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Comstar External Hard Drive 500GB $100 for Mac
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I've heard of people having problems and needing to exchange drives from Comstar. Also I'd suggest taking a look at these before making any decisions;
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_g...l+hard+drive&x=0&y=0&sprefix=western+digital+
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_g...l+hard+drive&x=0&y=0&sprefix=western+digital+
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I cannot order online, or spend much money. Here is another one I was looking at http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10108630&catid=
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I don't know if you are looking for a portable or desktop drive, however I did buy a Maxtor One Touch 4 750GB for $90 at Best Buy during a sale. I am not sure if they still have the sale going, but it is something you might want to check out.
ComStar comes across as pretty cheap. I've never had one fail on me, but it wouldn't surprise me. I believe mine came with a Samsung drive inside, but I swapped it for a WD after the enclosure fell off a table while the drive was running and killed it altogether.
A while back Future Shop had a 500 GB LaCie drive on sale for $100, which is a much better deal on a much better brand. These days they're usually on for $120 I think, $140 or something for 1 TB. Keep your eyes open, they have pretty good sales from time to time. The ComStars are always on sale, which may tell you something.
To the other posters: remember we're talking Canadian dollars here.
Ah, clicked that second link you provided. That's a pretty decent price, but wait until it's on sale and you'll save another $10-$20.
A while back Future Shop had a 500 GB LaCie drive on sale for $100, which is a much better deal on a much better brand. These days they're usually on for $120 I think, $140 or something for 1 TB. Keep your eyes open, they have pretty good sales from time to time. The ComStars are always on sale, which may tell you something.
To the other posters: remember we're talking Canadian dollars here.
Ah, clicked that second link you provided. That's a pretty decent price, but wait until it's on sale and you'll save another $10-$20.