FEVIN-RAJ 61 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) Hellow Rimwebians Pls help me to choose a Portable Hard Disk Drive as a backup for my home PC My Home PC is 2 year old one Dual core with one GB RAM I am looking for a HDD which having Comparatively low price Good writing speed Capacity - 320 GB to 500 GB Thanks in Advance God bless U Edited January 13, 2011 by FEVIN-RAJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inception 75 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 buddy depending upon ur choice500GB is always better than 320GB. 500GB with no external power adaptor - around Rs 3K1 TB with external power adaptor - around Rs 3.5K 1B with no external power adaptor - around Rs 6K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copperco2 24 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 500 GB would be better as 1 tb with external power adapter would be bulky to carry.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FEVIN-RAJ 61 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks Guys Any Brand suggestion with good write speed ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inception 75 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Seagate or WD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkdeep 6 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 I have two from WD and both are doing very good. I got it from US so not sure if it is available in India. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 Most of the portable HDD has USB 2.0. This is the limiting factor for interface..Even if the HDD is capable of higher speeds, this will limit data transfer speed beyond a point and more or less offers same speeds between various brands at a Practical level.. For Portable HDD Spec... -Should select 7200 RPM Drive -Should select Drive with more Cache RAM... E-Sata and USB 3.0 are very fast interfaces compared to USB 2.0 and more than doubles the writing speed. For this to work, -The PC needs to have USB 3.0/E-Sata Port. -If the PC does not have USB 3.0, there are USB 3.0 PCI Express Cards available. -If the PC does not have E-Sata Port but has normal SATA port, there are SATA to E-Sata brackets available. Western Digital has My Passport Essential Series Portable With USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. 500GB for Rs 3,550 Seagate FreeAgent Go Flex Series has different approach. Comes with USB 2.0 but you can buy separate Go Flex Connectors to make it either Firewire, USB 3.0+PCMCIA Express, E-SATA or USB 3.0. The connectors cost approx Rs 1,800 each, USB 3.0+PCMCIA Express Cost Rs 4,300. Basic Price of Seagate Freeagent Go Flex USB 2.0 without the connectors...for 500GB Rs 3,050. And no point in going for 320GB... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greens 21 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 I bought Seagate 1TB for Rs.3450/- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 I am having a Seagate 500 Gb HDD. Works like a charm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FEVIN-RAJ 61 Report post Posted January 14, 2011 Most of the portable HDD has USB 2.0. This is the limiting factor for interface..Even if the HDD is capable of higher speeds, this will limit data transfer speed beyond a point and more or less offers same speeds between various brands at a Practical level.. For Portable HDD Spec... -Should select 7200 RPM Drive -Should select Drive with more Cache RAM... E-Sata and USB 3.0 are very fast interfaces compared to USB 2.0 and more than doubles the writing speed. For this to work, -The PC needs to have USB 3.0/E-Sata Port. -If the PC does not have USB 3.0, there are USB 3.0 PCI Express Cards available. -If the PC does not have E-Sata Port but has normal SATA port, there are SATA to E-Sata brackets available. Western Digital has My Passport Essential Series Portable With USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. 500GB for Rs. 3,550 Seagate FreeAgent Go Flex Series has different approach. Comes with USB 2.0 but you can buy separate Go Flex Connectors to make it either Firewire, USB 3.0+PCMCIA Express, E-SATA or USB 3.0. The connectors cost approx Rs. 1,800 each, USB 3.0+PCMCIA Express Cost Rs. 4,300. Basic Price of Seagate Freeagent Go Flex USB 2.0 without the connectors...for 500GB Rs. 3,050. And no point in going for 320GB... +1 rajan ji.Very informative ...thanks Pls post the model no. of your WD passport I bought Seagate 1TB for Rs. 3450/- ^^^ with external power ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csmart 472 Report post Posted January 14, 2011 i have 2 seagate external HDD 500 GB.. one is with USB powered (need 2 USB connection to PC). while other is eSATA based. Seagate has provided converter for eSATA to USB with HDD. it can be converted to USB 3 by changing converter. the 2nd was purchased in the last week and used by m brother and paid Rs 3300/-. i will suggest to go for seagate. the price difference between 500GB and 1TB is substantial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted January 14, 2011 @FEVIN Following is the Model No. For Western Digital 500 GB USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 Drive. All are same except different colours. WDBACY5000ABK-Black WDBACY5000ASL-Gray WDBACY5000ARD-Red WDBACY5000ABL-Blue WDBACY5000AWT-White Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanveer 59 Report post Posted January 15, 2011 I bought Seagate 1TB for 3450/- Externally powered? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copperco2 24 Report post Posted January 15, 2011 I bought Seagate 1TB for 3450/- Externally powered? Has to be. But this makes it bulky... not at all useful for travel.. slip in and walk out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greens 21 Report post Posted January 15, 2011 I bought Seagate 1TB for 3450/- Externally powered? Has to be. But this makes it bulky... not at all useful for travel.. slip in and walk out. Yes, externally powered. True its bulky, if you want portable dont go for this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted January 15, 2011 WD 1TB with no external power adaptor http://cgi.ebay.in/Western-Digital-1TB-External-Hard-disk-1-TB-WD-3-5-3YR-/200560953276 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted January 15, 2011 It's a Desktop Drive with AC Power Adaptor... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted January 16, 2011 It's a Desktop Drive with AC Power Adaptor... Oh OK in the post the seller did not mention about external power adaptor, while in other cheaper listings he has specifically mentioned, so I thought this did not need an external adaptor. Thanks for correcting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
