Winchester, located inside the computer system unit, is a familiar sight. However, it happens that we need a lot of space to work, and sometimes there is not enough space. The lack of space is especially noticeable in laptops with netbooks. What to do? CDs and DVDs are not very reliable, flash cards will not provide a large capacity, and there is no need to talk about floppy disks. But an external hard drive is a great option. On it you can store files, documents, films that are not yet needed, but may be needed.
Instructions
Step 1
External drives have a lot of advantages - the ability to connect to different computers, convenient connection via USB or FireWire ports, the ability to connect external drives to a PDA. And the disadvantages? Where can we go without them. There is one of the most important - the speed of access to an external drive via USB is not high, which makes it somewhat difficult to work with it.
Step 2
Choosing there are. There are desktop external drives and portable ones. Portable ones are smaller (40GB on average) than desktop ones, smaller in size and have fewer features. But their compactness and ease of work with them cover some of their disadvantages in comparison with desktop disks. A portable external drive is the best choice for owners of netbooks, laptops and PDAs. Desktop external drives have the ability to back up drives, they have significantly more capacity and are suitable for desktop owners, despite the fact that they are undoubtedly more expensive than portable ones.
