You can buy a 160GB EIDE drive for about $40-50 with a rebate. Seagate,
Maxtor and Western Digital all offer them in that price range. Just
watch the ads from Comp USA and other comparable suppliers like Staples
and grab the first one that gets into that price range. If I had a
choice I'd take Seagate. Nothing to do with drive reliability but their
upgrade software for converting a bootable disk from an old one to
their new one has a lot less hassle than Western Digital. I know of
nothing beyond hearsay that says one is more reliable than another.
I've had failures from all three after about 3 years of run time.
After you get the EIDE drive you can put it in a $20-30 USB 2.0 external
case. If you're going to use it for backup don't power it on unless
you're actually backing up. It should last a long, long time that way.
Sorry, no answers for the monitor. I need that answer myself. Some
Samsung model of 19-20" got some press here on the list a while back but
I've forgotten what model it is and besides, they probably don't make it
anymore. Since models come and go maybe what should be stated is the
specs... such as contrast ratio, viewing angle etc. Then when the
models fade into oblivion after 6 weeks in the market place we can
identify the replacement by the specs.
Chuck Norcutt
Willie Wonka wrote:
> My HD is pretty full and I need a method for backing up my files. For now,
> the solution lies in buying an external HD, but if you have better ideas, I
> would love to hear them.
> I am looking for something that will be connected to my desktop, which
> means that its dimentions are not important, since it will never leave the
> room. Its capacity should be 160GB max, given that it will take me at least
> couple of years to reach the 70% mark. Transfer speed is also unimportant.
> The only important thing is reliability. Of course, being such a cheap ass,
> I intend to spend as little as possible...:)
> It also appars that I need a monitor (please, dont aks what I am
> replacing...:). I still have my 20/20, but think that the min size should be
> 19in. My computer has the ability to support two monitors, so the plan is to
> use the old one for the tools and the new one for actual work. Now, we all
> know that specs are specs, and when it comes to monitors, I haven't learned
> how to read them yet...what am I looking for? Is it possible to get a decent
> monitor at the $300 range (I have seen adverts from Acer somewhere...)? Can
> you recommend anything?
> When I search for prices I use pricewatch.com, pricegrabber.com and eyebuy
> of course...
> Thanks in advance
> Boris
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