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Comments on: Store 160GB of stuff with Maxtor OneTouch III Mini, $49.99 shipped

Newegg has a great deal on a portable, USB-powered hard drive. It includes backup software and other handy utilities.

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by padraigh526 June 12, 2008 8:40 AM PDT

And what's really cool about Maxtor/Seagate is that, when the drive fails, they will conveniently connect you with their data recovery group, which will recover your data for only 10X the cost of the drive itself!

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by rickbroida June 12, 2008 10:47 AM PDT: I do wish the company offered a warranty longer than one year (what happened to three years?), but data recovery is a service like any other. All the more reason to make regular backups.; Like this

by ktappe June 13, 2008 7:51 AM PDT

This actually isn't that good a deal. These days you can get a 500Gb external drive for $99 at the occasional sale at OfficeMax or Staples. Be on the lookout for those.

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by rickbroida June 13, 2008 8:58 AM PDT: In terms of price-per-megabyte, you're right. But for a compact, portable drive, this is about as good as it gets.; Like this


by lipshitsr June 13, 2008 10:18 AM PDT: I just got SimpleTech's 500GB drive for $99 at BJ's Wholesale club.; Like this Reply to this comment

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