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Originally Posted by Batlise
Sorry - I just joined yesterday. I also found a 40 gig storage thing for photos on EBAY. It was around $ 200. I got it so I could take all the digital photos I want and not drag my lap top around on vacation. I'll tell you about it if you like....
Bats
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I found that the new X-Drive vp-3310 was a great investment. It's has a hard drive and slots for all popular digital media types. It also doubles up as an MP3 player. This is a better deal than the VP-300 that's out there because the VP-300 doesn't have a backlit LCD. There are some even cheaper X-drives that don't include the extra features like LCD or MP3 playing. We figured that it's better to go all out with this one.
If you play your cards right you can get a lot of storage for little money. We got this VP-3310 with 60GB HD for less than $200. I did it by buying the cheapest VP-3310 unit WITHOUT a hard drive. I had found it for about $90 shipped somewhere. Then I looked for the best 60GB laptop HD for the money. We ended up buying one for about $90. In the end we got a 60GB X-drive for $180. They retail for about $300 for the 60GB model, so it was well worth it. Even if you're not a PC expert I suggest you buy the parts seperately. To install the HD all you do is unscrew 2 screws on the housing, plug in the hard drive, secure it with 4 screws, then screw the housing back on. Then you run their software and it will take care of formatting the drive for compatibility. It was very simple and well worth the $100+ savings.