On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:22:00 +0300 Jussi Peltola
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My experience with USB hard drives: data corruption after data
corruption. Especially the Genesys Logic USB-IDE bridges are terribly buggy.
I would recommend against putting anything important, especially
work-related, on one.

I've had no issues at all - perhaps you're doing something wrong?

It's important to notify Windows before disconnecting a device. It's also
important to use quality USB 2.0 cables.