My wishlist just got bigger
Mother’s day is mere days away. If your home works like mine, that means two things. First, if you haven’t gotten Mom that Perfect Gift you’re probably in a heap of trouble. Second, someone has probably realized that Father’s Day is looming as well.
While I wouldn’t be so bold as to try to speak for all fathers, I can give you a good idea what the average computer-geek who happens to have kids will be drooling over.
Buy.com has a list of weekly deals that would make anyone drool.
The item that got me salivating all over everything is this Western Digital 1TB MyBook Essential USB 2.0 External Hard Drive. We’re talking ONE TERABYTE, here. That’s 1024 Gigabytes. I was feeling really proud of myself when I got my first 80 Gigabyte hard drive. This monster would hold twelve full backups of that drive!
A really special feature is the fact that it connects through a USB 2.0 port. No need to go tearing your machine apart to install it. Another really cool feature is the way it’s designed to look like a book. You could put this thing on a bookshelf and people would have to loom twice to realize it isn’t a book. The effect is even better if you put two of them next to each other on a shelf.
I’ve been tinkering with computers since the days when Radio Shack was selling the 
TRS-80 Model 1 and the machine I’m using at the moment is one I built out of pieces and parts I picked up here and there. I’ve gone through my fair share of hard drives (starting back in the days when 640 Megabytes was considered a lot!) and I can tell you honestly, I wouldn’t spend money on one that didn’t say Western Digital on it. I’ve never had one fail me.
The best feature of this Western Digital 1 TB external drive has got to be the price: $209.99 with Free Shipping. It doesn’t seem that long ago that one-terabyte drives were science fiction or, at the least, priced so that only the U.S. Government could afford them.
Given the situation with recent car repairs and what-not, I’d be really surprised if I were to see one of these on Father’s Day but, hey, a man can dream, right?
It’s bad when you can remember the days of the Radio Shack model TRS-80 Model 1 lol.
This Western Digital 1TB MyBook Essential USB 2.0 External Hard Drive is one bad boy!! My nephew would freak out over this thing! He’s not a father yet, but he would probably try to be one soon if he thought he could get a deal like this out of it - HA!
I’m a mom, but I don’t think my 17 year old can afford this yet… by the time he can afford to get me more than a candle for mother’s day, the size of this thing will triple.
But really, what a deal and a great price to boot!
Christine
This really socking news. I like it. Also the price is not so high. Thanks for your information.
My wife is very good about not assuming I will remember her important day. Two hanging baskets of flowers and a pedicure appointment later and I should be good for another year! I think Father’s Day is overrated. Let’s just have mom’s day once a month.