Computer Question: Why is This Hard Drive So Cheap?

 

The following is a computer question I was sent by ‘AlainAiso’ who wrote with a question about why a new hard drive they bought was so cheap and whether this was because there was a problem with the drive.  Click the player below to listen to this computer question and my Plain English answer:

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“Question about my external Hard drivers

I just Bought an external hard drive in Wal-Mart now I am worry about why the price was that low also I worry about companies  who did the hard drive…

The hard drive is 1500GB and cost me only 98$ Canadian. To copy a file from to this  it takes about 35 seconds. It seems quite fast right? If so why was the price that low?

I guess it should be something due to the material this mean the material won’t work after an period of 6 months?

Please tell me if it is possible that an hard drive only ‘live’ few months before expire en then lose all files”.

Listen to my answer to this computer question below, where I not only explain why a pretty big hard drive is so inexpensive, why it won’t seem like a big drive for long, and help you understand this in context, as well as give you some advice on not making a common mistake when buying an external hard drive:

 

 

 

Posted by Worth Godwin Computer Training on Jul 21, 2011 in Audio Computer Training, Computer Basics, Computer Question, Computer Questions Answers, Computer Terminology | 0 comments

 

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