In search of a new external HD

I just purchased a new imac i7 and I need a new HD, in the past I've daisy chained 3 Hard Drives to my G5 with this new mac there is only a 800 fw and bunch of usb ports. Suggestions for using the two externals that I have with my old mac (400 fw one's and old Lacie the other a Maxtor) and adding a new HD. What are the better makers? I've looked at the Iomega 2TB desktop and I've looked at the WD 1TB. Should I buy two drives as the former two are almost full? Can you daisy chain the newer drives? I would use these primarily to store video footage that I edit.
thanks

Jennifer,
The top three I see being recommended on these forums are:
Lacie Quadra D2 Series
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Series
G-Tech G Series
All are great brands with similar features. Personally I'm using the Lacie's (I've got 4 total, 3 daisy chained to my iMac via FW 800) however I wouldn't hesitate to use any of the others either.
Regards,
Roger

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