Whether i need to purchase an additional hard drive?
582382
This comes with no hard drive. You need to buy a mSATA SSD. Note it is the mSATA, not the usual size you would have for your notebook or your desktop.
152649
No, it's not necessary. I have the internal case without drive. It has two USB ports, so I have a 1TB USB drive for main storage, and a 1GB thumb drive for swap memory (totally optional), each connected to the USB ports.
1822531
The unit I purchased came with a 500GB HDD. I don't know if it's offered with other options.
1759055
The hard drive is not included. You have to use a 2.5" hard drive. The ones that are sized for laptops. Sata as well.
83911
I am arguably one small step above "novice," and I set up one with relative ease. You have to be prepared to refer to how-to's and the manufacturer hosted forums. I didn't need to ask any questions, but I did do a bit of reading. For your stated purpose you really don't need much more than an ordinary external HDD, which will probably come with backup software.If you do buy one of these, lower to mid in the one or two bay range. Don't forget to buy to buy the drive(s). These don't come with them.
53214
no, I did install one, but hardly use it. There are some CD/DVD/BR that do not image correctly to the hard disk, but copy ok when duplicated from one drive to the other (like MS windows)
1314121
I did add a second hard drive, but I am no pro. The metal plate blocking the slot is a knock out, so I got pliers and ripped it (gently,) out. I had to go buy a cable (I bought a longer version of the cable that attached the drive to my old computer) and simply installed it in the same way my old drive was installed. I may simply have gotten lucky. I remember an old conversation about making one drive a slave to the other, but I didn't do anything like that, and the drives are both working, so maybe I did get lucky. You are better off talking to a real tech guy, and someone who is 20 years younger than I am.
2022923
It comes with everything needed, but you have to buy the hard drive seperate.
1423746
If you purchase the diskless version, you will need to purchase and install storage for this device in the form of a standard 3.5 in. SATA internal PC hard drive. You can add up to two drives. You can attach your USB drive to this device for redundant back up of the device in case the disk(s) or system should ever fail.
200504
Sure. But if you are backing-up your OS, you should be doing that to a second physical internal hard drive.
94954
You will need an external cd/dvd drive. There is not an internal one in this model.
1006830
No. The days of internal expansion are over. Suggest you take a look at the 2013 model, you can 4 Drives.
1720116
Well you do need a clean hard drive and computer that is put together to install it! :) I just purchased this, and installed it on my computer that I freshly built with a hard drive that was completely empty. You don't need anything additional except a computer. I would not suggest buying this system, though. Better off going with Windows 7. I've been trying to get rid of my version of this (it can be installed again on another computer) at: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Windows-8-OEM-64-bit-System-Builder-/171125918826?pt=US_Operating_Systems_Software&hash;=item27d7e64c6a
753534
It already comes with an ssd drive. If you want one more you would have to replace the DVD/cd drive
642211
You might not even need one, I'd look at you storage space available, I added a 4GB just for the heck of it.
2139423
I agree with Tom. You shouldn't need to use an extra storage device unless your primary one is full.
1676490
Janice, yes you would need to get a hard drive, but you don't need to get 2, the system will work with one!