USB 3.0 External Hard Drives Dropping in Price - 02/20/14 05:04 PM
After reading the "Can u run BIAB from a flash drive?" thread on the main BIAB forum I started looking at external non-SSD hard drives that are USB 3.0 compatible. Looks like prices are very nice for 500 gig 5400 RPM drives (it's a slower drive). Prices are now down in the $40-$50 range.
What I see these kind of drives being useful for is for backing up your main PC/laptop periodically. It would be good for offsite backup of your music. The slower speed is not a factor if you're just using this to backup important files.
A couple of the low-cost PC hardware suppliers I use:
Micro Center Search Results
New Egg Search Results
The lowest price drive I see on both sites is the Matsunichi Inc. 500GB Portable SuperSpeed USB 3.0 External Hard Drive. It's cheaper at Micro Center, about $5 less.
I'll let you guys know if I pick one up. For saving your data, these prices are very affordable.
Thoughts, comments?
What I see these kind of drives being useful for is for backing up your main PC/laptop periodically. It would be good for offsite backup of your music. The slower speed is not a factor if you're just using this to backup important files.
A couple of the low-cost PC hardware suppliers I use:
Micro Center Search Results
New Egg Search Results
The lowest price drive I see on both sites is the Matsunichi Inc. 500GB Portable SuperSpeed USB 3.0 External Hard Drive. It's cheaper at Micro Center, about $5 less.
I'll let you guys know if I pick one up. For saving your data, these prices are very affordable.
Thoughts, comments?