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I only need to backup one computer. &nbsp;Is a firewire connection better than USB?<br />
I have never heard of Buffalo...are they pretty reliable? &nbsp;How do I know if it is NTFS or not?<br />
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I only need to backup one computer.  Is a firewire connection better than USB?
I have never heard of Buffalo...are they pretty reliable?  How do I know if it is NTFS or not?







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If it is a simple USB or Fire wire drive then you should be able to format it to what ever file system you want.<br />
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I would get USB over fire wire if it was me because most every computer has a USB port but only some have a fire wire port.<br />
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I like Buffalo for their NAS drives.<br />
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Maxtor or western digital drive are both good for just a USB drive<br />
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If it is a simple USB or Fire wire drive then you should be able to format it to what ever file system you want.

I would get USB over fire wire if it was me because most every computer has a USB port but only some have a fire wire port.

I like Buffalo for their NAS drives.

Maxtor or western digital drive are both good for just a USB drive

JamesTX10

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I was thinking of purchasing an external hard drive to back up media such as videos and photos. &nbsp;When looking at a few some comments they refer to changing the format from fat32 to ntfs. &nbsp;What is the difference? Something I should consider? Which one is best? &nbsp;Any recommendations?<br />
Probably need about 250GB.<br />
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Thanks<br />
Mike
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I was thinking of purchasing an external hard drive to back up media such as videos and photos.  When looking at a few some comments they refer to changing the format from fat32 to ntfs.  What is the difference? Something I should consider? Which one is best?  Any recommendations?
Probably need about 250GB.

Thanks
Mike

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