WTB: External Hard Drive

[freshprince1]

Looking for External hard drive to transfer 20-30 GB of info from my old PC to a new one, then to act as back up storage.

Interested more in a USB one I can plug in easily...

...oh yah, looking for a good deal too.:D

Thanks.

[Latino21]

Right now u can buy a new Western Digital 250GB My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drive, USB 2.0 from memory express for 129.99 or a Western Digital 320GB My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drive, USB 2.0 for 159.99 or u can purchase a bulky one (Western Digital 750GB My Book Essential External Hard Drive, USB 2.0) for 189.99

[lint]

are you looking for portable or just external-sit-on-your-desk?

[freshprince1]

Originally posted by lint
are you looking for portable or just external-sit-on-your-desk?

I'm just looking for something I can plug into my old computer, drag and drop all my files, then plug into my new PC and drop the files in (i.e. documents, pictures, videos, MP3s). I would then keep it as a back up for all the pictures and videos.

Pretty basic stuff, just can't seem to find one less than 150-300GB, and I don't really want to spend that much.

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[Latino21]

You can purchase an unknown hdd brand name from futureshop since u say u need something lower then 150gigs. Right now futureshop is selling a 20gigs hdd for $60, this is all I found

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/subclass.asp?catid=23795&mfr=&logon=&langid=EN&list=&page=0&sort=3

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX19604(ME).aspx

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10100957&catid=20238

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10078626&catid=20238

I can't say if those hdds are good or not since I have never used them, u could also try to find some on buysell.ca or kijiji.com, here's some for example

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computer-accessories-Comstar-320-GB-External-Hard-drive-W0QQAdIdZ89904782

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computer-accessories-IOMEGA-160-GB-External-Hard-Drive-HDD-USB-2-0-W0QQAdIdZ89415493

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computer-accessories-Lacie-320gb-external-hard-drive-W0QQAdIdZ79570074

Your choice wether u want a used or new one, good luck :thumbsup:

[freshprince1]

Originally posted by Latino21
You can purchase an unknown hdd brand name from futureshop since u say u need something lower then 150gigs. Right now futureshop is selling a 20gigs hdd for $60, this is all I found

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/subclass.asp?catid=23795&mfr=&logon=&langid=EN&list=&page=0&sort=3

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX19604(ME).aspx

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10100957&catid=20238

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10078626&catid=20238

I can't say if those hdds are good or not since I have never used them, u could also try to find some on buysell.ca or kijiji.com, here's some for example

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computer-accessories-Comstar-320-GB-External-Hard-drive-W0QQAdIdZ89904782

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computer-accessories-IOMEGA-160-GB-External-Hard-Drive-HDD-USB-2-0-W0QQAdIdZ89415493

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computer-accessories-Lacie-320gb-external-hard-drive-W0QQAdIdZ79570074

Your choice wether u want a used or new one, good luck :thumbsup:

Thanks for putting that together. I'm looking at a couple options...I'll try lowballing the kijiji ones in the meantime:poosie:

[moeman]

If you're just doing that and only need 20 gigs or so, you could always burn the data onto a few DVD's instead, at least until you get the cash to pick up what you need for backup......Just a thought.

[lewdvig]

I got a nice USB 2.0 Simpletech 750 GB for $99 at BB last month.

Might as well spend a $100 and get something useful.

[freshprince1]

Bump, I need one of these badly, and don't quite want to spend $150 on a new one.

Any leads?

[moeman]

Not sure what you're doing, but someone went to a bit of trouble to pull a bunch off kijiji for you and some are still there. $50, and it's negotiable, for a 320gig external drive seems OK to me( http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computer-accessories-Lacie-320gb-external-hard-drive-W0QQAdIdZ79570074 ), especially if you're as desperate as you make yourself sound.

Call the person. Do a little legwork for yourself. They're out there. But if you offer $30 to someone for their 320gig drive, you'll probably have no luck.

[rc2002]

I just paid $109 for a 500GB Western Digital mybook from Staples a couple weeks ago.