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<blockquote data-quote="inertkinesis" data-source="post: 393025" data-attributes="member: 29927">I recently bought a new 15&quot; MacBook Pro and built myself a nice external drive to go with it. I do a lot of video editing, photo editing, and large downloads, so I wanted something with a lot of volume and good speed as well. I went with the following:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 7200rpm hard drive&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ICY DOCK MB559UEB-1S External Enclosure (USB2.0 and 1394b)The end price turned out at around $280, but I ended up with a nicer setup than I could have gotten for that much money in a pre-built model. The WD drives have never given me trouble, and I've had three or four of them now. If you don't need the Firewire 800 or the big capacity, I imagine you could scale that price back to $200 very easily. The ICY DOCK enclosure has also been great - easy setup, functions perfectly, looks purdy on my desk. ;D</blockquote>

[QUOTE="inertkinesis, post: 393025, member: 29927"] I recently bought a new 15" MacBook Pro and built myself a nice external drive to go with it. I do a lot of video editing, photo editing, and large downloads, so I wanted something with a lot of volume and good speed as well. I went with the following: Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 7200rpm hard drive ICY DOCK MB559UEB-1S External Enclosure (USB2.0 and 1394b) The end price turned out at around $280, but I ended up with a nicer setup than I could have gotten for that much money in a pre-built model. The WD drives have never given me trouble, and I've had three or four of them now. If you don't need the Firewire 800 or the big capacity, I imagine you could scale that price back to $200 very easily. The ICY DOCK enclosure has also been great - easy setup, functions perfectly, looks purdy on my desk. ;D [/QUOTE]

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