Best External hard drive deal?

[BigSlama912]

Out of all the black friday ads who would you say has the best deal on a name brand external hard drive??? Have my eye on that 640gb at staples.

[len_mullen]

I agree. That's the one on my list.

[lbuzz52]

on mine too, although i know very little of them .

if i am correct, the portable externals work the same way but are lighter?

[llander]

I am also looking at the Seagate 500BG at Wal-Mart. I have had two WD drives (portable and desktop) fail so I was thinking about the Seagate with the 5 yr. warranty. Both the Seagate 500BG (WM) and the WD 640GB (Staples) are priced at $69.99. The Staples deal is a better price but the Seagate may be a more reliable drive. Does anyone have any thoughts on the comparison between these two drives in terms of reliability/value?

[Marcster]

on mine too, although i know very little of them .

if i am correct, the portable externals work the same way but are lighter?

2.5" ("portable") drives are based on notebook hard drives -- they do not have a power cord. They draw power through the USB port. There is a definite premium in the picing vs. the larger 3.5" drives.