Affordable/User-Friendly External Hard Drive for iBook G4?

I am looking to purchase an external hard drive for my iBook G4, and could use some advice. There are so many products on the market, and I'm having a hard time figuring out where to begin.

My primary concerns are that it be relatively affordable (under $150), small-ish in size (I live in a tiny apartment with limited storage space) and VERY user-friendly. (I mostly use my Mac for e-mail, surfing the web, listening to music, and uploading photographs from my digital camera--anything too technical is going to confuse me!)

I plan to use the hard drive primarily for backing up iTunes (about 8,000 songs) and also a few photographs, so 250 GB or so is probably plenty of storage space.

Any recommendations? Anything to avoid? Do I need something specifically designed for Mac (such as those produced by Western Digital) or will any hard drive work?

Thanks!!

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Everyone will have a different take on things, but for me personally i like Western Digital. I have a large 1Tb HD but they do produce the My Passport which can just about fit in your back pocket. For your limited space these are a good option.

Mine was very user friendly, set up for time machine. Plugged it in and backed my Mac up.

They come in using either, USB2, firewire 400/800 or eSATA.

Have a look HERE and check them out.

Cheers

Edit : oh and my 1Tb was very affordable at $162 AUD

I bought mine 2 days ago, WD My Passport 320 GB.
Mines not as big as yours, but it works, like a charm;D

To the OP: I can recommend this over a HDD which needs it's own powersupply.
You can't use those when there's no socket around.



Cost me 99$ (after currency conversion, I pay in Euro's)