I've got several of the LaCie Rugged drives (some older FW800/FW/400/USB2 and some newer FW800/USB3/USB2 versions). I like the bus-powered drives and they're tough enough to throw in a bag and not worry about. I use some for routine clone backups, and some for archival storage of images, etc., and I have the colored bumpers to distinguish uses.Originally Posted by memostothefuture
Having said that, on trips I often bring a MacBook Air, and rather than an external HDD, I bring plenty of CF cards and a handful of 64 GB USB flash drives. That way, I can have two backup copies of all images (one on the CF card, one on a flash drive), and they're small enough to have a set on my person/bag (as opposed to having all my images in my hotel room or luggage, where they can be stolen - to me, it doesn't make sense to have a copy on the computer and a copy on the HDD, and have them stored together).
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