Considering an external HD, need some suggestions

[blerb]

I currently have enough storage in my new build, but the PC weighs in at above 50 lbs. Bringing it to someone else's house to share data would be a pain. I am looking for an external hard drive, as the topic says, but it can also just be an internal in an enclosure. I don't need more than 80GB of storage, I would think. (But no, I don't want a SSD.) I would like the total price to be under $100, and I would like for this to be pretty compact. An eSATA port would be nice, but from what I have heard, most external HDs with an eSATA port also require a power cable (which I don't want). I also need USB, because most of my friends have pretty old computers. I have heard though, that if you are using USB, you don't need the power cable to be attached. It is okay if the drive operates like that, because I will only be using eSATA at my house and I don't mind having it hooked up to power while at my house. This sounds pretty confusing, so if you need me to clarify on anything just ask.

Thanks always!

 

[angry_ducky]

You can get both 2.5" and 3.5" inch external hard drives. The 2.5" drives are smaller and lighter (and don't always require a power cable), whereas the 3.5" drives get you more capacity for the dollar and eSATA. I don't know if there are any 2.5" external drives with eSATA; look on Newegg.

 

[angry_ducky]

This seems to be along the lines of what you're looking for:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822101059

It's $109 for 250 GB, but it was the only 2.5" drive with USB and eSATA which I could find. I don't know of any 3.5" external HDDs which can get their power from USB.

 

[blerb]

Well, 2.5" enclosures are not actually as cheap as 3.5" ones, so I guess I am going with an external HD. I really like this one so far:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822101058

 

[blerb]

I don't really want to get a 3.5" drive, but I think that shouldn't be a deal breaker for me. If I find a great deal on a 3.5, I will get it.

Right now I like this combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392016 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136099

On the "prebuilt" side, I am considering this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822101058 <- This one seems to have a bad review though, but it is only one review so I don't know what to think.

So to slim down my first post, I am looking for total cost under $100, atleast a USB and a eSATA port (can be more), and when using USB, no other power cable should be required. When using eSATA I really don't care if it has to be plugged in somewhere else.

 

[blerb]

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