so basically I'm looking for an external hard drive to use as storage. I'm pretty certain I'd like a 1TB but I am clueless when it comes to all the brands and their quality. I've been looking through newegg and I notice they have quite a few great deals (under $100 USD), from various brands and models, many of which have good reviews.
here's a link to the search page at newegg.ca listing all external hard drives (keep in mind these are CAD dollars, so it's cheaper in USD).
Newegg.ca - Computer Hardware,Hard Drives,External Hard Drives,1TB and higher
a few of them that looked good are:
Western Digital Element 1TB 3.5" Black External Hard Drive - Retail
Price: $119 CAD
Fantom Drives G-Force GF1000EU 1TB External Hard Drive - Retail
Price: $124.99 CAD (before $20 USD mail in rebate)
Fantom Drives G-Force II GFII1000EU 1TB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive with NTI Shadow 4 Backup Software - Retail
Price: $109.99 CAD (before $10 USD mail in rebate)
Cavalry CAXB Series 1TB USB 2.0 / eSATA 7200RPM 16MB Cache External Hard Drive - CAXB3701T0 - Retail
Price: $99 CAD
So basically I'm just worried about the thing breaking down on me and losing all my data. I know some of guys must know more about this than me..