Computer woes: advice appreciated

[danaeris]

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I'm using my iPod to back up my data as it is 40gigs, and then I will selectively return things to the freshly formatted hard drive of Lothlorien. It may take a while, but its free.

More on how to handle back ups shortly. Thank you, all, for your advice.

Comments

[jackspryte.livejournal.com]

Are Mac hard-drives that expensive?

How long do you expext to have this laptop before upgrade?

I think I would look at the slow $65.00 solution first (it gets you a back up and options)new hard-drive second (just makes sense rather than a $210 DVD back-up)and anything else last. If you expect to get a new one in another year. However if you want to keep it longer go for the 60 (I personally could never justify $349-399 for a hard drive...sorry!)MHO.

[danaeris.livejournal.com]

Well, there's the Apple hardware, and then the third party hardware. Both are probably more expensive than PC hardware... but not as much as you think.

(I personally could never justify $349-399 for a hard drive...sorry!)

But, you've never priced internal hard drive + installation + paying someone to do the data transfer for a laptop. Even non-mac laptops, this would be pretty expensive. Laptops are like that.

The $65 solution has one problem: it leaves me with no way to back up other than CDs, which with ~40 gigs of data would take FOREVER.

[jackspryte.livejournal.com]

True I have never payed to have anything done...I do it myself (or get Bill, he's good with this stuff). But laptops often take special "tools". So I think I would get it done professionally.

I used to take apart computers for BD (Business Depot), but laptops no I wouldn't touch them without a manual/demo to work on first.

[jackspryte.livejournal.com]

Yes it would but I a cheap when it comes to these things so I try to spend as little money as possible...for you it's not worth your time.

Also remember the programs will not be backed up just some of them and the files themselves wih this process.

[jackspryte.livejournal.com]

You may have to put out the money for the new drive and porting/installation. Which sucks but it may be what you have to do.

Don't you hate unforseen expenses?