Thanks for your input. I will check out those sites and file your information away for future reference. If I think of any more questions, I'll send them your way. I would rather ask questions rather than jump out there and get in over my head. heh heh heh! Have a great day! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] external hard drives
> Hi Tammy, > > I checked out the web site you sent along, and, quite frankly, the prices > seem a bit high, in my opinion. > > If I were you, I would check out Staples, and Best Buy, as I believe they > are much lower in terms of pricing. > > I saw many drives there for over 175, and even one that was selling at > 159, > which I know is going for 129 here in Canada at Best Buy. > > Another web site that was suggested was Buy.com, which is another great > source for items of this nature. There was a sale on Terabyte drives for > just under 175 last week. > > Just something you might want to consider. > > One point I'd like to point out, is that if you go to the larger chain > stores like best buy and staples, they get their items at bulk discounts, > something smaller stores aren't able to do, so their prices are usually > much > cheaper. > > I would also like to point out that you can also get an internal hard > drive > at a lower price, then purchase a hard drive enclosure for around 22 to 30 > dollars, which you then take apart, then place your internal drive inside > it, and voila, it becomes an external drive. > > As you may or may not know, internal drives are usually cheaper than > external drives, and they're pretty easy to assemble now a days. > > You should also be prepared to format the drive before you use it, unless > the ad specifically says that it's plug and play and ready for use as soon > as you plug it in. > > This may or may not affect the pricing, depending on where you buy it. > > Let me know if you have any other questions. > > Victor > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
