We have been using firewire drives from maxtor for video storage. You can get firewire cards for a PC then plug in the 80 gig drives .. the cards are around $35 and the drives are less than $400. They seem to work just fine on win2000 and winnt .. and the drives will also work on macs. Joel Rosenblatt >I am thinking about purchasing an external hard drive for my home = >computer, primarily to store video clips and photos. I have a few = >questions to ask before I decide to make the purchase. > >(1) Is it easy to transfer files from the primary hard drive (Drive 1) = >to the external hard drive, or visa versa? >(2) Does the external hard drive require an operating system in order to = >receive files from the primary hard drive? >(3) What is the best port on the computer in which to connect the = >external drive? >(4) Will the external hard drive require a cooling fan? >(5) Is it easy to share both hard drives on the same monitor? For = >example, can the monitor screen be partitioned to receive the OS from the = >external drive on one-half and the OS from the primary hard drive, on the = >other half?=20 >(6) Do you have any suggestions on good/inexpensive external hard drive = >products? Joel Rosenblatt - [log in to unmask] (Columbia University) Mgr VM Systems and Team OS/2 member - http://www.cc.columbia.edu/~joel 612 W 115th St.,N.Y. N.Y. 10025,711 WATSON,(212) 854-3033 Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml