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Question

HELP!!-CHOOSING BEST EXTERNAL HD

Nov 6, 2011 9:09AM PST

Need help choosing best compatible 500GB/2.5/external hard drive for my Dell Inspiron E1505 running Windows Vista.
Please keep it under 90.00USD?? Thanks!!
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Best?
Nov 6, 2011 9:39PM PST

Seagate. Price? Newegg.com and Tigerdirect.com are good places to start.

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The "best external drive" would be ...
Nov 12, 2011 10:43AM PST

one with either eSata or Firewire connection rather than USB as they tend to become corrupted far less often.

The Dell Inspiron E1505 has a Firewire input/output conn3ection and an express card slot that you could use for an eSata connection.

If by "best" you simply mean the most for the money you might consider DiskGO USB drives such as this 500 GB drive for $80