Also available is the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini 320GB 2.5" USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, model no. M903203OTA3E1, for $107.99 ($0.34/GB) with free shipping after coupon code "8MAJTZLA9L" at Circuit City.]]> dealnews.com Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:05:05 +0100 http://dealnews.com/242414.html http://dealnews.com/Western-Digital-My-Passport-250-GB-USB-2-0-Portable-External-Hard-Drive-for-96-free-shipping/242270.html Buy.com offers the Western Digital My Passport Essential 250GB USB 2.0 Portable 2.5" External Hard Drive in Orange, model no. WDMENG2500TN, for $95.99 with free shipping. That's $29 less than our mention of the Intense Blue edition of the same drive earlier this month, and the lowest total price we could find for this color by $15. This 3.7-oz. unit contains a 2.5" drive that runs at 5400 rpm and has a 2MB cache.]]> dealnews.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:04:04 +0100 http://dealnews.com/242270.html http://dealnews.com/Verbatim-500-GB-USB-2-0-External-Hard-Drive-for-79-free-shipping/242261.html Buy.com offers the Verbatim 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. 96570, for $79.49. With free shipping, it's one of the cheapest 500GB external drives we've seen without rebate hassles. This hard drive runs at 7200 rpm.]]> dealnews.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:25:04 +0100 http://dealnews.com/242261.html http://dealnews.com/Simple-Tech-Portable-2-5-250-GB-External-USB-2-0-Hard-Drive-for-80-free-shipping/242242.html Amazon.com cut its price on the SimpleTech 250GB Portable 2.5" USB 2.0 External Hard Drive in Sapphire Blue, model no. SP-U25/250L, to $79.99. With free shipping, it's $10 off our mention from three weeks ago and the lowest total price we've seen. This 5400 rpm drive features an 8MB cache.]]> dealnews.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:04:04 +0100 http://dealnews.com/242242.html http://dealnews.com/Cavalry-1-TB-USB-2-0-External-Hard-Drive-for-150-after-rebate-free-shipping/242161.html Buy.com offers the Cavalry 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. CADB001U32, for $169.99. This $20 mail-in rebate chops it to $149.99. With free shipping, that's $10 under our mention from four days ago and one of the lowest total prices we've ever seen for a terabyte of storage. This device has two 500GB hard drives that can be seen as separate drives or one large drive. Rebate ends July 30.]]> dealnews.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:17:04 +0100 http://dealnews.com/242161.html http://dealnews.com/Maxtor-One-Touch-1-TB-Fire-Wire-USB-2-0-External-Hard-Drive-for-150-10-s-h/242122.html The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB FireWire/USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. STM310004OTA3E5-RK, costs $149.99 at ZipZoomFly.com. With about $10 for shipping, that's $33 under our mention from over two weeks ago and the lowest total price we've seen. This drive features a 16MB cache, 7200 rpm spindle speed, and both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connectivity.]]> dealnews.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:06 +0100 http://dealnews.com/242122.html http://dealnews.com/Buffalo-Technology-Drive-Station-400-GB-USB-2-0-External-Hard-Drive-for-60-8-s-h/242093.html Fry's Electronics offers the Buffalo Technology DriveStation 400GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. HD-HB400U2, for $59.99. With about $8 for shipping, that's one of the best total prices we've seen for any drive of this capacity, especially without rebate hassles. It runs at 7200 rpm.]]> dealnews.com Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:12:05 +0100 http://dealnews.com/242093.html http://dealnews.com/Western-Digital-My-Book-Essential-II-500-GB-USB-2-0-External-Hard-Drive-for-90-free-shipping/242014.html newegg.com offers the Western Digital My Book Essential II 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. WDH1U5000N, for $89.99 with free shipping. That's $6 under last week's mention and the lowest total price we've seen without rebate hassles. It runs at 7200 rpm and features an 8MB cache.]]> dealnews.com Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:11:04 +0100 http://dealnews.com/242014.html http://dealnews.com/Cavalry-500-GB-USB-2-0-External-Hard-Drive-for-80-free-shipping/241732.html Buy.com still offers the Cavalry 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. CAUE37500, for $79.99. With free shipping, that's tied with last month's mention as one of the lowest total prices we've seen for a 500GB external hard drive. It features an 8MB cache and runs at 7200 rpm.]]> dealnews.com Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:45:05 +0100 http://dealnews.com/241732.html http://dealnews.com/Hammer-Storage-More-Space-1-TB-USB-2-0-External-Hard-Drive-for-160-after-rebate-free-shipping/241681.html newegg.com offers the Hammer Storage MoreSpace 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. HU1100-1000, for $179.99. This $20 mail-in rebate chops the net price to $159.99. With free shipping, it's the lowest total price we could find by $5. Rebate ends July 31.]]> dealnews.com Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:15:05 +0100 http://dealnews.com/241681.html http://dealnews.com/Seagate-Free-Agent-Go-250-GB-USB-2-0-Portable-External-Hard-Drive-for-80-7-s-h/241602.html ZipZoomfly.com offers the Seagate FreeAgent Go 2.5" 250GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, model no. ST902503FGA1E1-RK, for $79.99. With $7.28 for shipping, that's $3 under our May mention and the lowest total price we could find by $17. This drive runs at 5400 rpm and has a 2MB cache. A 5-year warranty applies.]]> dealnews.com Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:33:04 +0100 http://dealnews.com/241602.html http://dealnews.com/Western-Digital-1-TB-My-Book-USB-2-0-RAID-External-Hard-Drive-for-230-free-shipping/241523.html Buy.com offers the Western Digital 1TB My Book Mirror Edition II USB 2.0 RAID External Hard Drive, model no. WDH2U10000N, for $229.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by just under a buck. This drive comes from the factory configured as RAID 1 (mirroring) with automatic data protection for a total capacity of 500GB. It may be re-configured for RAID 0 (striping) for faster performance and use the full 1TB capacity. Automatic backup software is included.]]> dealnews.com Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:47:05 +0100 http://dealnews.com/241523.html http://dealnews.com/500-GB-External-Hard-Drive-Roundup-Fantom-Cavalry-from-65-after-rebate-free-shipping/241495.html Below we've rounded up a number of external hard drives at Buy.com, all at the lowest total prices we could find. Each also includes free shipping. Rebates end July 31. The deals:

• Refurbished Fantom Titanium-II 500GB USB 2.0 (pictured) for $64.99 after $20 rebate ($0.13/GB)
• Cavalry 500GB USB 2.0 for $75.99 after $20 rebate ($0.15/GB)
• Cavalry 500GB eSATA / USB 2.0 for $89.99 after $15 rebate ($0.18/GB)