http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1937570&Sku=S130-5002%20R&SRCCODE=SHOPPINGDF&CMP=OTC-SHOPPING

please tell me what you think. i'm a technology noob. my old external harddrive broke during one of my moves & i'm looking for a replacement. this is also super small which makes it easier to carry around since i have a laptop

i would also get the 2 year extended replacement plan

i think its also refurbished-- what do you think about that?

thanks in advance!

12/9/2006 1:45:59 PM

not a bad deal...sometimes you can find them cheaper (or buy a laptop hd yourself and put it in its own enclosure)...i wouldn't bother with the service plan unless you abuse (or anticipate abusing) your equipment...seagate's pretty solid and i would ASSUME (though don't know) that it's covered for 5 years like their other drives

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12/9/2006 1:54:05 PM

lot cheaper here
http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/cat/Storage/ExternalHardDrives/category.asp

12/9/2006 2:05:14 PM

this may be a dumb question but will any external hd work with a mac?

the replacement plan is for peace of mind. i had an external harddrive and a laptop hd crap out on me witin 6 months of each other-- both devices were less than 3-4 years old

i don't abuse my stuff so i'm not sure what happened

12/9/2006 6:02:29 PM

As long as you have the correct port - FireWire or USB2, it will work.

12/10/2006 9:43:09 AM

not bad, but there were much better on black Friday just a week and some ago, got a 250 gig for $70....

Seagate has really good warranty coverage

12/11/2006 8:32:03 AM

On Black Friday, Circuit City had a 250 GB external for $40 after rebates, too bad I slept in that day or I might have picked one up.

12/11/2006 10:03:38 AM