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post #1 of 14
12/1/04 at 12:51am
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Does anyone know a good deal on external hard drive for a laptop? Preferably under $150.
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post #2 of 14
12/1/04 at 1:41am
Check newegg. They usually have good deals on desktop harddrives, and you can also buy a casing for it. Shouldn't be too expensive. Probably less than the $150 you want to spend.
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post #3 of 14
12/1/04 at 1:41am
You can always buy this
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...152-010&depa=1
with this:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...145-339&depa=1

or this:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...146-222&depa=3
with this:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...123-106&depa=1

Much less than $150. If you don't mind having the huge 5.25" enclosure/drive, then the sky is the limit for storage capacity...
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post #4 of 14
12/1/04 at 4:16am
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well I want at least 100 gig? Are they cheap with that much storage?
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post #5 of 14
12/1/04 at 12:10pm
I got a 250 gig from fry's for $70 after rebate, and picked up a nice Venus DS3 for ~$50 from zipzoomfly.com It has FW and USB 2.0 and oxford chipset. And it's black aluminum.
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post #6 of 14
12/1/04 at 3:31pm
I'd also check Ebay........
My cousin was just looking for one and bought one on ebay, I think 200 gigs at 7200RPM for 130$ after shipping
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post #7 of 14
12/1/04 at 4:16pm
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200 gig. wow I gotta check it out!
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post #8 of 14
12/1/04 at 6:46pm
Sasuke, the things I show you were for 2.5" (notebook size) and 3.5" hard drives. I'm sure you can always get a bigger, gigantic 5.25" hard drive newegg has them, too. Remember that 5.25" HDs are cheaper...

200gb Maxtor 7200 rpm hard drive - 3 year warranty: $116
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...140-151&DEPA=1

You can buy a good Firewire/USB external enclosure from them and you will still be under $150. I wouldn't recommend e-bay...
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post #9 of 14
12/1/04 at 8:19pm
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why would you not recommend EBAY?
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post #10 of 14
12/1/04 at 9:35pm
the possibility of being scammed is probably what he's talking about.
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post #11 of 14
12/2/04 at 12:37am
yes, exactly. I pay to avoid problems. The unavoidable ones are already too much...
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post #12 of 14
12/2/04 at 4:13am
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is a brand a factor?

PS: hows this HDD?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...onics&n=595048
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post #13 of 14
12/2/04 at 5:15am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasuke808
is a brand a factor?

PS: hows this HDD?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...onics&n=595048
the maxtor one touch drive is pretty popular i would have to say
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post #14 of 14
12/2/04 at 10:47am
I have this one
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/pro...asp?DriveID=93
It has the one touch backup. What I like about it is the fact that you can hook up USB2 and Firewire both at the same time. It benchmarks considerably faster than my internal 7200 60gb.

edit 1 -
They also have a media center version, if you are in the market for an 8-1 card reader

http://www.westerndigital.com/en/pro...asp?DriveID=77
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