The COMBO 3.5" ION 120GB Drive w/ Tri-Select

Hi,
i saw this drive on sale at a local computer store. I am just wondering if anyone knows if the COMBO 3.5" ION™ 120GB Drive w/ Tri-Select is a good drive or not. all i need it is for backing up some large files. i wont keep it on all the time. thanks.
17" PowerBook 1.5 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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