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glatt · 11-27-2007, 10:41 AM

I want to get a second hard drive for storing all my pictures. I've got some kind of large Dell tower. Optiplex or something like that. It's around two years old. Has an empty slot, I think. XP Home.

I'm fairly ignorant about my choices and the pros and cons of them.

I know there are external ones that must have USB connections. They seem like they would be simple to set up and might work with a future machine more easily. Might be slower though.

Then there are internal ones which might be tricky to set up but maybe faster/ cheaper?

I really have no clue. If you were looking to get a second drive, what would you look for? Which brands are good brands? Which are bad? What's a decent brand for a decent price? I'm guessing around 200-500 GB would be good, but don't even really know that much. Have 80 GB now, but it's filling up fast with two newer higher pixel cameras.

Please educate me.

11-27-2007, 10:41 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Hard drive advice? I want to get a second hard drive for storing all my pictures. I've got some kind of large Dell tower. Optiplex or something like that. It's around two years old. Has an empty slot, I think. XP Home. I'm fairly ignorant about my choices and the pros and cons of them. I know there are external ones that must have USB connections. They seem like they would be simple to set up and might work with a future machine more easily. Might be slower though. Then there are internal ones which might be tricky to set up but maybe faster/ cheaper? I really have no clue. If you were looking to get a second drive, what would you look for? Which brands are good brands? Which are bad? What's a decent brand for a decent price? I'm guessing around 200-500 GB would be good, but don't even really know that much. Have 80 GB now, but it's filling up fast with two newer higher pixel cameras. Please educate me.