# Who makes a good external HD

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**Created:** [October 15, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-makes-a-good-external-hd/74871 "2009-10-15T06:20:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-makes-a-good-external-hd/74871/1 "2009-10-15T06:20:38Z")

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OK, so I have finally decided to spend up to $100 on an external HD.  
My 9 year old PC is bound to fail sooner or later.

I was going to buy an internal 1TB drive and get a free docking station.  
for ~$80

Would I be better off just buying a regular external drive?

I would also do not have USB 2.0 🙂  
That’s another $15 for a USB 2.0 PCI Card.

Any recommendations?

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**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-makes-a-good-external-hd/74871/2 "2009-10-15T09:45:13Z")

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Upgrade the computer first…

I personally however like the Seagate Freeagent Go external drives. They are a bit bigger than a wallet, so they travel nicely. If it doesn’t come with it, grab the docking station as well.

[http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=seagate+freeagent+go&x=0&y=0](http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=seagate+freeagent+go&x=0&y=0)

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-makes-a-good-external-hd/74871/3 "2009-10-15T10:30:51Z")

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You won’t get a better deal than this.

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I assume that’s what you were talking about.

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**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-makes-a-good-external-hd/74871/4 "2009-10-15T10:50:24Z")

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That is what I was talking about, but I did not know there was an additional 10% off.  
🙂