Whats the best external hard drive to get?
I'm looking for a harddrive but get sooo confused as to what brand to get
36-40, F
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Greg862
Seagate or Western Digital are two good brands. You should be able to find a 2TB drive for $85 - $100 & perhaps even a 3TB size for that same price (or maybe $99-$119 at most for 3TB) on Black Friday specials, which will be started soon.
darktippedrose · 36-40, F
whats black friday again?
Greg862
The day after Thanksgiving in the US...this year, Black Friday will be November 28. Some people camp out, days ahead, outside of stores, so they can be the first in line to get limited supplies of things like 50" TV's for $199. But many of the specials can now be purchased online, too. You can Google search for "Black Friday Ads", which will probably lead you to websites that publish many stores' specials in advance. Used to be you would have to wait for the newspaper ads. Now they manage to secretly obtain the information and post it online so you can plan in advance a little better.
darktippedrose · 36-40, F
well theres a 2TB hard drive for $99 right now yeah
Greg862
Don't know how big your computer's hard drive is but for most people, 2 TB is plenty of space for backing up files. You don't need to back up programs because they can be reinstalled. You are only backing up your own personal data. So that might be the deal you want. I think I got a 2 TB at Costco last year for $89. Sounds like you have the answer you were looking for. I'm assuming the drive you found is a WD or Seagate? Hitachi is also good but I'm not sure if they make external drives.
darktippedrose · 36-40, F
i got a seagate. and managed to get all my data off. yay!