I have a question about an external hard drive

[tails]

Do you recommend a specific brand?

Western Digital and Seagate are good.

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[HaloHalo]

Western Digital and Seagate are good.

My dad has 2 WD 500GB's and they slip into his pocket like an iPhone. I considering it a 500GB USB Drive.

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SDD Hard Drives are better, right?  Like faster to access and stuff?

[HaloHalo]

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[Cyanian]

Solid State Drives are quiet due to the fact that actually have no moving parts, and they are more efficient.

They are just extremely expensive right now.

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Solid State Drives are quiet due to the fact that actually have no moving parts, and they are more efficient.

They are just extremely expensive right now.

If I spend ~ $100 is that enough for a decent 250GB one?

[Marcem]

If I spend ~ $100 is that enough for a decent 250GB one?

Nope.  Maybe for a smaller one, but not 250gb.  About 40gb would be what to expect.

[Bisjac]

250 gigs seems small for 50 bucks.
for 100 i got a 1T

[Jubel]

Jesus christ, guys, I don't need that much room on my computer, what the hell would you do with so much. D:

My comp has 1079GB of avable memory.

[Otis Da HousKat]

If you're looking for lots of space at a low price, SSD is the way to go. You won't find a 250GB flash memory drive for the same price.

What? No, that's completely wrong. SSDs are very very expensive right now for a similarly sized HDD.

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[Marcem]

250 gigs seems small for 50 bucks.
for 100 i got a 1T

He's talking about SSDs.