external help

im going to get an external hdd and not sure wich kind to get, it will be used for:

backing up 3 computers(xp pro, xp pro, and xp home)

transfering files between 8 computers(xp pro(2), xp home, windows me, windows 2000 professional(3))

which would be a good brand and where to get one cheap and also what size i was thinking 260 gb?

thanks

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