Hi Adam,
Thanks for recommending the FreeAgentGo harddrive
I got two today at Fry's and was able to transfer the entire AC database (about 11 G)to one drive over 30-40 minutes. (Hopefully next times will be shorter) At home I connected it to a laptop and able to access A.C. I am not intending to modify the data, just to read.

I also tried to transfer A.C. into a laptop using a transfer cable. It is not as easy to do as with the FreeAgentGo portable drive. I managed to get it going, but after one hour and a half the transfer was not finished and I had to quit. I had no idea it could take that long. Guessing the FreeAgentGo has two USB connectors so it is faster. I will try to transfer directly to the laptop again when I have more time.