best external hard drive to host all files

[iSaygoodbye]

Im going to be buying a external hard drive that i will use to host all my videos and music. What is the best external hard drive for this that is windows xp compatible

 

[smartalic34]

pretty much all external hard drives can be formatted how you wish, and I would use FAT32 for mac osx - windows xp inter-operability.

I recommend Seagate, simply because I have both an external seagate and I replaced my macbook pro's internal with a seagate, but I'm sure others will recommend brands such as Western Digital. a bigger concern is, what size and speed do you want? do you want a "portable" external or one that uses its own power supply (and probably faster speed)?

 

[iSaygoodbye]

pretty much all external hard drives can be formatted how you wish, and I would use FAT32 for mac osx - windows xp inter-operability.

I recommend Seagate, simply because I have both an external seagate and I replaced my macbook pro's internal with a seagate, but I'm sure others will recommend brands such as Western Digital. a bigger concern is, what size and speed do you want? do you want a "portable" external or one that uses its own power supply (and probably faster speed)?

it doesnt need to be portable im gonna use it as a replacement for my internal. i need at least 320 gb

 

[smartalic34]

I personally use the website newegg... they have great prices, fast shipping, and wide selection.

try http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=414&name=External-Hard-Drives and narrow down your categories based on hard drive size and connection type

for example in 500GB good choices might be

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148354

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136175

 

[miles01110]

search Mroogle for "external hard drive" and you will get hundreds of threads asking the exact same thing.

 

[RedTomato]

Get the biggest. 1TB no less. Only costs a few bucks more. 1.5 TB not really worth it at the moment in value for money.

If you're doing video editing, get one with a firewire interface. Firewire is better for moving big files around.

For best futureproofing, get a triple interface - FW, USB and ESATA. Costs a bit more.

Best value for money? 1TB with USB only.