There is no such thing as a 1TB external drive with a single drive inside for under $250 right now.

There are, however, several 1TB external drives that internally harbor two 500GB drives. This may be where fishbone's misconception has arisen.

I, for one, will build a 8TB multimedia server next week using twelve 750GB drives in a RAID5 configuration. 750GB drives at approx. $150 each are the "sweet spot" right now.

Currently the following manufacturers lineup of 1TB HDD's use the following combination of platters and density.

Samsung 3x 334GB, Seagate 4x 250GB, WD 4x 250GB, Hitachi 5x 200GB.

Please apply facts, then redo the math.

BTW, the WD "Green Power" 1TB drive is 5400rpm and NOT 7200rpm as most resellers still claim. WD has changed their description, but most customers dont realise this as it is advertised as 7200rpm or 5400-7200rpm.

Andy

It's time 1TB drives fall under $250 in comparison to 750GB. Heck at the moment it's cheaper to buy a 1TB single drive external case and gut it than an internal....