extra hard drive memory

[milkybarkid]

how can i buy extra hard drive memory for my emac? googled it but had no luck. thanks

[Ethel]

You've confused me - do you mean you want to buy a bigger hard drive?

Or extra RAM?

Or something else?

[Buenchico]

I know next to nothing about eMacs but I've got a feeling that, even if I did, I'd still be confused by your question!

All computers, including eMacs, have two types of memory storage. One type of storage is provided by the hard drive (which stores software, data, documents, images, etc). The other type is provided by the RAM (which handles data during processing). It's the RAM which someone is talking about when they ask how much 'memory' a computer has got.

So, your question has got me confused because the 'hard drive' bit tells me you want to upgrade the hard drive. (You can't 'add to it'. You either need to replace it or (if possible) add an additional drive). However, the 'memory' bit suggests that you want to increase the RAM. So which is it that you want to upgrade? Hard drive or RAM?

If it's the RAM which you want to increase, then you need to be looking for a pair of 512MB PC133 SDRAM. (That will take your memory up to 1GB). I've just Googled for that and found countless suppliers.

If it's the hard drive you want to replace, check out the Maxtor link (together with the other information) here:
http://www.lbodnar.dsl.pipex.com/eMac/eMac-upg rade.html

I hope that this goes some way towards answering your question but, as I said at the start, I'm a bit confused!!

Chris

[milkybarkid]

sorry bout the confusion.
not RAM. i want to add to my hard drive if possible because it says i only have about 700mb of space left. can i get an external drive?
thanks

[Buenchico]

The Apple website seems to indicate that you can use external drives with Mac products:
http://www.apple.com/uk/getamac/peripherals.ht ml

Unless you get a reply from a Mac expert, my suggestion would be to avoid many of the dealers who advertise online. They often seem to mention support for Macs even though they're not specialists and probably don't have a clue which of their products will work with a Mac. Instead, I suggest heading to the newsagents and investing in a copy of one of the magazines which are dedicated to Macs (e.g. MacUser or MacWorld). The firms which advertise in those magazines should be genuine Mac specialists. They will be able to guide you towards a suitable product.

Chris

[Ethel]

This is a sample of an external hard drive for all macs.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Passpo rt-External-Drive/dp/B000A1C6F6/sr=1-14/qid=11 60603297/ref=sr_1_14/202-9694828-6003813?ie=UT F8&s=electronics

There are plenty more available.

[fo3nix]

What eMac do you have? If it only has USB1 ports, then you'll find it is very slow at transfering data.

If it has a firewire port on it, then make sure you get a firewire external hard drive. On a mac they work much better than USB2 drives (they can be booted to if needed).