I am looking for an external hard drive. I'm not looking for much, "only" 500 gigs. I know, I should shoot for at least a TB, but I am going cheap. I know the spiel about getting more than I need, but I will be happy with the 500.
I see Staples has a Simple Tech for $100, and a Maxtor for ~$120. I have used both brands (internal hdd's) and have nothing bad to say about either. I don't care about backup software, I can use the built-in Windows (I know, I know...) version, or freeware if I need to.
This is only for backing up one desktop PC, and maybe occasionally dumping some files to from my crash and burn laptop. Wih USB, swapping back and forth is easy.
Any thoughts on these brands, or knowledge of better deals?
I see Staples has a Simple Tech for $100, and a Maxtor for ~$120. I have used both brands (internal hdd's) and have nothing bad to say about either. I don't care about backup software, I can use the built-in Windows (I know, I know...) version, or freeware if I need to.
This is only for backing up one desktop PC, and maybe occasionally dumping some files to from my crash and burn laptop. Wih USB, swapping back and forth is easy.
Any thoughts on these brands, or knowledge of better deals?
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