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Drury18 · 06-03-2011, 12:19 PM

I've never really looked into these before as I never saw the need for them however I have a laptop now which I think is about to die on me (the screen will only connect if the lid is open at a certain angle, otherwise I get some wierd patterns on the screen) and I would prefer not to lose all my documents as I have some personal and some work and would like to have a place to store them so if I need to change computers I have it all in one place.

My biggest question is are these more reliable then DVD/CD backups? Do they have a high failure rate like some USB keys or smaller portable devices or can you have moderate amounts of confidence in them?

If you are only backing up approxmiately 250GB, is it worth it?

I've seen ones advertised as "Portable" and "Desktop" but not alot of information on what makes them different. For the use I need, is portable the better option over desktop?

Can you recommend a brand name that while still being budget conscious, is a quality product?

Thanks in advance.

06-03-2011, 12:19 PM	#1
Drury18 Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Exp:	External Hard Drives - Portable vs Desktop I've never really looked into these before as I never saw the need for them however I have a laptop now which I think is about to die on me (the screen will only connect if the lid is open at a certain angle, otherwise I get some wierd patterns on the screen) and I would prefer not to lose all my documents as I have some personal and some work and would like to have a place to store them so if I need to change computers I have it all in one place. My biggest question is are these more reliable then DVD/CD backups? Do they have a high failure rate like some USB keys or smaller portable devices or can you have moderate amounts of confidence in them? If you are only backing up approxmiately 250GB, is it worth it? I've seen ones advertised as "Portable" and "Desktop" but not alot of information on what makes them different. For the use I need, is portable the better option over desktop? Can you recommend a brand name that while still being budget conscious, is a quality product? Thanks in advance.