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external hd question
hi everyone,
I want to get a ~150GB (7200 RPM) external drive for recording music. questions: 1) where's the best place to get the best deal? 2) firewire or usb? I have ports for both. 3) any brands I should look for or stay away from? 4) are most ext drives bus powered or will I have a choice? if I have a choice, should I go with external power? I don't want to overload my laptops power supply. thanks for your help. I don't buy hardware often and really don't keep up with this stuff. |
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Re: external hd question
You may want to consider getting an empty drive kit, so you can add your own drive.
This has come in handy for me because, I have many HDD's laying around, and can change them out on my laptop with relative ease, and if you need to back something up on a different drive, it's pretty easy to do. You will almost definately need an external power supply for the drive. |
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Re: external hd question
will this be any louder than a "normal" external drive?
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Re: external hd question
it won't be any louder, unless you buy a weird case, but i doubt that will happen. zoom on over to newegg.com (easily the best place on the internet for this stuff). pick up a case (i recommend one with both usb 2 and firewire), drop a drive in, and you're set.
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Re: external hd question
[ QUOTE ]
1) where's the best place to get the best deal? [/ QUOTE ] Try Pricewatch.com. Just make sure the site has lots of good reviews and do a google search on them before you buy. [ QUOTE ] 2) firewire or usb? I have ports for both. [/ QUOTE ] I have both as well, and on my PC, firewire outperforms the USB 2 with my external HD. [ QUOTE ] 3) any brands I should look for or stay away from? [/ QUOTE ] Opinions vary, but I personally am partial to Seagate and Western Digital drives, but definately not Maxtor, ever. [ QUOTE ] 4) are most ext drives bus powered or will I have a choice? if I have a choice, should I go with external power? I don't want to overload my laptops power supply. [/ QUOTE ] On a laptop, I'd go with the external power. Mack |
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