I've got only 1.50GB of space left on my laptop and therefore I'm unable to take pictures and storing the ones I took on my dad's laptop. Now my dad's gonna buy me an external hard drive but I have no idea which one to choose. It should be 250GB +. Yeah it really doesn't help being computer retard when it comes to the technical stuff :P
Good point Saj, especially firewire on Sony laptops.
USB and Firewire specs are 6 lead connections with two for supplying power. The mini connections on most laptops do without the two power leads for a 4 wire connection to save space.
I know when I bought my Maxtor it did....but I don't know with the new designs. I think the larger capacity drives might because they likely have more draw.
every internal western digital HD i have ever owned has died within 3 years of use. your mileage may vary, but my third just pooped out last month.
what i would recommend is that you get an external hard drive CASE that connects via USB 2.0 or FW (about $50)and then buy a regular 3.5" internal hard drive and put it in the case. that way, you're not tied into a particular brand, and you can put in a smaller drive now and later move up to a soopah-mega-sized drive if you see a good deal or rebate.
if you buy an "external" hard drive, you're going to have to replace it entirely if you ever want to increase the amount of storage it contains.
