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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: srtony1946 on January 25, 2009, 06:13:57 AM
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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?.
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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 <>< :D
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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.
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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.