Adding 2nd hard drive

I have a Power Mac G5 dual 2ghz with 1-160 gb hard drive.
Want to hook up a second drive.
What are the positives and negatives to adding an
external drive or an internal drive?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I agree with Ben. If you just need more storage, internal is the way to go -- faster access, more convenient.
If you're using the new drive as a backup, external is better because whatever fries your computer (necessitating a restore from backup) would most likely damage internal drives far faster than an external backup which you can unplug and disconnect between backups.
So, what are you planning to use it for?
Hope we helped. If we did, please award points!
-K

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