External hard drive

[parapaul]

I've now got to the point where there is not enough room on the laptop to rip any more music so I need an external hard drive.

Is there anything I need to look for when choosing?

There's a 1TB drive on offer in Maplin for £65 which looks pretty good value

[randlemarcus]

Be aware that cheap consumer drives come with a hardware only warranty - they won't hear the anguish when you lose all your films, photos and childhood memories.

Buy two, and use them alternately

[Brink]

These things are not very robust. The sort of brown-out that a typical PC will shrug off without a problem could easily kill your data on an external drive, if it happens at the wrong time. They're often sold as 'back-up' drives, but when push comes to shove the external may well give up before your PC does.

They are useful, but always use a proper back-up device for the really important stuff.

[Silverbullet767]

Why spend £65 when you can spend £50

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/western-digital-el...