External hard drive...recommendations anyone?

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  1. Gums
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    How about Iomega? Not quite as ubiquitous as Western Digital or Seagate but some of them come equipped with an eSata port which is a strong selling point. I won't be in the market for a new laptop for quite some time and mine doesn't have usb 3.0. Anyway, by the time I upgrade, 3.0 will be a standard feature on most laptops. Thunderbolt will also be featured on more laptops too. So for now, its 2.0 and eSatap.
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  3. whs
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    eSata is a good choice. My tests showed that eSata was faster than USB3 - same hardware and disks, only different external enclosures.
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