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Western Digital Caviar 1TB SATA Hard Drive $136 at ZipZoomFly.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:00:49 -0700

ZipZoomFly.com has the Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS 1TB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive for $136 + $0 shipping = $136 shipped. This a brand new drive covered by the original 3-year warranty. Just think of the joy you'll have when it finally fails. [BizRate]

Western Digital 750GB Gigabit NAS $109 at Buy.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:54:18 -0700

Buy.com has the Western Digital My Book World Edition 750GB 7200 RPM Ethernet Network Hard Drive WDG1NC7500N for $109 with free shipping. [BizRate]

Back up critical files to a remote drive for the ultimate protection from loss

Gigabit Ethernet Interface, Includes EMC Retrospect Express backup software

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB 32MB Drive $110 at NewEgg.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:41:20 -0700

Seagate's 2nd generation perpendicular drive: NewEgg.com has the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive for $110 with free shipping. Covered by Seagate's 5-Year Warranty.

HAMMER Morespace 750GB USB 2.0 Drive $111 at NewEgg.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:39:45 -0700

NewEgg.com has the HAMMER Morespace HU1100-750 750GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive priced at $120 - $20 rebate [Exp 8/31] + $11 shipping = $111 shipped. The 500GB Edition is $76 after rebate.

Samsung Spinpoint 1TB SATA 32MB Cache Drive $145 at GoHardDrive.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:28:18 -0700

GoHardDrive.com has the Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB SATA 7200 RPM 32MB Buffer Hard Drive for $145 + $0 shipping = $145 shipped. Covered by a 3-year warranty. Average latency of 4.17ms, average seek time of 8.9ms. [BizRate]

Iomega Silver Series 750GB External Drive $100 at TigerDirect.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:34:38 -0700

TigerDirect.com has the Iomega Limited Edition 750GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $100 + shipping. Shipping ranges from $12 to $15. It has a 8MB Cache and is covered by a 1-Yr Warranty. [BizRate]

I-Series 1TB 16MB Cache USB 2.0 Hard Drive $155 at GoHardDrive.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:41:41 -0700

GoHardDrive.com has the I-Series 1TB 7200rpm 16MB Cache JBOD USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $155 with free shipping. It has two separate 500GB drives within, which are spanned to give a 1TB total capacity. Free 2.5" SATA USB Hard Drive Enclosure with purchase.

WD Scorpio 320GB SATA 2.5" Drive $106 at SuperMediaStore.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:55:26 -0700

SuperMediaStore.com has the Western Digital Scorpio WD3200BEVT 320GB SATA 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive for $106 with free shipping. Uses perpendicular magnetic recording and has a seek time of 12ms.

Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1TB Hard Drive $170 at Buy.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:03:39 -0700

Buy.com has the Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1TB External USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire Hard Drive for $170 with free shipping. The drive runs at 7200RPM, with a standard 32MB Cache size. As with their internal drives, this external drive is covered by a 5-year warranty. [BizRate]

Fantom 1TB G-Force eSATA & USB 2.0 Hard Drive $150 at Buy.com

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:49:05 -0700

Buy.com has the Fantom GF1000EU 1TB G-Force eSATA & USB 2.0 Hard Drive for $170 - $20 rebate [Exp 8/31] = $150 with free shipping. Sturdy aluminum casing to provide maximum durability, fanless design for silent operation. [BizRate]

Memorex Ultra TravelDrive 250GB $90 at Buy.com

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:10:24 -0700

Buy.com has the Memorex Ultra TravelDrive 250GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive for $90 with free shipping. It houses a 2.5" drive inside, and includes interchangeable faceplates to customize for your own individual look. [BizRate]

Western Digital 1TB MyBook USB/FW/eSATA Drive

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:07:30 -0700

Product: Western Digital 1TB MyBook Studio Edition WDH1W10000N
Manufacturer: Western Digital
MSRP: $299.99
Lowest Historical Price: $150 [History]

Introduction
It used to be that in order to upgrade your storage capacity, you'd have to rip open your computer case and install a new hard drive. That task proved daunting for many a Geek Squad customer, causing untold amounts of cash to be blown on the simple service of installing and formatting a new hard drive. Enter external hard drives. External hard drives have exploded in popularity in the past few years because they give users an easy way to expand their storage capacity, without the headaches of a Geek Squad or FireDogs (or worse, Fry's tech) visit. Here we check out the Western Digital 1TB MyBook Studio Edition Quad-Interface Hard Drive.

Specs
What was once considered an outrageous amount of storage, 1 Terabyte, can now be bought without an outrageous amount of wallet damage. In fact, this particular drive only set me back $150 on 6/20/08 due to a particularly good deal at Frys (now expired). This drive aims to put simple USB 2.0 only drives to shame: It offers a veritable buffet of interface options including USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and eSATA interfaces.

Be aware that this particular model (WDH1W10000N) comes formatted for Apple computers. It is a simple step to format it for Windows, and that's exactly what I did. I've used the drive for over two months now as a media archive drive for all of my photos and videos, and it has been reliable for that purpose.

The enclosure itself is silver, with "Morse code" style ventilation holes to cool the drive without the use of any fans. That means the drive is virtually silent, albeit for hearing the drive itself as it accesses data. It is designed to fit right in with other WD MyBook style drives.

Performance
For performance testing, I used a 743MB file and timed the read/write speeds moving the file between the MyBook and my regular desktop hard drive. The test system is my personal PC as detailed in this earlier review. The FireWire 800 transfer rates were not tested since the test system does not support it.

The chart shows the drive's read/write speed for the test file. As it turns out, the read and write speeds were the same, so they are combined in the chart. The result shows that eSATA has a large lead (by a factor of two) in performance over FireWire 400 and USB 2.0, with FireWire being only incrementally better than USB. If you're using this drive for performance applications where transfer rates are critical, eSATA is the interface you want to use.

Conclusion
I don't have anything bad to say about this product. It is stylishly designed and performs well in all of its intended functions. The quad-interface design gives exceptional connectivity options, and the hard drive automatically spins down to save power when it isn't being accessed. Since it is a targeted Mac product, we haven't seen many discounts for it (certainly none that bring it down to what I paid two months ago at $150), but when it does eventually drop to a more pallatable price I would recommend it without hesitation.

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Cavalry 1TB USB & eSATA External Hard Drive $170 at Buy.com

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:07:00 -0700

Buy.com has the Cavalry 1TB USB 2.0 & eSATA CADA001SA2 External Hard Drive for $170 with free shipping. This external hard drive can be configured as BIG (single drive) or JBOD (2 500GB drives). [BizRate]

OCZ Core Series OCZSSD2-1C64G 2.5" 64GB SSD $217 at Mwave.com

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:30:52 -0700

Mwave.com has the OCZ Core Series OCZSSD2-1C64G 2.5" 64GB SATA II Internal Solid state disk (SSD) for $249 - $40 rebate [Exp 8/31] + $8 shipping = $217 shipped. Here's a brief review if you want to see the performance. [BizRate]

WD My Book Office 1TB USB External HDD $200 at NewEgg.com

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:58:20 -0700

NewEgg.com has the Western Digital My Book Office Edition 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (WDH1B10000N) for $200 with free shipping. Free lifetime remote access to your files with MioNet DriveAccess (requires internet connection).

Western Digital 750GB Triple Interface Hard Drive $135 at Buy.com

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:42:14 -0700

Buy.com has the the Western Digital WDH1CS7500N My Book Home Edition 750GB USB Triple Interface USB 2.0, eSATA & FireWire 400 External Hard Drive for $135 with free shipping. The drive has some smart features such as automatic power on/off with your computer. Includes Google software with which you can search your drive. [BizRate]

Maxtor 320GB One Touch 4 Mini Drive $106 at Buy.com

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:35:27 -0700

Buy.com has the Maxtor STM903203OTA3E1-RK 320GB 2.5" One Touch USB 2.0 External Mini 4 Hard Drive for $106 + $0 shipping = $106 shipped. Interfaces with USB 2.0, with OneTouch backup capability. [BizRate]

Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB SATA HDD $150 at NewEgg.com

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:18:50 -0700

NewEgg.com has the Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB SATA 7200 RPM 32MB Hard Drive for $160 - $10 code EMCAJCJCD [Exp 9/3] = $150 with free shipping. Designed with SeagateÃ¢ÂÂs 2nd generation perpendicular recording. Speedy performance at 105Mb/s sustained data rate.

Fantom GreenDrive 500GB USB 2.0 and eSATA $75 at Buy.com

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:13:12 -0700

Buy.com has the Fantom GreenDrive 500GB USB 2.0 and eSATA External Hard Drive for $95 - $20 rebate [Exp 9/30] = $75 with free shipping. Features a sturdy aluminum casing to provide maximum durability, fanless design for silent operation. [BizRate]

White Label 500GB 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD $65 at GoHardDrive.com

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:30:08 -0700

GoHardDrive.com has the White Label 500GB 16MB Cache 7200RPM SATA300 Hard Drive for $60 - $5 code BEN500GB + $10 shipping = $65 shipped. They suggest that it is similar to the Western Digital WD5000AAKS. [BizRate]