Never had a USB HD work reliably
I've had a few USB hard drives - both 2.5" and 3.5" ones, always been a pain, numerous times XP/Vista wanted to format them before it would look at them, even though the drive had been used the day before! Reading from USB drives not so much a problem, but writing to them has always been hit and miss.
Eventually I bought a d2 quadra (has USB2/FW 400/800 and eSata and comes with all the cables) and an eSata express card for the laptop. Has worked *every* time, its quick, and great for video editing. USB3 drives might actually work properly, but until thats proven, its eSata for me for external drives every time.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
