7200rpm Portable Hard Drive

[newsphere]

Do these exist? I'm looking for something around the 250-320GB range, at 7200rpm for audio recording and whatnot backups. Are there any portable (powered by USB/Firewise) that have speeds of 7200rpms?

The Western Digital Passport looked pretty sexy at a great price, but thats only 5400. Pity, really.

Any advice? Thx!

 

[overanalyzer]

I have a couple of the 750GB models of these:
http://www.maxtorsolutions.com/en/catalog/OT4_Plus/

Not sure if that meets your portability requirements, though.

 

[trainguy77]

minixpress portable HD offers just what you want. I can't say i have tried one though.

http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=48039

 

[BrittQ]

Check it.

Also notice that on the bottom right you can purchase just the case, then get the HD you want and put it in there.

 

[2A Batterie]

Check out a pro a/v dealer like Sweetwater or B&H. I use Glyph drives and they are great. Very rugged, portable and reliable for audio. They also are very quiet.

 

[newsphere]

The Maxtor looks good, but I've heard of some serious quality issues with that thing. The OneTouch is also AC powered...

 

[newsphere]

anyone else have a recommendation?

 

[blairwillis]

If you're using a MacBook or MacBook Pro, consider replacing your internal optical drive with a second hard drive! Check out the Optibay from MCE:

http://www.mcetech.com/optibay/

 

[blairwillis]

Also, I have a Lacie rugged drive 7200 rpm with both USB/FW800 that has served well. I don't have an MCE optibay, but I'm considering it in the future. FWIW I run video projection for a band, and the FW800 / 7200rpm combo is excellent for pulling vid files in a jiffy.