hard (drive) decision

[mixed_up_media]

I need to buy an external hard drive, but I find myself unable to decide on one.

Part of my indecision perhaps comes from wanting it to do too much.  My main purpose in buying it is to provide more storage space for my laptop, which unfortunately has a rather small hard drive.  I would ideally like something portable that can draw its power from the

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[sidebernie]

I vote for a). Didn't we say at one point that we were going to repurpose the older computer as a backup anyway?

[mixed_up_media]

That's true; I'd forgotten about that. I'll have to check and see how large the old computer's hard drive is, but I could at least store images, music, etc. there.

[lietya]

We have an external 250-gig hard drive that's Western Digital, and I love it. More to the point, we paid about $120 for it, and that was two years ago. I think it *must* be possible to find a better example on the current market! Ours is not necessarily technically "portable," I guess, but I'll at least weigh in that it's the MyBook (there's a 500-gig version of it at Best Buy for $119, looks like) and at least for ME it's been perfectly sturdy and functional

[mixed_up_media]

Actually, I had just about settled on either the MyBook or the Passport (both by Western Digital)--they both seem to be a good value for the money. So it's good to know that you're happy with yours.

Perhaps I *will* ask llnaughty about it, though.

(And by the way, I wrote to Western Digital to ask about a minor issue relating to the Passport drives, and they gave me a prompt reply, which I always consider a good sign.)

[lietya]

That is especially good to hear - good customer service is rare these days, and reassuring!

llnaughty's the sweetest guy imaginable, and he loves doing this sort of thing. :) though of course I hope you find a simpler solution, sooner.

[llnaughty]

aww thanks for the compliments. and for thinking of me