Another comp-tard asking about external hard drives

[ottsville]

I'd been thinking about getting an external drive to run my music files off of, back up my other files too, and just use for general storage. So i'm in Staples this morning and they've got a Western Digital 250Gig external drive for $90 after rebates. Seems like a good deal, so I pick one up.

Before I crack the box open though, I was wondering if anybody has any thoughts on WD drives - did I get a good deal, or will I regret this? Any experience with them? Recommendations for using an external drive/ moving things/backing up?

Thanks!