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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 7:52 pm
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Originally Posted by cordelli
Given how cheap some external drives are now, this seems like way too much work to even try to get these working.
Agreed. Searching for the word external at http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/ finds a 2TB USB3 external drive for $70 and $80...that should last you for awhile.

Lesser capacity drives include 750GB for $49 and 500GB for $35.
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