A blog reader recommended this to me as a possible external storage solution and I must say I am thrilled about it. This is much different than the normal Passport 2.0 external hard drives, and if you are on a Mac Book Pro, its the only way to go. Its a little more expensive at $220, but it is built in a solid metal housing and plugs into your Firewire port, NOT your USB hubs. Portable USB port external hard drives can be a real problem if they do not have external power, at least the Western Digital Passport USB 2.0 couldnt consistently work on my system which is why I started looking for one of these.
Something I have just started to do is “retire” external hard drives, meaning that once they are filled with valuable files I dont intend to access anytime soon, I unplug them and put them into storage. I have back ups on disks and no externals, at least 2 copies of everything. Ive also seen 1 TB drives at unbelievable prices- so another option is to transfer all your files to a home drive like this, keeping your portable ones empty, and then retiring that when needed.
This looks great and also love the idea of digital filing. Question is would you need to keep the retired HD’s in a sealed package or some thing of the sort?
Also is there a link for this new product?
Thanks Michael!
That’s funny – I am currently doing the set up of my My Book 1TB right now, and thought I would check out your blog. I just picked mine up today at Costco, I’ve been filling a 500GB drive and needed something larger.
What’s really great is that 2 of these will fit perfectly into a small fireproof safe. Which should keep a lot of people going for a little while!
Gary,
This might be the one that Michael mentioned above:
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=469
Thanks Danny!