Wowee Zowee! As you may know, I'm the de facto "poster child" for Nextos-- I eat these up like so many potato chips. Here's why you need this one: 7200 rpm!
Fast & furious, this big boy will safely gobble up your files, even if they're not video. Imagine how much faster your images will load to this device. No need to carry a card reader. Small, lightweight and still slick for travel, it will VERIFY every precious file transferred, a function other devices won't.
Use it as a regular external drive for your puny laptop's storage (let's face it, whatever is onboard is not enough, especially if it's an image-maker's notebook), and is easy backup from the laptop as well. You can use it as a Photoshop scratch drive on the road. I also off-load to it from my daughter's hard-drive-storage-only camcorder. Can put a whole trip's worth of video and photos on it, all without needing a computer. When I get home, I can enjoy the fastest connection to my desktop via eSATA. This baby will even upgrade to 2TB! Unbelievable gem.
Nextos are THE way to manage the visuals-- on the go and everywhere. And surprise- this one comes with ALL the peripherals included: case, external battery, USB and eSATA cables, power plug, even a car charger. ***I love my Nextos!