Running a Dell Dimension 5600 and simply ran out of space on the 80GB harddrive. Considered an internal but opted for the external as I don't know how much longer I'll have this comp (it's 4 years old) so I wanted to be able to store music on this one for easy transfer to a future computer. Problem is, don't have a clue, which one to buy, whether to buy an enclosure (they don't come with these?????), which brands are good and what specs to look for. Plan on getting something in the 80GB range, but beyond that am not sure. The computer is running XP w/SP2 and I believe has USB 2.0 capability.
what type to get? And how much GB you need or should have?? I have read different reviews of HD here, and I am still confused on what type to get. My computer is 80 GB , so what amount should I get?
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