> Anyway, I told him that he'll need to purchase a
> new hard drive if he wants to increase his
> storage space. I was just guessing at what
> the price ranges might be, but I figured that
> since I think I've seen 20 and 40 gigabyte hard
> drives at Sam's Club in the $30-60 dollar
> range, he might be able to get an older 10
> gigabyte drive, which would more than suit his
> needs, for $20. What I don't know is if they're
> still even selling those in stores, or if I am
> even close to guessing the price correctly.

Eh. Why pinch pennies on it? I'd say, for an extra ten dollars, double the size. Especially since, if you order it, shipping charges will mostly eat the difference.

> Of course he'll also need to make certain that
> whatever he buys is compatible with his
> system. It's an old Pentium 133-megahertz
> with 32 MB RAM, if I remember correctly.

Like Bo said, it's likely that his system won't be able to handle a drive of that size. I know Maxtor, for one, packages a utility with its drives to allow them to be compatible with older hardware - use at your own risk, really. You might do well to check with the computer's manufacturer and ask them what the largest hard drive you can put in that box is.