External Hard drive

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I finally got some money now, and I really want to an external hard drive. I want one that is at least 200GB, I found a Western Digital 250GB hard drive for $150. Here's the link http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1153997294349

I was wondering, is this a decent hard drive? Can some explain what these mean too:

- 8MB cache buffer

- 7200 rpm for fast read/write times

- 8.9 ms average seek time (read)

Thanks.

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ive got two western digital external drives and have been very happy with them. no problems thus far. :)

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Thanks. I'll probably get that one then.

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i got two externals,thinking a 250 gig exteranal and 2 inner harddrives would be enough for a long long time

had to end up getting a 500 gigger.

got a Western Digital,seems pretty damn good,would definitely recommend it

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i got two externals,thinking a 250 gig exteranal and 2 inner harddrives would be enough for a long long time

had to end up getting a 500 gigger.

got a Western Digital,seems pretty damn good,would definitely recommend it

Thanks. They seem to be the choice of many people, so I'll go with them. :D I probably won't need a bigger one for a long time. I only want it for art files, and some programs.

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i really knew nothing about the hard drives i was getting at the time,so i just went with a "recommended external hard drive" from the site i was ordering.im sure anything u order will be fine though ;)