Good External Backup HDD for using on a MAC Book Pro

I would recommend

http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/wireless/wireless-plus/


Ded9

Any disk is fine. Personally I prefer getting an empty external USB or firewire case or dock, and then buy a standard HD to use in that device. That way you can have more than 1 external disks (having data or backups in just one place is a bad idea, as all disks will eventually die), which means you are much more flexible. The individual disks are also much less expensive that way. I prefer docks, as you just drop the disk in, without having to touch screws etc.:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=usb+hard+drive+dock&N=-1&isNodeId=1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=usb+hard+drive+enclosure&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Sorry, i forgot to mention that it should be at least 2 TB, or 3TB even better...

Ded9: thanks, but the one you mention is a little expensive, and has less capacity than what i need.  Besides, i think that the wireless feature is of no real use for me.  Thanks anyway

Rindi: Interesting idea... i will think about it. But so what you do then is that you use a 3rd party software to do the backups right?   I might go this way for my own external HDD (which i made another separate question_ Link: Good External Backup HDD for using on 3 PCs). This HDD for a MAC is for my girlfriend, so i need somehting that is easy for here to use and manage...

By the way i have a  ThermalTake BlacX external dock (2 or 3 years old but like new, almost without use), please let me know if this one is like the ones you recommend, or if i need something else. Also, what would you use for your several Drives when you change them from the case? I mean do you store them in some kind of archiving box?  Maybe like this ones? :
eForCity SATA HDD Hard Drive Storage Case, 3.5 INCH, Clear
IO Crest 3.5-Inch IDE/SATA HDD Storage Box SY-ACC35009 (Orange)

Rindi, are those external case enclosure you mention as reliable as the "cases" that come in the Seagate, WD, or even Lacie HDDs that i mentioned on the original question above?

RINDI: And what kind of Drive do you recommend for your method? I dont need them to be ultra fast, since is only for Backup, but i prefer reliability.

Should I go for Western Digital Black, Red, Blue, etc?  Or the equivalent on Seagate? What do you think is better solution for Backup, without breaking the bank of course....

By the way, what kind of drives do this WD, and Seagate Finished External HDD Products have inside?  I had one Seagate External HDD 4 years ago that didnt last me long....very few use and it died...

Thanks for all your recommendations. I have decided to go with the  LACIE Minimus. This Macbook is my girlfriends laptop, so when i showed her all the options, she liked the Minimus the most by its looks....

One thing that i liked about the Minimus is that it had a power off button and that it layed horizontally, that way less chance of tumbling it and damaging it. The WD Book could also be layed horizontally, but well, looks won this time...

I cross my fingers it proves as a good drive. I will try out the back up software as well as time machine and the others recommended as soon as the Drive arrives.

Thanks.