Question About External Media Hard Drives for HP?

Corey N

So my HP (HP Pavilion Elite) sounds like it is on death's door. Something is wrong with it and I'm going to send it in to get fixed but I have a large amount of music, movies and documents I want to save before I send it to get repaired. Last time they said everything would be fine and my computer got wiped, so I am taking no chances.

I don't know anything about computers, all I know is on the front of my computer is says "Media Drive Bay" which is for a portable media drive that I can load all of my media files/documents onto and not have to worry.

What are some good brands that you would suggest that are compatible with an HP.

Answer
If you want to use an external hard drive to save your media files to, I'm pretty sure that all hard drive manufacturers make them. they are very easy to use, most are simply plug and play. They install their own drivers when they are plugged in automatically.
Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba, ect all make them, and they all are very reliable, and easy to use. Not to mention, they are quite inexpensive. A 2 terabyte drive can cost as low as $94.00. This makes them a very good deal. it's best to save all your media files directly to them, after you get one. you can access the files in "My Computer" in Windows platforms. I don't know the formats for Mac or Linux, but I'm sure that they are equally simple.
I hope this helps you out. Good luck, & have fun with your files!
http://www.google.com/#q=western+digital+external+hard+drives&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=677&prmd=sn&source=univ&tbs=shop:1&tbo=u&ei=Ii73TIbiDsO78gbew6j1Bg&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CF4QrQQwBA&fp=9c99d98c9ca8eea8

http://www.google.com/#q=seagate+external+hard+drives&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=677&prmd=sn&source=univ&tbs=shop:1&tbo=u&ei=Py73TNfqH4P58AbCkejIBQ&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CGgQrQQwBA&fp=9c99d98c9ca8eea8

http://www.google.com/#q=Toshiba+external+hard+drives&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=677&prmd=s&source=univ&tbs=shop:1&tbo=u&ei=qC73TMifLsT48Aba5sDbBg&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CEUQrQQwAA&fp=9c99d98c9ca8eea8

http://www.google.com/#q=maxtor+external+hard+drives&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=677&prmd=s&source=univ&tbs=shop:1&tbo=u&ei=xS73TK-MD4OB8gbUjM3dBg&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CEUQrQQwAg&fp=9c99d98c9ca8eea8

What external portable hard drive is best for my Macbook and Dell desktop PC?

ddkreft88

I regularly switch from these 2 computers . My Simpletech is now giving me problems as it cannot load or read to my Mac so forget that brand. I am choosing between Maxtor, Toshiba or Western Digital. Any pros and cons? Thanks!

Answer
I'm a big fan of Seagate hard drives but that's my preference. I would look at warranties for all the products you are looking at.

Also getting a regular size drive and putting it in an external enclosure will be a cheaper option but the draw back is that it will need it's own power source.

Also with the issue with your simpletech hard drive. I would copy all data off it then reformat it. I bet this brings your drive back to life on your mac. For instructions check out here http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/partitioning_tiger.html

Be very careful not to format the wrong drive.

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