Storage Deals, Sales, and News

NewEgg.com has the Cavalry 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $119.99 after a $32 mail-in rebate. With about $7 for shipping, it's the cheapest price we could find for this drive, though it was a bit less last month. Rebate ends April 21.

Buy.com has two 100 packs of Imation CDR media plus 2 Sharpie Mini Permanent Markers for $29.95. With free shipping, we couldn't find a similar deal for less. That's less than 15 cents for CD, not counting the free markers.

NewEgg.com has the Samsung 18X Internal SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe technology for $31.99. Add about $5 for shipping. LightScribe allows you to write text directly on to the CD using specially encoded media.

In case you haven't noticed, we've seen a lot of price drops for hard drives this week. Buy.com has the Seagate 8GB USB 2.0 Pocket Drive for $39.99 with free shipping. The drive has a transfer rate up to 480MB per second, a password protection feature, and a retractable USB cable. Deal ends April 8.

Buy.com again has the Fantom Titanium-II 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, this time for $119.95 after a $20 mail-in rebate. With free shipping, that's $10 off our last mention and the lowest price we've seen for an external hard drive of this capacity. Deal ends April 8.

Buy.com has the Sandisk 2GB MicroSD memory card for $24.97. With free shipping, it's the lowest price we've seen for a MicroSD card of this capacity. These cards work with several types of mobile phones and can work with a regular SD card reader with an adapter. Deal ends April 8.

XpcGear.com has the Mediagate 250GB network hard drive enclosure with media support for $205.99. With about $12 for shipping, we couldn't find a similar item for less. This item combines several functions into one box. It acts as an external hard drive, connecting via a network port on a router or with a USB cable. It also can connect directly to a TV or stereo system and play just about any media format including MP3, OGG, AVI, and JPG. This means that you can use it as a media player without the need for turning on your computer. A remote is also included.

OnSale.com has the US Modular 8GB USB QuikDrive for $57.99. With about $5 for shipping, we couldn't find this particular flash drive for less. It features a transfer rate of up to 8MB per second and a 10 year warranty.

Buy.com has the Connect3D 4GB Secure Digital memory card for $29.99 with free shipping. It's one of the lowest priced 4GB cards we've seen without rebates. Note: This item can not be returned for a refund, so verify that it will work with your device before purchasing. Some devices do not support higher-capacity memory cards.

Buy.com has the Maxtor OneTouch 300GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $99.95. With free shipping, it's the lowest-priced Maxtor external hard drive of this capacity that we could find. The OneTouch feature claims that you can press one button to perform a backup onto the drive.

Buy.com has the Verbatim 16X 100-pack DVD-R Media for $17.95 with free shipping. This price is after a $13 mail-in rebate. That's $2 off our last mention and one of the best deals we've seen for DVD media. Rebate ends March 31.

Buy.com has the Cavalry 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $119.95 after a $25 mail-in rebate. With free shipping, it's the cheapest 500GB hard drive we've ever seen. The Cavalry enclosure includes a Western Digital hard drive which has a 16MB cache. Deal ends April 1.

Newegg.com has the A-Data Value 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $119.99. With about $5 for shipping, it's the cheapest 16GB flash drive we've seen. If you're trying to justify the cost of a flash drive compared with an external hard drive, there are several advantages to flash drives including less power consumption, smaller size, and the lack of moving parts.

Newegg.com has the openbox Seagate Barracuda 750GB Internal Hard Drive for $241.99. With about $6 for shipping, it's the cheapest 750GB drive we've ever seen. Although this drive is advertised as an openboxed model, it still carries the usual 5-year manufacturer's warranty.

Buy.com has the Fantom Titanium-II 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $129.95 after a $20 mail-in rebate. With free shipping, it's the lowest price we've seen for an external hard drive of this capacity. Deal ends March 25.

Buy.com has the Fantom Drives G-Force 1TB USB 2.0 Hard Drive for $329.95. A $30 rebate cuts the cost to $299.95. With free shipping, it's the lowest deal we've ever seen for a 1 terrabyte drive. It runs at 7200RPM and comes in an aluminum enclosure. Deal ends March 25.

Newegg.com has the Western Digital Scorpio 160GB Notebook Hard Drive for $104.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest price we've ever seen for an internal 160GB laptop drive. This drive runs at 5400RPM.

Buy.com has the SimpleTech 4GB USB 2.0 Mini Hard Drive for $19.95. With free shipping, it's one of the cheapest 4GB hard drives without rebates. This drive has a retractable USB cable and runs at 4200RPM. It's important to realize that some mini hard drives, like this one, are designed like traditional hard drives. It's still a very portable item, but is not a flash memory-based drive.

Buy.com has the Transcend 2GB MicroSD memory card for $32.95. With free shipping, that's about $6 less than the card we mentioned last week and the lowest price we've ever seen for a 2GB MicroSD card. Deal ends March 18.

Buy.com has the Kingston TravelLite Memory Card Reader bundled with a Kingston 2GB Secure Digital Card for $14.95 after a $14 mail-in rebate. With free shipping, this is one of the best deals we've seen, especially since 2GB SD cards cost around this price. Rebate ends March 17.