USB Harddrive

I'm thinking of getting this USB harddrive for my computer for extra storage for my laptop when I'm at home, for programs I will need to be able to run at home, but not when I'm out :

http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-info3-info.asp?&m=y&quicklinx=2DLH

Will this work like a normal hard drive (be able to put things on it from my computer like a normal one, run and install programs on it, etc)

And how will I format it to ntfs? Will it already be formatted to anything?

 

You can save yourself a nickel and make your own. Buy a small case - sub $20 and a laptop hard drive and a 40-44 pin connector for the initial formatting on any OS. When you're done, you've got something that is about a half inch thick with a footprint slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes - 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 gigs that fit in a shirt pocket. hehehe .......... been doing them for quite some time.

 

Check this out ......... Not quite like mine, but close.
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HE113