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returntothepit >> discuss >> [computers_and_shit] external hard drives? by brian_dc on May 26,2007 8:00pm
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toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at May 26,2007 8:00pm
any particular brands or models I should stay away from?

firewire or usb 2.0.


I'm looking for something reliable enough that I can back up files and then delete them from my computer to conserve space.

also plan on running my music from the external hard drive, junk like that.

any opinions would be appreciated.





toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at May 26,2007 8:33pm
make sure it's got a fan in the case! just this past week, a 500GB and 320GB external crapped out on me.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at May 26,2007 9:31pm
I was looking at western digital my book's


I can't find any that say they have fans. Just claims to be "cool running"

???



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at May 26,2007 9:36pm
the my books don't have fans. carina loves my books, but they only have a 1 year warrenty.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at May 26,2007 10:08pm
ok, super gay....I need more suggestions then. Learn me facts so that I will know them.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at May 26,2007 10:23pm
eat a bag of dicks? I'm at mdf.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at May 26,2007 10:24pm
I know, have fun. Thanks for getting back to me at all. I'm doing my research, not sure what to do yet. I'll just hold out until I get another low disk space message.



toggletoggle post by handinjury at May 27,2007 2:55am
Get Firewire, USB blows.



toggletoggle post by i_am_lazy at May 27,2007 9:53am
the_reverend said:
eat a bag of dicks? I'm at mdf.


Eat a Bag of Dicks played MDF?



toggletoggle post by sxealex   at May 27,2007 1:28pm
if u wanna save $ get an oem hardrive at microcenter with no case. then they have ide to usb 2.0 cables for like 20 bucks. so like and extrenal can cost u like 60 bucks for 100 gigs.



toggletoggle post by sxealex   at May 27,2007 1:28pm
ps i have been doing this for a long time i dont buy enclosures anymore. they stay cooler that way.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at May 28,2007 8:06pm
60 for 100GB? looooooozerssss
if you have just a HD sitting around, it doesn't have heat distribution on it.
if you buy an OEM drive, they have no long warrenty.

plus, http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=468326
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showpost.php?p=6717867&postcount=43

500GB mybook for $100 after MIR.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at May 28,2007 8:06pm
also, from experience, a loose hd will get kicked over.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at May 28,2007 8:07pm
firewire = 400Mbps
USB 2.0 = 480Mbps

oh yeah, and most computers have USB. only soviet computers have firewire.



toggletoggle post by handinjury at May 28,2007 9:00pm
the_reverend said:
firewire = 400Mbps
USB 2.0 = 480Mbps

oh yeah, and most computers have USB. only soviet computers have firewire.



USB wont sustain that 480Mbps transfer speed for like longer than 5 minutes. USB is better w/ small bursts. I allways back up my recording drive every couple of weeks to a usb drive. Copying around 30-40gb to a external drive took over 30 minutes, but with my FW400 external, its done in about 10-15 minutes.
My next Ext.drive will be FW800 w/a sata drive, this will make backing up faster.



toggletoggle post by sxealex   at May 29,2007 12:14pm
well i dunno how cheap u can get internals for but i have like 20 kicking around. so i just buy the cables. ive had no problems but the mybooks re supposed to be good.



toggletoggle post by sxealex   at May 29,2007 12:15pm
what is that harddrive that comes with a video player? my friend has it and u can hook it up to your tv and it has a little os to play videos



toggletoggle post by sxealex   at May 29,2007 12:16pm
btw i think i meant to type 30 bucks but i made a typo



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at May 29,2007 1:26pm
you can order the cables online for $10-ish. I bought a couple to make a spare case into a usb hd tower



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jun 7,2007 3:09pm



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