Need an external disk drive for my thinkpad.

[ThinkPad]

Im looking for a back up external hard disk drive, but have a few specifications--

Run on USB 2.0
Powered by USB
Large capacity 100gb +

help me out
thanks.

[dfumento]

Take a look on newegg.com

You might buy the drive separately from the external box with USB 2.

[ellinj]

Powered by USB is going to be the tough part. You can get a 2.5" enclosure that will power a notebook hard drive off of the USB port but you won't find it in 100+GB size. I think a regular 3.5" drive draws way to much power to be driven off of the USB bus.

[Tan Mann]

Im looking for a back up external hard disk drive, but have a few specifications--

Run on USB 2.0
Powered by USB
Large capacity 100gb +

help me out
thanks.

I have been using for 5 months now exactly what you are looking for...

I bought a 2.5" usb chassis from www.startech.com and slipped a Fujitsu Model # MHU2100 into it...
Works great...!
This drive is perfect, it is slow(meaning low-powered) and it works great off my USB2 ports on T42 and desktop at work and at home.

Links:
https://www.startech.com/ststore/itemde ... SE25U2&mt=

http://www.fujitsu.ca/products/mobile_hdd/mhu_at/



The key is a low-powered drive. This drive is low-powered and you get 100G capacity...
get whatever decent 2.5" chassis ou see out there...just don't go cheap on it...get a decent one...

FWIW.

[furball4]

The Seagate Momentus line has a 100GB 2.5" drive as well. I agree that the only USB-powered drives you will find will be 2.5" ones. Not only does this cap you at 100GB (currently), it also drives up the price per GB by a factor of 4! 2.5" 100GB drives can be found for around $180, whereas you can find a 200GB 3.5" drive for around $90.

Of course, USB-powered is great and there is a big size difference as well. Just know what it's costing you. As a hybrid, you could find a 3.5" drive enclosure that has a built-in power adapter, allowing it to use a standard AC cord instead of the standard two-cord, power brick setup.

Anybody know if there are 3.5" Firewire-powered drives available? I know Thinkpads don't have a port, but maybe the poster already has a Firewire PCMCIA card or something... I was under a vague impression that Firewire could channel more power to devices than USB.