You can get a Seagate 2TB Hard drive at Target for under $150. http://www.target.com/p/Seagate-GoFlex-2TB-Desk-External-Hard-Drive-Black-STAC2000100/-/A-13317823 2TB is way more than enough for most people. You can get a 500 Gigabyte HD for $90: http://www.target.com/p/Western-Digital-My-Passport-500GB-USB-3-0-Portable-Hard-Drive-Black-WDBACY5000ABK-NESN/-/A-13675845
re: “You can get a Seagate 2TB Hard drive at Target for under $150.”
Is there such a thing as using a firewire with these to speed up the backup process or are they all just USB?