Hard Drive Recommendation
Hard Drive Recommendation
Hello,
I am looking for an external hard drive to serve as a backup for my and my wife's laptops (I will still back up our files on CDs as well), and also as a storage place for some music. I am looking for something at least 80 gigs, if possible. Do you have and recommendations?
Best,
Two Sheds
I am looking for an external hard drive to serve as a backup for my and my wife's laptops (I will still back up our files on CDs as well), and also as a storage place for some music. I am looking for something at least 80 gigs, if possible. Do you have and recommendations?
Best,
Two Sheds
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The firewire 400 extrernal enclosures are pretty nice because I have seen/heard that they use a smaller CPU % than USB does (even though the transfer rates my not be QUITE the same)(firewire400 = 400Mb/s and USB2.0 = 460Mb/s).
Either would be a good choice though. If you can find firewire800 (firewireB or 1394B) and have a firewire 800 card then that would definately be the way to go. But the 800 doesn't seem as widespread yet. The Firewire800 is also backwards compatable with firewire400 so you can just get an adapter cable and still use it but it will be limited to firewire400 speeds instead of the firewire800 speeds.
But yeah, if you can find an external enclosure you like, just buy the HDD of your choice and plop it in the enclosure and you're all set. That would be the easiest/best way for and external/portable HDD setup.
Either would be a good choice though. If you can find firewire800 (firewireB or 1394B) and have a firewire 800 card then that would definately be the way to go. But the 800 doesn't seem as widespread yet. The Firewire800 is also backwards compatable with firewire400 so you can just get an adapter cable and still use it but it will be limited to firewire400 speeds instead of the firewire800 speeds.
But yeah, if you can find an external enclosure you like, just buy the HDD of your choice and plop it in the enclosure and you're all set. That would be the easiest/best way for and external/portable HDD setup.
Yup, a good external enclosure (lots of the folks at AT seem to like the Bytecc) with both FW and USB2 connections with a cheap drive from the Sunday circulars (big box stores with absurdly low after-rebate prices). should do it.
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