BuyDig.com offers the Toshiba Canvio 500GB USB 2.0 Portable 2.5″ External Hard Drive for Mac in Infinite White, model no. E05A050MAU2XW, or Silver, model no. E05A050MAU2XY, for $49 with free shipping ($0.10/GB). That’s tied with our mention from a month ago, the lowest total price we could find by $24, and among the least expensive 500GB portable hard drives we’ve ever seen. (We saw an Iomega model for $40 on Thanksgiving day; it lasted less than an hour.)
Sales tax is added where applicable. This 5400 rpm drive features an 8MB cache. It’s listed as for Mac, but can be formatted for PCs. Upgrade to the 750GB version in White or Silver for $79 ($0.11/GB) or the 1TB version in Silver for $99 ($0.10/GB), both with free shipping. Each is a significant price low.
