EXTERNAL HARDRIVES!

[srtony1946]

My son wants an External hardrive, Can anyone recommend a good one say 250 MB to 500mb or is it GB whatever. I will be shoping at bestbuy,I like seagate but if I can get one that's dependable than another model will be fine.  Next question , Do you plug the external hardrive into a usb port or Is it more complicated than that. Next question , how do you transfer data from an Internal hardrive to a External hardrive?.

[ale52]

Check here...

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=414&name=External-Hard-Drives

Newegg is a great place to buy from.  I've purchased hardware from them for years and don't regret it one bit.  I like to check what the customers say about their purchase.  It is a good indicator what is good and what isn't. 

Alan <>< 

[ThrowingShapes]

My son wants an External hardrive, Can anyone recommend a good one say 250 MB to 500mb or is it GB whatever. I will be shoping at bestbuy,I like seagate but if I can get one that's dependable than another model will be fine.  Next question , Do you plug the external hardrive into a usb port or Is it more complicated than that. Next question , how do you transfer data from an Internal hardrive to a External hardrive?.

Usually all you'll have to do it plug it in to a usb port (or two if it requires more power), and voila, you've got more space.

To transfer from an internal to an external you can right click on the file -> send to -> whatever drive the external is, or you can have the internal and external windows open and drag and drop.

[JJ 3000]

I like to use http://www.pricewatch.com/public/
to shop for computer parts.

You can buy external hard drives at wal-mart or just about any other department store. I bought my last one from Radio Shack. It was a Maxtor One Touch 4. I like it pretty well.

To transfer data, it's pretty simple. I ususally just drag and drop files from one drive to the other.