could you give specific products that are compatible to use as 1. external backup 2. additional external memory?
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I am using MyPCBackup which works fine and I have also used a Toshiba external drive for backup. The backup up and down loads very easily.
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You can buy more memory,4-8g and replace the 2g but that's adding $80 to $120 to a unit that has other issues. There's only a brightness control on the screen and it isn't as fast as my 18 yr old HP. there are better deals for less than $ 100 more.
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No, unfortunately not. An external drive is pretty cheap. I bought one when I bought the computer.
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You can use a Thumbdrive to add extra space, or if you are away, u could use a External Harddrive with its own power source and watch movies or music from it
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Bought an external drive: AGPtek USB2.0 External 8x DVD+/-RW DL Slim Burner/Drive Read/write CD DVD Drive for MSI Wind U100 U120 U123 VR220 EX300 seires Laptops USB2.0. Simple to install. No info to install, but intuitive.
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Crucial.com has a really good tool/ app you can run that will recommend compatible memory.
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I'd recommend a portable external USB hard drive for backing up a computer system or a hard drive enclosure.
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Not that I know of. There is USB input in the back but nothing in the menus that allows you to configure an external device for backup.
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Yes, treat it as a standard removable usb drive, don't run the "backup" software.
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No, you can use the external hard drive, it only support internal hard drive, sorry for that.
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Yes you can use any backup software that you want, you donot need to use the Seagate software. I use Acronis Backup software, works great
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You sure can... up to 64 GB I believe. For me, the 16GB that comes with it are way enough :)
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Me too! I'm not going to seriously consider purchasing anything computer related unless I see the manual that goes with it. Is it (i.e., Canvio) truly plug and play? Can you selectively choose individual files to back up? I'm not at all interested in wasting time and space backing up files that I really don't wish to back up. (I only wish to back up photographs.) Filtering through all the comments, while helpful writ large, takes a lot of time when looking for particular information. A manual please.
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Yes, sir. ECC memory. Although, I would recommend a little more than 4GB for that type of machine, unless of course you're adding to it. Just personal opinion.
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Ronald I'm not 100% sure, I know there was some items that allowed to be upgraded, been a while since I bought, I use an external drive for tons of video and pic's, works like a champ got a 1 terabyte drive with USB
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Kristin,Carfam is right. Just to add: you can do it manually without the backup tool or even with the included backup tool (using the external for two or more systems).
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You might check out Costco for your external drives. They have a great return policy and carry a huge selection at a great price.
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you could try sandisk.com- they sell a lot of accessories, etc... themselves. My internet is currently funky and I can't get the site to load...