Hard drive on a new computer?

Question

I am looking to buy a new laptop and as I know very little about computers I need help from all you computer experts. A friend who is very much into computers has recommended a Toshiba Equim which has a Hard Drive of 160GB. It is £529 which is a little bit more than we wanted to pay. I have checked PC World and they have a Toshiba Equium with a Hard Drive of 80GB but all the other specifications are the same. I use the computer mainly for emailing (typing the reports my husband does). I use the Internet a lot but I don't store much, don't download music, so is there much benefit in having a larger Hard Drive?

Answer 1

If your not doing anything like downloading music and movies , you will be more then fine with an 80gb hard drive. And if in the future you do ever out grow it , you can always upgrade the hard drive. I would go with the 80gb model. Hope this helps,Good Luck!!

Answer 2

If the discount for the 80 GB is big go with the 80 GB. The only reason you would need more more wound be if you keep alot of movies on the drive. Even if you descide to store MP3 music on the laptop it would hold 1000s of average MP3 music files. If the price difference is small then get the 160 GB drive.

Answer 3

80GB hard drive is ok but the speed of the processor and RAM is more important. You need to look for a dual core processor and a minimum of 1 GB of RAM. My Daughter has just bought a new Laptop from Comet with a duel core processor, 80GB hard drive and 1 GB of RAM for £349. She now tells me that this has been reduced to £319. The only drawback i can see is that it is loaded with Microsoft Vista Basic and does not have Office or Works software included, no problem if you have your own discs and plan to remove this software from your old pc (to remain legal).

Answer 4

the real question is did they discount enough to make giving up the other 80GB worth it in the long run.



if your new laptop is going to have Vista, and you have a digital camera or camcorder you may download pics from, or if you want the benefit of storing dvd movies on it to watch on a trip (of course you will erase them when you get home) the extra space is worth it. it will give you much flexibility, especially if you take trips with it - don't lug a separate music player and dvd player along, load up the laptop and it does it all...... IF you have the room - 160GB is a lot of room.

Answer 5

For your needs 80GB should be plenty

If you later decide you want more storage for pictures,music etc you can use a USB hard drive which is safer as if the worst happens and you have to reinstall windows you don't lose your saved files

Answer 6

I would personally ask around some of the computer shops in your town rather than relying on PC World. They are just too expensive. The smaller businesses tend to actually know more about what they are selling than just the price tag.

Answer 7

bypass with Arcaemous in this - dazzling recommendations! you'll be able to even want to make your guy or woman computing gadget sparkling and kill any screensaver (this is pointless) as pictures use lots of components. Oh, and in case you elect for to bypass the RAM direction, connect with Belarc Adviser for a run-down of your device and concepts approximately RAM.

Answer 8

80 gig will probably be enough for you. You can always upgrade it later if you need more. If it's an option though. Try to get a 7200-rpm drive. It will speed up your system a bit.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

If you dont do alot of downloading, then there is no benefit in having a bigger harddrive...80gb would be best for your needs.

Answer 11

80 gigs will do you fine and if you ever need extra space you can alway buy a 200 gig drive (around 50 pounds) to add as a slave drive.

Answer 12

yes, because in the future you might want to download and store more files so its better to have a large HD



btw toshiba laptop is good one.

Answer 13

the 80gb will be fine for your use, you will never fill up 80gb with what you do