External Hard Drives

[Monkey26]

Hi guys,
I need to buy a new external hard drive to back all my files up... but there are sooooooooo many out there!
Does anyone have any good recommendations (or ones to avoid!) - i need a simple plug in, copy paste and go, kind of job! Nothing too technical :D
Thanks in advance :) xx

[sarah707]

I have a Toshiba one - I think any with a good / well known company name are fine.

I also use www.dropbox.com to copy and paste my files for extra security.

Hth :D

[Monkey26]

Drop box looks interesting! Is it like a secure portal?! Always worried about saving things over internet! x

[catlyn]

I got this one a few weeks ago...i'm not very techy but I literally plugged it in and copied my stuff dead easy...and it has a large memory as well

http://www.whsmithentertainment.co.uk/computing/hard-drives/buffalo-just-store-1tb-external-usb2-3.5-hard-disk-drive/10236414.html

[The Juggler]

i have an Omega one with a huge memory. it just sits plugged in and when I need it it connects to the front of my computer with the USB. dead easy:thumbsup:

[Kezzle]

I use Ebuyer for any computer related things. They generally have some good deals on. They have some slightly unfamiliar names on there (as well as familiar) but i think most things are alright. Check reviews.

[sarah707]

Drop box looks interesting! Is it like a secure portal?! Always worried about saving things over internet! x

Yes I think so, I just copy and paste my documents into it so they are still on my computer.

It means I can access them anywhere with an internet connection as well so I don't need to carry a dongle around. :D