Thread: Storage

your best bet is probably an external hard disk

copy all your stuff onto it, so you can transfer it to your new laptop
plus afterwards, you can use it as a backup in case you drop your laptop

That's probably the best way but considering how much I'm paying for this laptop.

Hey reinstall the system on your old laptop before you sell it if you want all your stuff gone. At least, that's what I've done multiple times - and not because I wanted to.. but the "stuff gone" part was a pleasant side-effect.

To securely erase the hard drive, people say that the free Darik's Boot and Nuke is good.

An external hard drive is definitely your best bet. You can get a fairly large one for $80 at Costco. They're incredibly useful for backups, too, so you won't be paying $80 just to transfer your stuff.

What kind of laptop are you getting?

So besides getting a hard drive, there's pretty much no other way..?

Wave - I'm going to get a HP Pavilion something or another, not sure yet.

Originally Posted by Xox

So besides getting a hard drive, there's pretty much no other way..?

Wave - I'm going to get a HP Pavilion something or another, not sure yet.

no, it's not the only way
but it's likely to be the best

you could burn all your stuff onto 10 / 20 / whatever DVD's
but with a hard disk, you can reuse it

*edit*
btw,
I'm assuming you're getting rid of your desktop before buying your laptop
however, if this isn't the case (Ie. you will have your desktop & your new laptop together, for a bit)
you can always just connect them up & transfer stuff between them

Aw why HP?

Originally Posted by Xox

Wave - I'm going to get a HP Pavilion something or another, not sure yet.

Get the tx2500 tablet, if that's in your price range. I got one on a huge sale < $900. It's an amazing computer.

Thanks Ynot. I probably won't have the PC when I do get the laptop, but considering who I'm selling it to, I don't think it would be much of a problem transferring stuff. Exactly how would I go about doing that? Is it a fairly easy process?

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

Aw why HP?

No special reason. I guess I just like the company better. I'm not 100&#37; decided on it though. Do you have any other suggestions..? :p

Originally Posted by Wavefunction

Get the tx2500 tablet, if that's in your price range. I got one on a huge sale < $900. It's an amazing computer.

Thanks, I'll look into that.

dv2500 *cough*

what i'm using

graphics upgrade is good for your health

bloatware is bad

6 lbs as opposed to 4.23 lbs of tx2500, though 14.1" instead of 12.1"

who needs a silly swivel top >_>

kill the bloatware and good to go, and with a handy dandy dvd and media remote.

The new tx2500z has a much upgraded graphics card... I'm not sure how much but I can't check since I'm uploading somethng at the moment, and my downstream speed is 1.46KB/s.

Believe me, the tablet's size is great, plus the fingerprint reader, touchscreen, digitizer, (yes, media control remote), etc. And last I checked, it wasn't much more expensive (if at all)

hmm

it has almost the same price

slightly higher speed on processor

not much else i can think of that's dramatically better system-wise

though yer, depends how you're going to be using it

i would sacrifice many thing for those 2 inches of screen

Thanks for advice etc.

I'm not going to be using this much for media or anything artistic. (Except for PS stuff but that hardly counts.)

I just need the laptop basically for school. Nothing really fancy , just a basic laptop. Especially considering the fact I'm going to stick with it for two years, and then sell it and upgrade to a better one. (For college)

So yeah. :p

Why don't you just get a good laptop ($999 - $1299 price range) like a ThinkPad R or T series now, so you can keep it for college? It will save quite a bit of money. If it's your parents' money and thus you don't care and still want a 2-year laptop, just get an Eee.

P.S. You used the term "college" for university, so I assumed you're from the U.S. If you aren't, I apologize for the USD prices.

Mainly because I want to get a new laptop when I go to college/university. (Yes, I am from the US)

It's not my money, mostly so yah.