Buy.com today has lowered the cost of the Iomega eGo Helium Portable 34709 500GB Hard Drive (model no. 34709) by $50, which results in its $109.99 list price becoming the new $59.99 sale price, and makes it the best cost around for this particular hard drive anywhere else. With this device users get maximum transfer speeds up to 60MBps, an 8MB buffer, plug-and-play support, and a three year standard warranty. FREE shipping is included as well and sales tax applies for residents of New York and California.

Also available from Buy.com is the Verbatim 1TB Acclaim USB Portable Hard Drive, which has dropped from $263.98 down to $144.99 and also includes FREE shipping. BHphotovideo.com has the Western Digital 500GB MY Passport Elite Portable USB Drive with FREE WD My Passport Essential Hard Case on sale for only $84, and has FREE ground delivery included. Lastly, Tigerdirect.com has lowered the cost of the Iomega Select 320GB Portable Hard Drive to $54.99, and has shipping rates starting at $4.79.