FEELER: External 80gb Hard Drive

[jayeskreezy]

I have an external 80gb hard drive or an internal 80gb one. I was thinking probably about $75-$85 shipped for the external and $60 shipped for the internal one.

[wnameth]

what type of case is it and what type of HD

[jeremy.king]

USB2 or firewire or Both?

[jayeskreezy]

Oh sorry. It's a western digital drive and a im not sure which brand USB 2.0 enclosure.

[michaelrjohnson]

What size (physical) is the internal drive?

Is it a 2.5in drive? If so, *please* let me know, I would buy it in a heartbeat (almost).

Thanks!

[michaelrjohnson]

Double Post

[wnameth]

What size (physical) is the internal drive?

Is it a 2.5in drive? If so, *please* let me know, I would buy it in a heartbeat (almost).

Thanks!

me to0

[jayeskreezy]

me to0

Actually it's a regular 3.5" drive

[mad cow disease]

I have an external 80gb hard drive or an internal 80gb one. I was thinking probably about $75-$85 shipped for the external and $60 shipped for the internal one.

A used internal IDE drive of that size is worth $30 at best, maybe even less if out of warranty. USB2 external enclosures are a dime a dozen, costing less than $20 and unless it is something special like an AMS Venus DS3 or equivalent, I wouldn't pay more than $40-45 for such a drive. Perhaps even less because it is a WD. My humble opinion.

[neut]

$$ is a bit high ... CompUSA has 160GB FW HD for 120 (100 after rebate).

internals are dirt cheap ... and USB2 is cheaper than FW.

good luck selling; i'd try someone locally first. :)


peace | neut

[wnameth]

yeah, i just purchased a 200GB firewire/USB 2.0 external for 130 shipped.