Best cheap NAS/UPnP drive for MPB - APX - PS3?

looking to get a NAS drive to hook up to the APX that the PS3 could then see...Any advice on a good cheaper 1Tb drive?
thanks

I'm using a Buffalo Terastation 2TB-R5, but it's not a cheap one.
However, Buffalo are a good make and their tech support is excellent, so I would definiely recommend one of their standard range, without the expensive RAID option.
I use mine as a central server for both my PC's and Mac and it supports Time Machine. Not sure if all Buffalo's do though.

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