Saving Digital pics

[FTVS]

i thought i would save the full versions of my digi pics in case I ever want them in the full size to a portable disk and free up some space on my hard drive however being a Luddite I was imemditaly bamboozled when looking for something something suitible. Cd? DVD? what should I but get? Exact instructions needed pls! Imagine me confused in WHSmith and talk me in from there!

[wildwood]

Have you considered putting a 2nd hard drive in your comp for storage? It is so simple even I could do it.

[rightoskip]

Your best bet would be to go for a CD-RW (Compact Disc Re-Writable) drive, as they are fairly cheap (start from around �30 I think), and the blank discs can be bought in bulk at a low price. Your local computer shop should be able to install one for you, shouldn't cost any more than �50, and it will come supplied with CD burning software (which is required to transfer photos from your computer to a CD). Many pieces of software can now create discs with your pictures on which are viewable on a DVD player, on a normal CD. DVD writers are more expensive, and not really necessary if you're only storing photos. A standard CD is 650mb in size, and an average photo is likely to be around 1mb, so you can fit up to 650 photos on a disc. Hope this helps!