I've been out of the loop regarding external HDDs for the Wii. I've soft modded my daughter's new model (black version) Wii, tried an old 3.5" 500gb HDD, everything worked as expected.

I'm now using that HDD for storing films, so I need another. I'm looking for a compatible 2.5" HDD, 250-500gb with no spin down (sleep mode) and is powered by the Wii console. Sprung mentioned one a while back, I can't find the post though...I've looked at the Wii USB Devices Compatibility List, but would prefer someone with recent experience to recommend something. I've also thought about a flash drive, maybe 16gb since they are cheap.