NewEgg.com has the SimpleTech Signature Mini Ice 500GB External USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (2.5" Form Factor) for $120 with free shipping. The bounty within is a 12.5mm thick drive, which will not fit in laptops.
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#1
RKLE - Posted 7:14 pm PST 01/25/09 (6297 Posts)
these drives are fast writing to.
#2
tiburoncito2000 - Posted 8:56 pm PST 01/25/09 (1361 Posts)
I have the 320GB version of this and is not as fast or quite as I hoped.
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pastrychef - Posted 10:42 pm PST 01/25/09 (262 Posts)
It's probably bottlenecked by USB.
#4
potatosack - Posted 11:47 pm PST 01/25/09 (37 Posts)
I have this and I like it. No complaints from me. It's a portable drive that powers off of USB.. 5200RPM is standard.
#5
Slate - Posted 9:29 am PST 01/26/09 (67 Posts)
I am waiting until the 500gb drives are <$100. No deals yet
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Myself - Posted 10:32 pm PST 01/26/09 (798 Posts)
I've got a couple laptops that accommodate 12.5mm drives just fine, thanks. Of course, they all require BIOS overlay software to recognize anything beyond 528MB, but hey, I'm not complaining!
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