I have 2 laptops that I want to back up but are torn between buying an external hard drive (what size 500 gb or 2 tb?) or subscribe to an online service such as Carbonite or Mozy (Safety? Separate accounts for each laptop?). Can someone with experience & an opinion help me? I can buy a 500 gb from TigerDirect for about the same price these cloud services charge for 1 year storage. I travel a lot so instant access is important. Any suggestions?

I finally decided to get an external hard drive for my Windows 7 laptop, but I’m not sure what size I should get. I’m in ‘my computer’ looking at the C: hard disk drive space, and it’s telling me I have 325 free of 451 GB… does this include my main folder where I keep all my pictures, videos, and documents? or is that only the hard drive itself?

When I get an external hard drive, I want to back up not only my main folder where I keep everything, but my entire operating system as well. Would a 500 GB be enough? Or should I get it bigger to make space for my main folder?

Additional question.. I currently have Mozy, but I feel like it is a waste of money, and I can’t be positive that it is ACTUALLY storing my files safely, that’s why I’m switching to a hard drive. Mozy is telling me that I haven’t paid to keep the subscription (I stopped like a year ago!) yet it still is daily backing up my files… Is it actually saving my files? It’s a bit confusing since I stopped paying for it..
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Beyond the Kindle: What’s Next?

In October of 2011, Amazon will change drastically. Amazon will be designing a tablet. I think this is a very smart move for a couple of reasons. Amazon offers cheap and easy electronic book store, MP3 downloads & video downloads of large varieties. What was also introduced very recently was Amazon Cloud Play. This online storage system gave every user 5 GB of storage space free & you could upgrade for a cheap amount of money. As you can see, the tablet will have advantages because of Amazon’s other digital services. As you can see, the kindle’s sales will start to slow down and eventually deteriorate because of Amazon’s Tablet. This tablet will be based on Google – Android technology. Amazon did not tell the public much more but I think this will not affect the iPad but will be a big foe of Google & Android tablets. Amazon is doing their best to make their customer’s happy & they are working hard to make the tablet as great as possible.

I’ve been looking for a good tablet for a few months now. I would use the device for web surfing and gaming most of the time, and it needs to be very portable! I am NOT getting an iPad because it does not run flash and it is just a big ipod touch.

So far, I’ve looked at: Blackberry Playbook, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (which has some legal issues), motorola xoom, and the toshiba thrive.

I am 13, and there is no cell coverage where I live. Is the thrive a good choice? Are there any really bad hardwear/softwear issues with it? And how many gb’s should I get?

I have a quick question with no hatches or thoughts, I know I’m a little bit late with either of the products but i had other things on the list above these. So i want both of them off course but i can only afford one of them, which one should i pick. I have no video games, though i have had xbox 360 elite and nintendo wii. I will get an iPhone when i graduate so that’s no option, but i like iPad a lot. My dad has one 32 gb wifi/3g really cool and fun, but i easily get bored with it after a while. I love playstation 3 and it’s graphics, the games and the connection option to the internet to be able to play with others online for free instead of having to pay for it every year or month. So which one should i pick?