Portable Hard Drive recommendations Please

[digmen1]

Hi Guys

I have lots of "data" I wish to keep safe.

I used to have 2 computers, one in my house one in a shed so I was able to backup files to the one in the shed for safety.

But now I am in a new house with only one building so I can no longer do this.

I will need to invest in some sort of portable hard drive that I can plug in to my main PC, backup the files on to it, and then take it to a friends place for storage.

Can anyone recommend a good system to do this ?

Eg some sort of caddy or USB drive etc and I have heard of some sort of system by Matrox.

Kind Regards

Digby
NZ

[lynx]

There are plenty to choose from, here are some examples of what's available.
http://www.cclonline.com/product-categories.asp?category_id=367

I haven't bothered checking whether those are good prices, since I'm sure you know comparable sites in NZ.

[cow_dung]

i use my ipod...

[Virtualbody1234]

You could get a USB2.0 External Enclosure: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145127

And insert a hard drive.

[clocker]

I prefer the external enclosure concept of VB's but, if at all possible, would recommend this Vantec unit. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145167)
The eSATA interface is much faster than USB (if your client/host machines support SATA) and the enclosure is quite nicely built.
In use, the Vantec is silent and the transfer speed is essentially similar to an internally mounted drive.

Here's a comparision of two identical Seagate drives- one internal (blue) and the other in the Vantec enclosure (red)...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/clocker/mini-HDD5.jpg