Looking for extra storage

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Looking for a 2TB hard drive or external just to store some extra stuff. The 2TB option seems cheaper than 2 1TB drives. Is an external a better idea?

I was thinking this hitachi drive:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145276

So my questions would be:
1) go external or internal 2TB?
2) what would be the cheapest, most reliable option for a 2TB drive?
3) Should I wait it out a bit to let prices drop or would now be a good time to buy? I am not in any hurry and could wait 4-5 months.
 
2tb drives are more expensive up front, but one drive will use less power than two. I think Hitachi has some drives in the $160 range, the WD Greens are at around $190 and are probably the best drive overall.

Your call on internal vs. external. I'd go internal if you are copying large amounts of data unless you run it as e-SATA. External is fine for smaller files if you run it on USB.

See my sig for a link to all the drives out there now.
 
Reguarding HD for storage in general, I would suggest that you get a hard drive that is big enough to take care of your storage needs now. If you need 2TB, get a 2TB drive, but if you only need 1TB, think about getting a 1TB or a 1.5TB at most and when you are almost ready filling it up, than look at the market. Prices go down, and right now the 1TB is at a sweet spot, 1.5TB are almost there, and 2TB are almost a premium. Figure out how much you are downloading, and how long it will take you to fill up a TB. If it is 6+ months or more, I suggest you wait and grab another drive later when 2TB drives might be at >$0.08/gig.
 
I would be able to fill up the 2TB pretty quick. From what I am gathering I should wait since 2TB are due to go down in price. Also I would prefer not green ones as I do not care too much about the power consumption. But the point about 1 drive taking less than 2 makes sense and I will definitely keep watching 2TB prices.

Edit: Frostbite, with that hitachi one, that is pretty close to .08 per gig.
 
The best site to monitor hard drive prices is here, it was made by a member of [H]ard and does a great job to show you what is cheapest, or best prices etc.
Check it out and keep it bookmarked. :D
 
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