browsing for accessories.

well tomarrow im thinking about picking up some items.
i was thinking of picking up a external harddrive, a laptop sleve, or maybe a wireless keybaord/mice and a vga cable.

now has anyone been to the liquidation sales and tell me if they have well low prices (better than bestbuys/others) just so i know what im walking into, plan on going at 1:00 pm tomarrow.

and also which external drive is better, i know the maxton has more memory, but which is better? i plan on using this for gamefiles, ect and just for extra memory.

link here: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?Lprice=25&Hprice=49.99&Nav=|c:136|&Sort=0&Recs=10

if theres a better one out there at RETAIL stores, tell me pls

thnx- fud

 

if you look at slickdeals.net... u'd see that Office Depot(or some stores) have 500GB external HDD on clearance for $30-$50... YMMV

 

link to it? id also like it to look well (nice design) because no one really wants a crappy ugly one do they? also if you find anymore deals that i cant wanna post back here if you have the time looking for nice sleek black(silver, white) and 250gb (usb 2.0)

 

eg
http://slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=354428&t=1135369

http://slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=354428&t=1134807

http://slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=354428&t=1132007

a lot of their cheap stuff is YMMV and great bargains(eg $30 for external 500GB on clearance), while their normal posts of good deals are also good($100 for a 1.5TB internal HDD)..... u just have to spend more time there if you want to save money ....

 

all of those deals were done, im on officedepot.com, and i cant find any lower, thansk though. i think ima just have to stick witht he maxtor.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Hammer-HP1100...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1232298497&sr=1-1

I bought the drive, linked above.

I HIGHLY recommend drives powered by USB. Otherwise you need an outlet.

Some of the popular ones are below:
Sandisk Firelite
WD Passport
Simple Tech Signature Mini

Good prices for drives, like these:
500 GB - $107 to $134
320 GB - $90
250 GB - $70-$80

No local store will be cheaper than online stores (even with mail-in-rebates that take months to receive the money) like www.buy.com, www.amazon.com or www.newegg.com.

If you need to buy locally, and like paying sales tax:
www.salescircular.com (local store ads)
www.shoplocal.com (local store ads and online stores)

 

USB powered drives only work if you have got one.
I've got 3 external drives on a USB hub (powered)
I think powered drives may give you a better perfomrance too, but:
Runnig games of a USB drive will possibly be slow (depending on the game)

 

im looking to save halo2 vista(possibly) and deffiently battlefield 2, and the rest for more space. and my top budget it 60$ for 250 would that be possible? i think i might go to tigerdirect today and take a look at the maxtor dirve, if not im taking up your offers

 

I suppose 60 Dollars for 250GB may be possible...

About the games - I don't play them.
If they use a lot of HDD access - then it'll run badly - if no, then you should be in the clear.

But an external HDD is definitely good storage area.

(I've got something liek 1,75TB (actual 1600 odd GB))

 

, k thanks so ill go witht he maxton since those office depot deals are over, and since tigerdirect store is right near me