 There really isn't much difference in the quality on such devices, they're all much the same. You'll need a 2.5" based one to not require an external PSU. 250GB seems a lot for work? I am assuming though. You can get 32 or 64GB USB Flash sticks which are smaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdie Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Western digital passports are good quality, though if your on a budget buying a 3inch inclosure and hard drive is cheaper. As stu said USB pen might be better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I have a WD passport, it looks nifty ad is high quality, I think you can get them in various sizes over 250GB, 250 is a lot though just for "work" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwd Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Sorry, I forgot to mention, she wants to backup her photographs on there. She's already got about 40GB of photographs already, so pen drives aren't really an option. And a pen drive could easily get lost, which isn't ideal with a lot of sensitive information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danposs86 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 One thing to watch out for, some need two USB slots (one for transfer, one for power supply). Just thought I'd mention it in case it is an issue. Western Digital are quite good, had a mate that has one of these and he likes it: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/2144/1411/-/1...earchtype=genre Play.com usually has some good deals. Also, have you thought about online storage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Asda do these.I use the 160g version. Just plug into usb no fuss no external power.http://direct.asda.com/LaCie-Mobile-Disk-H...default,pd.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwd Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 One thing to watch out for, some need two USB slots (one for transfer, one for power supply). Just thought I'd mention it in case it is an issue. Western Digital are quite good, had a mate that has one of these and he likes it: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/2144/1411/-/1...earchtype=genre Play.com usually has some good deals. Also, have you thought about online storage?That looks good, thanks for that. Never really thought about online storage, probably too paranoid about people hacking into it and stuff! Asda do these.I use the 160g version. Just plug into usb no fuss no external power.http://direct.asda.com/LaCie-Mobile-Disk-H...default,pd.htmlAre LaCie reliable? Never really heard of them to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Lacie have been around a long time.... It really doesn't matter which one you go with, inside there's just a hard disk and a small controller board, all much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 As stu says Lacie have been around for a long time, he is also correct in that theyre all basicaly an enclosed drive. My recomendation was if you wanted the simplicity of popping into asda & getting one of the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I picked up a Seagate 500gb for £49 out of argos the other month, was only meant as a short term stop gap while wiped and re-installed a fresh version of XP on my main Pc. cant knock it atall really, fast response access timeusb plug and playnot bulky or heavypsu wire is thin and a fair length as I said it was bought as a stop gap but Ive come to use regularly to safegaurd any work or images I wouldnt wish to loose if my OS crashed again. oh almost forgot..... unlike my previous externals this one actually let me run applications and even the memory heavy sims3 from it without issues saving me using valuable space up and cluttering up my internal HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I picked up a Seagate 500gb for £49 out of argos the other month, was only meant as a short term stop gap while wiped and re-installed a fresh version of XP on my main Pc. cant knock it atall really, fast response access timeusb plug and playnot bulky or heavypsu wire is thin and a fair length as I said it was bought as a stop gap but Ive come to use regularly to safegaurd any work or images I wouldnt wish to loose if my OS crashed again. oh almost forgot..... unlike my previous externals this one actually let me run applications and even the memory heavy sims3 from it without issues saving me using valuable space up and cluttering up my internal HD And no external psu?He is looking for a 2.5" drive thats usb powered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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