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Western Digital 500GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive

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Western Digital 500GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive $130 at Newegg
 
Discuss (8) : History : Tell : Posted 2:38 PM PST 01/8/09 by Ben
Western Digital 500GB USB 2.0 Hard DriveNewEgg.com has the Western Digital My Passport 500GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive WDME5000TN (2.5" form factor, new design) for $130 + $0 shipping = $130 shipped. Inside the casing lies a 500GB, 5400RPM Western Digital Hard Drive.
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#1   digh - Posted 2:44 pm PST 01/8/09 (305 Posts)
Waiting for this to be $100.
#2   dhho1 - Posted 2:59 pm PST 01/8/09 (1836 Posts)
too expensive. wasn't there one from fanthom for 1TB under $100?
#3   hydroguy - Posted 3:21 pm PST 01/8/09 (23 Posts)
There are no 2.5" 1TB drives on the general market. This is a decent (not great, but decent) price for a 500 GB 2.5" drive.
#4   beetlenut33 - Posted 10:01 pm PST 01/8/09 (152 Posts)
I think that one day we will get to 1TB 2.5"
#5   crujones - Posted 12:27 am PST 01/9/09 (69 Posts)
if your requirement is just "one day", then you might as well dream bigger than a 1TB portable hard drive...lol.
#6   mgchan - Posted 2:13 am PST 01/9/09 (151 Posts)
Seriously, I think one day we will reach... whatever 1000TB is... on a Sandisk Micro Cruzer

Recently picked up a Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB with dock from Best Buy for $115, would jump at another one. Also looking for a cheaper 320GB or so drive, in the $70 range.
#7   tazman - Posted 5:33 am PST 01/9/09 (150 Posts)
I agree with #1. I have seen better prices for 2.5 drives. Also, it has been reported that these things draw more power than the USB spec guarantees. Of the specs I have looked at, I have yet to see one which includes the startup current. It would seem these vendors are now concealing things like that, rotational speed and all the rest.
#8   lucrecci - Posted 9:37 am PST 01/10/09 (14 Posts)
I bought a smaller capacity version of this drive about 2 years ago for a little over $100. It's worked great. This isn't a bad deal for the capacity considering how drive capacities have increased.
 
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