Any recommendations of retailers with decent prices on external HDs these days?
pricewatch.com
newegg.com
Buy the drive and the enclosure separately. You'll save a ton of money.
Like John said buying the enclosure and drive seperatly is cheaper. I own 2 external enclosures. One made by Bafo, works fine but the fan is extremly noisy. The second enclosure was made by I/O Magic and is very quiet and is overall a much nicer product.
Joe