electronix wrote:$48.99 with free shipping at Buy.com Says recertified at top of screen, but Condition states it's brand new. So ?

http://www.buy.com/prod/re-certified-c2-500gb-portable/223269687.html

That is a good find!

Looks like they sold out of all the fancy colors. Black is all that's left. Must be a lot of them.

Someone should buy these for their less tech savvy friends and or family so we can move on.

SuperNinja wrote:It doesn't really matter how much space is actually going to be used, what matters is price per gig. The price per gig on this drive is relatively high compared to other similarly sized drives.

What does it matter if you never use all the gigs? Should I buy a 2TB drive to store 10GB because the price per gig was lower? Or should I go with the lower priced drive that fits my needs? I'd go with the "fits my needs" drive in this case rather than wasting money.

And yes, this is a general statement, not relating to the current item being sold...

carpan wrote:Plus they look shiny.

oooooooooooooooooo........shiny!

goldiemcg wrote:What does it matter if you never use all the gigs? Should I buy a 2TB drive to store 10GB because the price per gig was lower? Or should I go with the lower priced drive that fits my needs? I'd go with the "fits my needs" drive in this case rather than wasting money.

And yes, this is a general statement, not relating to the current item being sold...

That is a very good point.

rsmithgi wrote:Not a bad deal. The software alone could easily cost that much.

I wonder how many people on woot would buy that software package alone for $70 if it popped up?

How come there's still 80% of them still for sale and there's only black ones left to buy?

goldiemcg wrote:And yes, this is a general statement, not relating to the current item being sold...

Well, the original post was referring to this woot as being overpriced, *not* a "general statement" that you should always buy more than you need because it will be cheaper.

it is like the "limited edition" cars.
It is limited to how many they can make.

Lots of sales in the states recently affected by the floods and earthquakes.


Or maybe it is just the states where people are awake now?

A neighbor came to me (being the neighborhood computer guy) with his daughter's Macbook, which wouldn't boot. Hard drive had failed, and all her data was lost. He asked, "Wow, how often does that happen?" My answer: "100% of the time".

Conventional hard drives are mechanical devices, which will ALL eventually wear out and fail. Every one of them will. YOURS will fail, and all the data on it will be lost forever. (or you will have to send it to an uber-expensive data recovery shop to maybe recover some of it if you're lucky)

Regardless if this is a good deal or not, EVERYONE should have a backup and recovery strategy. $75 is cheap insurance against guaranteed failure and data loss.

Buy this or something like it if you don't already have a DR strategy. You have been warned.

SuperNinja wrote:Well, the original post was referring to this woot as being overpriced, *not* a "general statement" that you should always buy more than you need because it will be cheaper.

I think he was taking exception to the "what matters is the price per gig" statement, and I would also take exception to that statement.

What matters is the total price for a solution that fits your needs.

ggrote wrote:I think he was taking exception to the "what matters is the price per gig" statement, and I would also take exception to that statement.

What matters is the total price for a solution that fits your needs.

I did say "similarly sized drives", did I not?

Oooh so pretty. COuld decorate my Christmas tree with them.

electronix wrote:$48.99 with free shipping at Buy.com Says recertified at top of screen, but Condition states it's brand new. So ?

http://www.buy.com/prod/re-certified-c2-500gb-portable/223269687.html

Hard to tell from buy.com exactly what you're getting. 3 year warranty here. Warranty not mentioned on buy.com.

SuperNinja wrote:I did say "similarly sized drives", did I not?

You did indeed ... and I caught that ... I was simply following along with the thought process as best I could (which, admittedly, is not well before 8am) ...

And it also seems to me that saying "cost per gig for similarly sized drives" is exactly the same as saying "total cost" ;-)

These aren't terrible for small, compact and higher speed drives, and the included software is an added feature.

Still, 500 GB just doesn't cut it for me, all my desktops routinely backup much closer to a TB of data with system images, programs and data files.

Of course, programs like Crashplan turn any HD into an automated backup solution. It's what I use, highly recommend it!

dbcooper wrote: EVERYONE should have a backup and recovery strategy. $75 is cheap insurance against guaranteed failure and data loss.

Rewritable DVDs are cheaper, readily available, and more stable.

The only thing one should use a "portable" HD for is to transport large datasets (or sets of files) between computers. And I don't mean by that necessarily writing back and forth, but using it as a common "file folder" that you can take with you.

This, too, should be backed up regularly to rewritable DVD.

I'm still baffled by the amount of people comparing portable drives to external drives.

Does anyone actually think before they post these days?

Here is a USB 3.0, 1 Terabyte clickfree drive on Buy.com for comparison:

http://www.buy.com/prod/1tb-c2-3-5-backupdesk-usb-3-0/221775674.html

Of course, it's $30 more...

You can get a 2 TB drive on buy.com for this same price. I don't know why anyone would buy this?

ZenSojourner wrote:Rewritable DVDs are cheaper, readily available, and more stable.

The only thing one should use a "portable" HD for is to transport large datasets (or sets of files) between computers. And I don't mean by that necessarily writing back and forth, but using it as a common "file folder" that you can take with you.

This, too, should be backed up regularly to rewritable DVD.

Wow. Could not disagree more. Isn't convenience worth anything? Your time? Backing up to rewritable DVD is slow and cumbersome.

I've got 27GB in photos alone. No way am I going to manually backup to multiple DVDs repeatedly just to save a little money.

mattaui wrote:These aren't terrible for small, compact and higher speed drives, and the included software is an added feature.

Still, 500 GB just doesn't cut it for me, all my desktops routinely backup much closer to a TB of data with system images, programs and data files.

Of course, programs like Crashplan turn any HD into an automated backup solution. It's what I use, highly recommend it!

I second the Crashplan recommendation. But for brain dead, so simple that your mother can do it backup, this looks pretty good. If you are backing up a laptop, this is likely enough space.

lol @ woot:

Backs up Smart Phone multimedia files – photos, music and videos (for Windows comeputers only)


what are comeputers?

Seventy8 wrote:I'm still baffled by the amount of people comparing portable drives to external drives.

Does anyone actually think before they post these days?

No, this is the internet, thinking is strictly forbidden.

Not about the drive...

When the woot-off comes along, and me trying to get some work done... I have a 'mini window' to see what is wooting.

I know there are many. I use 'mywoot.net'. And it is failing me today.

It keeps switching to telling me that the current item is a sewing machine. Then it switches to the Backup drive. Then back to the sewing machine.

Any suggestions for a newer, better, way to monitor the woot-off in a mini manner?

rsmithgi wrote:Wow. Could not disagree more. Isn't convenience worth anything? Your time? Backing up to rewritable DVD is slow and cumbersome.

I've got 27GB in photos alone. No way am I going to manually backup to multiple DVDs repeatedly just to save a little money.

I agree. However, an incremental or differential backup strategy could be implemented with DVDs that would only require one disc swap per day, depending on your situation.

For people that don't want all that hassle, I usually recommend a 'set and forget' type system, like this one.

ZenSojourner wrote:Rewritable DVDs are cheaper, readily available, and more stable.

The only thing one should use a "portable" HD for is to transport large datasets (or sets of files) between computers. And I don't mean by that necessarily writing back and forth, but using it as a common "file folder" that you can take with you.

This, too, should be backed up regularly to rewritable DVD.

I have to disagree, DVD-R's are not that stable for long term storage. The substrate will break down over time.

mjpoplaw wrote:OUCH! Buy.com has 2TB for the same price... And it includes backup software.

Does it fit in your pocket?
Is it USB powered, or require a power pack?

This fits in your pocket and is USB powered.

Yep, I just walked out of Wal-Mart over the weekend with one of those as well, also only 50 buckaroos, no shipping.
And I grabbed milk and cookies while I was at it.

klacour wrote:Seagate 500GB GoFlex is readily available for $50 free shipping from Amazon... not a real good deal ..

ttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ELOSFK/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_9?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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This is the woot that never ends. . .

Would never buy an external hard drive w/o eSATA connection.

rsmithgi wrote:Most of you are missing the point that this is not just plain external HD. It contains software to automate the backup process. It can also be connected to multiple computers to back them up also.

Not a bad deal. The software alone could easily cost that much.

But what about the Macs among us? We already have a Time Machine in our hands for backup work. Anything this can do to help us out? (Besides being a drive)

apemouse wrote:Crap! "For Windows Comeputers Only". I went the cheap route and only bought a computer.

Thank you! I was hoping someone said something about it...

mhmank wrote:You can get a 2 TB drive on buy.com for this same price. I don't know why anyone would buy this?

I agree that this drive is overpriced, even for portable drives, but the 2TB drives aren't a good comparison. The 2TB drives you're referring to aren't portable. They're larger and you have to plug them into an outlet instead of just being powered by USB.

Not wasting my time...

goldiemcg wrote:What does it matter if you never use all the gigs? Should I buy a 2TB drive to store 10GB because the price per gig was lower? Or should I go with the lower priced drive that fits my needs? I'd go with the "fits my needs" drive in this case rather than wasting money.

And yes, this is a general statement, not relating to the current item being sold...

Your assumption is that today is the end of your evolving computer use. Your operating system never gets updated. You never take another picture. You don't like any more or different or old songs you haven't downloaded yet. Your Word processor doesn't need updated. God forbid, they don't ever update Adobe Flash again, or Java. The current browser isn't ever going to need improving.

So, how does that IBM PC-AT do loading Internet Explorer, anyway?