A Gift for the Geek in Your Life
Stumped for a great Christmas gift idea for your favorite geek? Here’s a great idea with a great deal.
How about a portable hard drive? Most of us know we should keep backups of our data, but sometimes, it just seems to hard. Well, I have three of these
Here’s what I like about these drives:
- Powered directly from the USB port on your computer. There is no need for a separate plug. (The USB cable is even included!)
- Compatible with both Windows (2000/XP/Vista) and Macintosh (OS X 10.4.11+) computers. (I use them on both.)
- Light and easy to carry in your pocket, backpack, or briefcase.
- If you don’t have a backup plan, the drive comes with sync software that includes 128=bit encryption for security. (Windows only.)
- I found a great deal at Amazon where you pick one of these up for just $79.
Just to give you an idea of the capacity, According to the Western Digital site, this drive can hold:
- Up to 71,000 digital photos
- Up to 62,000 songs (MP3)
- Up to 6,250 songs (uncompressed CD quality)
- Up to 19 hours of Digital Video (DV)
- Up to 110 hours of DVD quality video
- Up to 30 hours of HD video
Western Digital My Passport Essential 250 GB
