"Is an internal big hard drive better than an external one?"

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Can I replace an average-size internal hard drive with a really big internal one? Are there any important drawbacks/disadvantages to a really large internal hard drive [maybe 500 gigabytes]?

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"An external hard drive can always be used with other computers."

by micmouse on May 11 2009 (9 months ago)

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An external hard drive can always be used with your other computers or when you buy a new computer. If you do a lot of video editing a large internal drive is useful.

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I agree with Blurhino. Add the external HD as an oversize storage container and let the original drive operate the OS.