External hard drives?

[donutsweeper]

Appealing to my flist for information here :)

I know next to nothing about computers. I would like to get an external hard drive or a zip drive or something that I can back up my files with. I would be backing up word docs, photos and a bunch of .avi files (tv shows and movies). Anyone have any suggestions as to what device would work best for this? Any info- like what brands are good or which ones should be avoided or what storage size is ideal would be appreciated.

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[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oh that's an awesome offer! At the moment daughter's laptop is in the shop and I'm not sure if it will need to be replaced or not, but if she continues with the Mac we'd definitely love to have it. Thanks!