Best way to back up my iBook G3?

I have an iBook G3 and need to back everything up before replacing the hard drive. It has a 40GB hard drive and I'm using about 10GB.
Would a FireWire drive be the best backup, and if so, what size and brand? I'd like to get the least expensive, since I don't have a lot to spend. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.

Yes. An external FireWire drive is the easiest way to do it.
It will be less expensive if you buy an internal hard drive and a FireWire enclosure and put it together yourself rather than buying one ready-made, if you think you would be willing to do that.
Newegg.com usually has some good buys on hard drives and FireWire enclosures. I would suggest buying a hard drive that is at least double the size of your hard drive.

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