Calling all computer geeks! Looking for advice!

I've run out of space on my dinky laptop hard drive, and I'm looking to buy some sort of external hard drive. I know there are some network enabled mass storage options these days, but I don't even know where to start. I really like the idea of being able to access information from more than one computer and dropping the hard drives next to my router.

Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks!




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[shilala]

I bought a 500gb Maxtor One Touch external for like 60 bucks on Black Friday last year at Staples. I'd expect something like that this year, too.
There's little dinky portable externals, too, but I'd go for the big one.

I went with the SeaGate Sata FreeAgent pro - 1 Terabyte. Networked to my main system accessible by all my systems in the house (wireless and wired) as well as I can VPN in from the net.

[JE3146]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

I went with the SeaGate Sata FreeAgent pro - 1 Terabyte. Networked to my main system accessible by all my systems in the house (wireless and wired) as well as I can VPN in from the net.

Geek....




/jealous

... I need a VPN router.... but then again, I hardly ever leave home

Originally Posted by SilverFox

I went with the SeaGate Sata FreeAgent pro - 1 Terabyte. Networked to my main system accessible by all my systems in the house (wireless and wired) as well as I can VPN in from the net.

Thats the way to do it. I'm probably going to have a similar setup after black friday, I'm going to try to find deals on external Tera

I was searching the net and found this:

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=666

I like UPnP capabilities, but I'll still need to buy hard drives!

[DrDubzz]

Western Digital has some good external HD options, many of which you can put on your network and access from anywhere with and interweb connection

[acruce]

Originally Posted by shilala

I bought a 500gb Maxtor One Touch external for like 60 bucks on Black Friday last year at Staples. I'd expect something like that this year, too.
There's little dinky portable externals, too, but I'd go for the big one.

This is what I have.

[Mugen910]

Ease up on the nudie stuff brother!

Honestly, I just grabbed a spare HD and bought a case for it to make it portable..works well.

[ucla695]

Originally Posted by Mugen910

Ease up on the nudie stuff brother!

Honestly, I just grabbed a spare HD and bought a case for it to make it portable..works well.

Hmmmm....nudie stuff on the go.

[Genetic Defect]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

I went with the SeaGate Sata FreeAgent pro - 1 Terabyte. Networked to my main system accessible by all my systems in the house (wireless and wired) as well as I can VPN in from the net.

SeaGate FAP is the one I would go with

Originally Posted by Mugen910

Ease up on the nudie stuff brother!

But you sister makes so much good stuff!


I kid, I kid...


I bought the Dlink I mentioned above.. just over $100, allow me to FTP, VPN, runs a UPnP server, everything I need. Shutsdwn the HD's too when they're not being used. Very happy so far!

[Genetic Defect]

Originally Posted by spincycle

But you sister makes so much good stuff!


I kid, I kid...


I bought the Dlink I mentioned above.. just over $100, allow me to FTP, VPN, runs a UPnP server, everything I need. Shutsdwn the HD's too when they're not being used. Very happy so far!

pm link

Originally Posted by Big Vito

pm link

Okay, we better stop or he'll have his windmill forwarded to us.

[Seanohue]

You can also save a few more $$$ if you buy the enclosure and the hard drive separately.

[tsolomon]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

I went with the SeaGate Sata FreeAgent pro - 1 Terabyte. Networked to my main system accessible by all my systems in the house (wireless and wired) as well as I can VPN in from the net.

I like the solution, but how or where are you backing up data that is on it?