you get better choices if you assemble your own external...you pick the hard drive...the speed, the warranty and the enclosure...USB or Firewire or both.
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Im looking to get an external for back-up and extra space. My laptop is 7200. Question is: does the external need to be the same or is 5400 ok? If it differs, will it be problematic?
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