external hdd seems too cheap

[sionharris]

just found this 250gb usb drive for £60 (US$120) but i'm very suspicious about the price. i have ordered from this website before and had mediocre products for incredibly cheap prices.

http://www.cd-rmedia.co.uk/Freecom-Classic-SL-250Gb-USB-2.0-External-Hard-Drive-pr-21163.html

so does anyone know anything about freecom products? do they have a poor reputation or is this some sort of loss-leader?

any comments appreciated, thanks

 

[yippy]

I would say that price is perfectly reasonable for an external drive. Considering I just picked up a 250Gb internal drive for $70 from Circuit City that price for an external is just about right.

 

[OllyW]

Sounds about right to me. PC World do a similar Freecom drive for £59 and have a 320GB Maxtor USB external for £75 if you want something a bit bigger.

 

[sionharris]

strange. i researched this a few weeks ago and concluded that i should be paying roughly double that.

but then i was looking at lacie hard drives....

 

[Airforce]

strange. i researched this a few weeks ago and concluded that i should be paying roughly double that.

but then i was looking at lacie hard drives....

Lacie drives are overpriced.

Just get a drive + an enclosure. Takes a few minutes to pop the drive in.

 

[steamboat26]

If it makes you feel any better, i paid $120 for a 250 GB Lacie external HD.

 

[Mernak]

Yeah, I got a 250GB LaCie for 100$ plus shipping. And I have seen other good drives for cheaper.