Advice about an external hardrive

[cathy_25]

Hi everyone, i dont know much about computers and i want to get an external drive but i dont know which one to get. Can anyone please tell me which external drive is best to get?. I have a toshiba notebook and the external drive would be mainly for storing videos and pictures plus software backup. Thank you.

 

[king smp]

that is a nice choice Dadiggle
but this Western Digital Passpost is easy to carry
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136752&cm_re=westen_digital_passport-_-22-136-752-_-Product
if portability is a concern the Passport can fit in a shirt/jean pocket easily

 

[king smp]

That is so funny you say that
I needed more storage with my dell (stupid slim low profile case)
and couldnt add another HD internal because there is only
two freakin' sata connectors (1 optical,1 HD)
So I just needed backup storage and I already use a 320gb USB Verbatim ($50 new)
so I had an 200gb Maxtor DiamondMax 10 IDE ata133 (oldie but goodie) laying around the shop
I bought an IDE enclosure on Ebay for $15 and Bam 200gb for $15

I just found out and did it yesterday that you can use the ide-usb piece of the
enclosure for DVD-RWs
So now I have an IDE 16x Burner as an external usb burner when I need it for duplicating or netbooks (though I havent tried that yet)
Didnt cost anything extra and works like a dream LOL

 

[king smp]

I know
I remember you saying that a few months ago
You already had me thinking of a dedicated PSU in an enclosure for my
GPU
Also be great for extra fans