Moving a computer is not the hardest thing to do; however, should something go wrong, the effects can be devastating. Think about it: your computer has everything from your music collection to your embarrassing pictures to your essential, personal information. Breaking it is not like breaking the leg off a table or even the screen of your TV of the same value; it’s far more crippling.
Fortunately, you can easily protect yourself and your information by spending $50-100 on an external hard drive. An external hard drive can hold all of the information contained on your computer and then some, and it can fit in your pocket.
Sure, maybe nothing will happen to your computer in transit, and yes, it’s not too difficult to protect your computer during a move, but what if? Are you willing to lose all of your information is something unexpected happens? And let’s be real here, having an external hard drive is a good idea anyways.