External HD's

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

Looking for a 250-320 gig external HD for under $100 from newegg

Found one for $70 but don't know if the brands good....

Halp meee

Yes I said halp

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[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

Ty for the avatar Mr. Mod

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[lsufan778 10+ year member]

what brand is it? l

Link?

 

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822101075

 

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

Or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822204076

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

I saw it in the Sunday paper.

Sorry I cant remember which one but CC, BB, Office Depot, or Staples have Western Digital 500GB for $100.

 

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

Shall search

Ty

 

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

I saw it in the Sunday paper.
Sorry I cant remember which one but CC, BB, Office Depot, or Staples have Western Digital 500GB for $100.

Tis one?

http://www.bestbuy.com/olspage.jsp?id=1216423920026&skuId=8908676&type=product

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

Tis one?
http://www.bestbuy.com/olspage.jsp?id=1216423920026&skuId=8908676&type=product

nope

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

this will work...

http://www.officedepot.com/browse.do?Ne=3&Nr=200000&N=267387+4294940690

 

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

Tis one

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=193193&om_keycode=85#CustomerRatings

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

There are only a handful of hard drive manufacturers in the world (Seagate, Western Digital, Samsung, Hitachi, Toshiba, Fujitsu) and pretty much all of them make decent drives (Hitachi being the least reputable; Toshiba and Fujitsu only make 1", 1.8", and/or 2.5" drives which won't be available at 500GB for less than $100).

So you can rest assured that the actual hard drive, regardless of the brand, will be of decent quality.

The major differences are going to lie in the quality of the chassis, the quality of the cooling, the quality of the interface controller(s), the pre-loaded software, the interface (USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, and/or Network), and warranty.

My personal preference is to pick up a nice aluminum chassis ($50-$75) with USB 2.0 and Firewire or eSATA and pick up an OEM SATA drive from Seagate, WD, or Samsung.

 

[lsufan778 10+ year member]

I'd just go w/ the WD or Seagate in the links. Look good to me.

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

Tis one
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=193193&om_keycode=85#CustomerRatings

That'll work. I have the 250 version and it works great.

I also have the little Simple Tech 250 that works great.

 

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

going with this one http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=193193&om_keycode=85#proddesc

Hope they still have some in stock

Ty all