For its newsletter subscribers only, Newegg offers the refurbished Western Digital 1TB My Book Essential USB External Hard Drive, model no. WDBAAU0010HBK-NESN, for $59.99. Coupon code "EMCXWXT54" drops it to $52.99. With free shipping, that's $0.05/GB and the lowest total price we've seen for this model. (It's also a current price low for a refurbished unit by $5.) It features a maximum data transfer rate of 480MB/s. Deal ends January 5.

A 90-day warranty applies, but it's unclear who backs it.