Buying a portable HDD, help needed!

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hi guys,
i wanna buy a portable hdd and my budget is 4500 INR, i need a capacity of minimum 250GB

please suggest me a few models

i am considering the following manufacturers:
1.Seagate
2.Western Digital
3.Maxtor

though you guys can suggest me other manufacturer if it is reliable and the transfer speeds are good

and i read somewhere that Western Digital My Book Essential 500GB is around 4500INR, is it true?

thanks in advance!

-Evil Eye

bump! anyone?

Go for WD...then the next comes in preference is Seagate..

WD is best ..I have it 250 GB ..106$

but why are u buying 500GB..its a assembled 3.5" desktop HDD ..so take a laptop HDD ie 250 or 320 GB one ..more small and convenient

Bought 320GB segate HDD for 4.5K And Transcend casing for 1K. With tax, 5.5K 320GB external HDD.

If you chose to go for a non-branded casing, it is about 250/-. So, total 4.75K for 320GB external HDD. sounds good. Go for it. Bought mine about a week ago.

Acording to me seagate IS the best...I have been using it from last 2 years and Could nt find any problem..!!!

ok guys, i finally bought Western Digital Portable HDD
its called WDElements, its 2.5" 250GB 4250INR

@esumitkumar do you have WDElements too?

thank ya all for helping

Good for you...

congrats for ur Evil purchase :evil:

I have my Passport essential ..WD 250GB

@esumit thanks mate, what speeds do you get on my passport essential? on WDElements i get 21-22MB/s r/w speeds