Best portable external Hard drive for MBP?

[chhc]

Im looking to get a portable external hard drive for my 2.2 MBP... Any thoughts?

 

[nateDEEZY]

The new western digital 250gb passport looks nice.

 

[kolax]

I own one of these:

160GB 2.5" drive, USB 2.0 connection. The drive gets all its power from USB too so you don't have to worry about carrying a power supply.

Costs £89.00 (~$160).

 

[meleemark]

Im looking to get a portable external hard drive for my 2.2 MBP... Any thoughts?

Depends alot on your price point.

Anything from G-technology has always been first rate from my experience.

http://www.g-technology.com/Products/G-DRIVE.cfm

 

[seany916]

The most important part of an external is reliability.

We love G-Technology drives. No problems. 8 drives. 3TBs. Video Editing-writing over and over again.

Highly recommended.

I don't work for G-Tech.

 

[gunnmjk]

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[Karpfish]

G-Drive Mini

 

[sailnavy]

drives

Depends if you want USB to provide power, or what you're using the drive for. I'd go to dealmac.com and find a name brand on sale. If you're looking for extra storage on the go, I'd recommend trying to upgrade the drive in your MBP instead of hauling around an external.

 

[MacBlackBook22]

My Book Drive

I have the My Book 500GB essential version. Very smart looking with my Blackbooks

 

[squeeks]

I have the My Book 500GB essential version. Very smart looking with my Blackbooks

i got two 500gig My Books, one HFS format, one FAT Format, fills all my needs

 

[sailnavy]

Creative Answer

Depends on how much space you need, but perhaps an old iPod from eBay? I have my old 1st Gen iPod as a back up boot drive, just in case.

 

[kolax]

Depends on the emphasis of portable by the user. Big difference between an external one and a portable one.

External drives require power from the mains, portable ones use power from USB/FW.

If the user isn't fussed about carrying a mains adapter then +1 on the MyBooks.

 

[chhc]

by portable i mean power from usb and easy to carry around... Also if you upgrade you hard drive in a mbp doesn't that void the warranty? I need a 160 gb... I guess i should rephrase the question i just wanted to see everyone's discussion, so i need a portable 160 gb external drive. What is the best drive for under 150?

 

[chhc]

anyone?

 

[backstage]

I have this:
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=262

It is Mac compatible, though I haven't received my MBP yet so all I have are my windows experiences, but those were good.

 

[Sonic]

I keep having these things die on me so I'm getting the most solid one I can find: The Lacie Rugged 160GB FW800 - encased in aluminium with rubber shock absorbers. If it's for you backup data, it's worth the 200 dollars.