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- Jaline0
there goes most of my paycheck for the week :(
Thankfully, I don't really need much right now...just some new shoes or something. That can wait a few weeks when it's even more muddy...and shoes get dirty...yay!
Anyway, my Toshiba has been getting hot lately and I don't want to lose all my data like I did last time. So I think this is a good decision.
- jaylarson0
you will not be disappointed with western digital. are you looking at the My Book?
furthermore, you may be able to get the model you are looking at cheaper at newegg.com vs the retail outlets, even with shipping! newegg is awesome!
*beams with nerddom and adjusts specs.
- Jaline0
hah, thanks. I prefer getting it local though.
It's like $100 off at Futureshop (sale price being $150 for 250GB), so that seems decent. Same as Bestbuy, except I only save $70 because apparently it was already cheaper than Futureshop's price.
It's funny how they "compete" with each other, but it's so obvious that they're owned by the same person. Or someone who copies the other person, since their websites use the same scripts, features, categorizing system, etc.
- nocomply0
yeah so i saw online that office depot had it for $150. I printed it out and brought it to staples where they pricematch +10%.
So the extra 10% basically covered my tax and i walked out the door with the HD for just under $150. pretty sweet!
Damn i see the same one is $219 now!
- Jaline0
oh snap! didn't even think of Staples, which is closer to my house.
- nocomply0
yeah Jaline, staples will price match most stuff but i think it mostly applies to non-online retailers (best buy, office depot, circuit city, etc..)
might want to read the fine print on that.
- Jaline0
It's actually $349.99 in Canada at Business Depot:
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalo…I don't see one available for the Canadian version of Office Depot.
- Jaline0
Bought the Western Digital that I said I would.
I'm going to use it this weekend sometime, most likely. There's just so much to organize and I don't have much time to do it right now.
- flavorful0
I’m picking up a 1TB Western Digital after work today.
It’s actually cheaper than burning DVD-R DL’s.
:O
I wanted to stick with Maxtor, but for some reason they are hundreds more expensive for basically no noticeable reason, heh.
A few of these, and my ultimate plan I wanted to set out since I started with computers may be complete!@#
- mbr0
Probably too late...but....
Keep an eye on www.techbargains.com, there are some super deals.
I just picked up a Maxtor 500 gb One Touch III for $180.
I love my Maxtors, got a bunch of 'em now.
- ephix0
cheaper no-name brands do have a tendancy to die in the ass.
- xero0
Anybody have any experience with the Seagate FreeAgent.
http://www.seagate.com/freeagent…
I'm thinking of getting one.
For the record I'm on my second Maxtor 320gb. The first one died within a year of purchase. Maybe they are more reliable now since Seagate bought them?!
- Jaline0
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/pr…
does that seem like a good deal?
I'm also thinking about the internal drive with the external enclosure. I'm getting one this weekend, probably.
- jaylarson0
stay away from maxtor and lacie and stick with seagate and western digital.
- mrseaves0
i have had 1 lacie drive for about 4 years now with no problems. Just last month the OTHER lacie drive completely crashed and erased half of my data. Only the non-important stuff was able to be recovered. THEN, i had a seagate drive with the replacement data which crashed 5 days after I got it for no reason...
- Jaline0
stay away from maxtor and lacie and stick with seagate and western digital.
jaylarson
(Mar 28 07, 09:23)I'd have to agree, particularly because of the posts here and problems people have been having in general. Of course, you could just try it for yourself (kind of like the PC versus mac argument), so this is just a suggestion.
I haven't had my Western Digital one for that long (obviously), so I don't really have an opinion yet. It's working well so far :P
- jaylarson0
jaline buy an internal HD, and an external enclosure for it. that's the cheapest (and from my experience) best way to go. its late. go to bed!
nocomply
(Feb 6 07, 22:32)external + case vs plain external is about a wash price wise. jaline, i highly recommend a seagate external. they have a 5 year warranty. this says A LOT about their confidence in their products. you may have to fandangle a bit, but their drives are guaranteed for 5 years.
stay away from lacie. statistically speaking, they aren't highly rated despite what a person here and there says.
i chose a seagate over a western digital because seagates have a longer warranty and over time, tend to be quieter.
good luck.
- flavorful0
I forget what I bought awhile ago, but it said to not use it like a regular hard drive and it has worked brilliantly for about 2 years.
Maxtor One Touch I think.
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Now that I’ve typed this of course it will blow up when I get home and I’ll lose irreplaceable data. :X
- Jaline0
I think I'm going to go for something Western Digital, since the reviews are mostly positive. I can't find anything Seagate near any places or at any Bestbuy or Futureshop location near me. Only option would be through the internet.