Daily gear deal – Rosewill portable DVD drive for $60 + free bonus

by Scott Carmichael on

So, you got yourself one of those shiny new Netbook computers, but you are only now beginning to realize that the lack of a built in DVD drive is a bit of a pain?

Then this Rosewill portable DVD drive may be just what you need to become happy again with your purchase.

The unit is powered off the USB port on your computer, so you won’t have to drag a power brick along with you. The drive can read and write to DVD discs which means you can use it to watch a movie, or to burn a backup of stuff to a recordable CD or DVD.

Included in the box is the USB cable and a version of the NERO CD/DVD recording suite.

If you purchase by April 30th, you’ll even get a 4GB USB memory stick thrown into the deal for free as well as free shipping.

Daily deal – Western Digital 320GB external drive for $115

by Scott Carmichael on

My daily deal for today is the Western Digital “My Passport Essential” portable hard drive. With a whopping 320GB of storage, you’ll have enough space to make full backups of your laptop, and room to carry along most of your music and video collection.

This external drive does not require a power supply, as it can run off the power delivered by the USB port on your laptop. 320GB is enough for almost 80,000 MP3 files, or around 50 compressed movies.

By carrying an external drive, you can also create a safe place to store sensitive documents, especially if you add an encryption program like Truecrypt to the drive.

The Western Digital 320GB My Passport Essential is currently on sale at Newegg.com for just $114.99, with free 3-day shipping. The only downside to this deal, is that the price only applies to the RED drive.

If 320GB is a little too much for you, then you can opt for a 160GB version for $79.99, or this 250GB version for $99.99.