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Originally posted by skullfunk
I agree. It is much more cost-effective to purchase an enclosure and put in your own hard drive. Additionally, this allows you to upgrade the external hard drive as technology advances and prices drop.
The only caveat: purchase a quality enclosure. My friend lost his data when he went cheap (on the other hand, my bottom-of-the-line enclosure keeps chugging along).
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I too agree. I did this--bought a drive when it was on sale for some crazy cheap price, dropped $30 for an enclosure, and got an external drive for less than half of what I would have paid for it normally. Its a good route to go. Just make sure you get a decent enclosure. Mine is all aluminum--good because it helps shed the heat of the drive.