I have a Sony PCG-F540 laptop, everything inside is intact. Which is my problem. The 6gig hd is way too restrictive with all the development tools I use on it, and I am constantly running out of space. I'm looking for ways to expand my storage but it's not looking good price-wise. Sony's upgrades are out of the question, their prices are absurd. I've looked at this one Acer external USB CDRW drive, but I'm reluctant to waste my money on it since my space problems are from installations, not data. Zip disks are too small for most of the programs (not to mention unwieldy and stupid to use for installations)... I'm considering a 10gig (best size for the buck) BUSLink USB drive. Anyone have any experience with this USB drive, USB drives in general, or could suggest an alternative?