anyone have any deals?

 

internal or ext? how many GBs?

3.5in, right?

 

Hey me too, you read my mind.

 

either is fine, but if it's internal, it needs to be IDE (my comp is old).

and i basically need as much as i can get. 500gb-ish might be a good place to start.

 

actually, i found this external case that takes up to 2 sata drives, so i could use an internal sata drive if they're cheap.

http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0262742

 

and then i found this 500GB sata-ii 7200rpm drive for 89 shipped
http://www.eaglebit.com/ProductDetai...00396&Click=61

 

slickdeals has 1tb internal right now for like 170

 

Maxtor 500GB EXT OneTouch - $100
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/st...&storeId=10001

Western Digital 500GB EXT MyBook - $100
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/st...&storeId=10001

(add something really cheap, pencil, to the order for free shipping)




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Western Digital GP (Green Power) 500GB HDD, SATA - $89.99 ($64.99 after coupon)
http://www.buy.com/prod/western-digi...205838351.html

This is a great storage drive. The platters spin between 5400rpm and 7200 pending load.

 

I just picked up the Western Digital My Book Essential 500GB for about $100. That's the going rate now; I really don't need an external drive but if it's for storage, it's great.

Pro: Doesn't require me to open up the case, screw it in, drag the cables, etc. 101% plug and play. Took it out of the box, plugged it in and I was ready to toss on files

Con: Somewhat slow data transfers but I could live with it.

I'm contemplating cracking it open and just use it as an internal drive but will wait and see how it goes.

 

do you know if this is good in store also?