Got a new external hard drive

[Titan]

not that anyone cares i got a Toshiba Portable External Hard Drive. The model is this one. Got good reviews on Amazon. I needed one for a class of mine and seeing as it got good reviews and stuff, figured I couldn\'t go wrong with this 200 gig beauty. It looks really sharp, very quiet and very portable. Just plug it in to my laptop/lab computer and good to go. I was orignally gonna get the 160 gig but when I purchased it, it was not much more. Plus the other sizes got great reviews too so I figured I couldn\'t go wrong

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QEFAXC/ref=s9_asin_title_1/105-8636378-6182844?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=12NTEHCMA18GHCE774R2&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=288448701&pf_rd_i=507846

Hey good for you, i have a maxtell 120gb III. Works pretty good, that way you will have plenty of room. for storage & backup.

Looks like you got a decent price to.

"USB 2.0"
"5400 RPM"

I saw enough.
You bought...crap

"backup"

Yeah - because we all know backing up to another HD is better than a media disc.

Next time, do research.
http://www.jakeludington.com/hadware_upgrades/20040909_diy_external_hard_drive.html

Buy a big internal HD cheaper and convert it to external!

Yeah Titan, all you had to do was:

1. Figure out the best deal on an internal HDD and go buy it
2. Go shop for an external hard drive case
3. Buy a USB cable
3. Assemble and hope the jumper settings work correctly on the first couple tries.
4. Cross your fingers that your OS recognizes your new HDD.
5. Fool around with the Windows partitioning GUI
6. Format it
7. Enjoy! (I can\'t tell if that device is portable)

Buying a single plug-and-play external HDD that probably worked within 2 minutes of plugging it in for $10 more than the do-it-yourself version was definitely a bonehead move.

(I have a "crappy" 320 GB Western Digital external HDD that was around $100)

[Titan]

Did I mention I did extensive research and that I need it to to do sound and video projects in various labs? I could have fucked around with buying different parts and putting it together or buying a larger 7200 rpm with less portability. I am a college student who needed a drive without a power chord, that I can just plug and move and bring the files I need in the sound and video labs back to my laptop. I researched all the various companies and this fits exactly what I need. The bottom line is I needed a small hard drive I can put in my pocket, reliable and lots of space and little hassle when moving the hard drive all over the place. One of the reviewers on one of the smaller sized models was a field photographer and said this thing can take punishment. Its the same drive but a bit bigger. I feel I still made out on top.

[videoholic]

I have a few of them.  I have two bus powered ones I have striped together. Works freaking great when you travel about 130 days a year.

I also have a firewire 800 that has two 500 gig drives.

And i have a crappy 5400 speed drive that I use for backup.

Dude, if you like what you bought, who the hell cares what these nay sayers say.

Buying external is stupid unless you only make 5 bucks an hour.  Saving 10 bucks and dealing with all that crap isn\'t worth it for me...

Titan\'s drive runs off USB power, hence the word PORTABLE in its description.

having to plug an external portable enclosure into an AC outlet is lame.  
safely ignore LIC.

[Titan]

Titan\'s drive runs off USB power, hence the word PORTABLE in its description.

having to plug an external portable enclosure into an AC outlet is lame.  
safely ignore LIC.

And that is exactly what I was looking for. Because its 5400rpm, it is slow at some times but I so far have just my music on it and it plays that all fine. Took 30 minutes to transfer 28 gigs of music but who cares.

No do it yourself spirit, damnit.

[Titan]

No do it yourself spirit, damnit.

The next one I probably will so don\'t fret my little LICy

I like building things but this hard drive suits my purposes now. I more than likely will build the next one myself. I\'ll even whittle the disk itself out of a piece of metal with my pocket knife.