External storage - advice please

cathy711

Hi , I need some additional storage for photos and music, and I have no idea how much I need or the best buys.
We have more than 5000 songs stored on i tunes and as I am getting rid of the CDs I dont want to lose them.
We also have about 2000 photos and videos stored.

Can anyone recommend storage for me to buy.

many thansk

Cathy

westiea

Hi

I just got this Freecom 250gb £37.93 from Amazon (good reviews and free delivery) for my BIL and he is very pleased - portable tend to be more expensive than desktop though, but very handy.

But if you have a lot of dvds to store (2000?!) you may want to think about something bigger. lookin at around 4.7gb per dvd as a guide.

Perhaps someone can recommend a good deal on a larger portable/desktop.

xyz123

two things would be useful.

1) one could be approximately what storage size u r looking for . 5000 songs and 2000 photos plus CDs doenst help much. though if u go for something over 300GB it should cover you for some time. of course higher capacity you go, u get better value for money/ GB (usually)

2) physically how big do you want your backup drive to be. if using with desktop computer then buy desktop extenal drives. if u need to be able to move hard drive in pocket with you then buy smaller size drives which will be costlier of course.

for example u can get this for around £44

http://direct.tesco.com/product/default.aspx?R=206-4435

can use TDX-RTHK code to get £10 off (not sure if its still working though)

look on HUKD forum and even here. there are regularly many posts with good deals on hard drive.s

cathy711

Thanks just checked my propperties ( would have been useful before- sorry) 14gb for music, 17 for photos. I am happy for it to sit next to desktop computer, so will have a look.

thanks

xyz123

thats actually not a lot these days. but i would suggest that you go for something like 160 or 250GB at least so that would last you a good time. for same money as 1TB drive (around £40-50) you can get portable 500gb hard drive as well.

for example:

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/2144/1411/-/9752913/Seagate-Expansion-250GB-2-5-inch-External-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive/Product.html?searchtype=genre

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/9752949/Seagate-Expansion-500GB-External-USB-2-0-Desktop-Hard-Drive/Product.html

one more desktop hard drive:
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.208-0479.aspx

these are by no means best deals out there but are fairly good deals and should give you an idea of what to expect. if u need more help post back.