USB backup recommendation

[SHENDERS20622]

Can anyone recommend a usb drive+enclosure.I need to back up my entire laptop before it blows up.About 50 gigs.Thanks

 

[BlueWeasel]

If time is an issue, then pretty much any enclosure plus the hard drive of your choice will work. Otherwise, I like Bytec enclosures from Newegg, as they are relatively cheap and perform well.

 

[Horus]

Just an enclosure? Or the whole drive?

For the whole drive, go with Western Digital drives. They tend to be pretty good.

For the enclosure, ADS-tech makes a good enclosure.

 

[Wuzup101]

I just bought a vantech 3.5" enclosure (IDE) with a Maxtor 250gb/7200rpm/16mb drive. Works great on my powerbook and in windows/linux