Hi I totally agree about getting the biggest drive you can. Which is why I have an external 500Gb and 250Gb desktop drives AND a 100Gb portable drive but this is still not the same as having primary storage in my laptop. Robin > > My best advice on buying a new HD is - buy the biggest one you can > afford. There are a lot of cost factor comparisons around showing > what HD capacities are most affordable.. but bigger (in the desktop > context) is rarely a bad option, you will ALWAYS use the space you > have. You can then move your displaced drive into a FW or USBII > enclosure for around $30.