Western Digital External Hard Drive Review 250



I’m looking for an external Hard Drive but i’m not sure which brand to buy from? (any techies out there?)?

I’ve heard and read a good lot of mixed reviews about some of the “popular” mainstream brands like Western Digital and Seagate. I’m aware that a few bad reviews don’t represent a majority but i just want to know if what i’m buying into is a good deal.

I don’t need a TB or anything. Or even 500 gigs. I need about 250 to keep a backup on my music (which consists at about 20 gigs at the most at any time) basic computer files, and a few *ahem* movies…

any recommendations?
If you could, this person is in the same predicament

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/answer;_ylt=AqlCy2ssy17VlqWburxhyVIazKIX;_ylv=3

correction on the link

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvzIuN0Gctm5PTxl3Up2hFtq7hR.;_ylv=3?qid=20090416104110AAcmXSu

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