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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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looking for a decent one under 100..
any of you have or know of a good one to look in to
 
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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western digital is always good. heres a 250g one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136228 for 90 bucks
 
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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western digital is always good and i just got an "iomega eGo" 250GB and it's great. It was 102 shipped on ebay (dunno how exact your "under 100" category is lol)
 
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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I recently purchased a WD 500G SATA HDD and a Vantec NexStar 3 enclosure... was about $100+tax. Works like a dream.
 
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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i had a WD and didnt like it. I now have an iomega and hasnt failed on me yet
 
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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i have a maxtor 500 and i like it so far... i dont use mine daily. i just copy most of my harddrive to it for a backup. worked great since i bought it last year.
 
Old Sep 14, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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i just ordered one of these today Western Digital My Passport Elite- 320GB . found out they retail for $199.99 and i've done some research and found it to be pretty good.
 
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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nice thx guys
 
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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my dad uses the WD that jprommel mentioned. it works great, i use it for backup.
 
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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if you download tv shows movies you want at least 500b iv got one and its full along with my 320
 



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