External Hard Drives

[cyclonedave25]

I'm looking to buy an external hard drive to back up my files. Nothing too extreme, just some school stuff, pics, media, etc. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good/cheap hard drive? Looking for something around $100 or cheaper and probably 80-100 GB.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Bought my 120 GB Maxtor getting close to 4 years ago now. Have had zero problems with it, and now that I have it connected to a USB2 drive it's fast to boot.

 

[superfan]

I'm looking to buy an external hard drive to back up my files. Nothing too extreme, just some school stuff, pics, media, etc. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good/cheap hard drive? Looking for something around $100 or cheaper and probably 80-100 GB.

I have a Seagate that's worked well for me, Think I found it at a Best Buy last July 4 when my laptop nearly died (and, of course, tech support gave me the default answer, "just format everything")

 

[BigDISU1]

I'm looking to buy an external hard drive to back up my files. Nothing too extreme, just some school stuff, pics, media, etc. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good/cheap hard drive? Looking for something around $100 or cheaper and probably 80-100 GB.

Slickdeals.net

They have deals listed for external hard drives all the time, just do a search and see what comes up.

I have a 250gb Seagate external, works fine. backup my files weekly onto it using mircosoft synctoy.

 

[ceeboe]

Bought my 120 GB Maxtor getting close to 4 years ago now. Have had zero problems with it, and now that I have it connected to a USB2 drive it's fast to boot.

Same exact thing and it has worked well for me also. A one touch sync, backup option (although limited) and a recovery tool (which I haven't used). I got the compact portable version so I can carry it between work and home. Better than lugging around the laptop.

 

[dmclone]

I have both a Maxtor and a Seagate internal hard drive. I haven't had problems with either but Seagate has a great reputation. You can get a 320gb for around $100. If it was me I would spend $150-$200 and get a terabyte.

The biggest thing I would look for is the software that comes with it. The one-button systems seem like a good idea.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Thanks for all of the suggestions! I think I will buy a Maxtor or Seagate brand, it sounds like they are popular and good.