Sunday, 14 June 2015

Advice on External Hard Drive


so, i've come point need buy external drive mbp. i'm running out of storage , able store photos & possibly maybe movies itunes on it, , possibly documents need keep don't use often. i'd want store of these current things on go ahead , store new documents, movies, etc. on it, too. i've never, ever had hard drive before , thinking of portable 1 in either 750 gb or 1 tb i'd have plenty of storage. have mid-2010 mbp, 2.66 ghz intel core 2 duo, 4 gb 1067 mhz ddr3, 320 gb hard drive, running lion & bootcamp windows xp. don't know if need of there go.

question 1
hard drive recommended want? don't want spend crazy amount on (between $100-150 if possible).


question 2
i'm computer savvy have never ever had use external hard drive before. ever. (don't laugh!) want use for, work save stuff /transfer stuff similar when need transfer stuff usb flash drive or more complicated?

said, i'm newbie @ external drives please kind!:eek:

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okay, 1 more question...

size of drive want able backup or need 2nd drive that?
 

brand doesn't matter - platter based hard drives same. buy 1 best warranty budget, price range, , desired capacity.

that's pretty it. once format it, it's drag , drop.

a 750 - 1 tb drive more enough keep number of backups time machine serve "standard" storage.
 


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