He uses his laptop and i think it would be a good idea in case his laptop ever crashes. I just don't know to much about it and want to get him a really good one that can store alot. A friend of his has a 160GB that can store 7,000 songs he said. I just want to know from a DJ's point of view what would be the best one to buy him.
2006-12-06 04:15:31 · 6 answers · asked by lala 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Can I be your boyfriend? Just kidding...go to any bestbuy, circuit city, etc. and get an external USB hard drive. good brands include, MAXTOR, WESTERN DIGITAL and SEAGATE. I just bought a 160GB WESTERN DIGITAL drive this weekend from Bestbuy and it was around $130. Check the circulars for sales.
2006-12-06 04:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by PhilliesPhan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truthfully it does not matter how good the hard rive is, it can still crash. Hard drives have spinning magnetic disks and several disk heads that ride above the platters. The distance between the head and the platters is about 1/4 the width of a human hair. Though most hard drives involve cushion support to reduce this. In addition there are electrical anomaly's such as tin wiskers (tin molecules that grow in sort of a crystaline structure) that can cause components to fail.
With all of that said you can still buy an external hard drive but I would also impress getting a Dual Layer DVD burner for backup purposes. Just make sure there are mulitple backups since a dual layer DVD can store thousands of songs and you do not want to have all of your eggs in one basket incase the disk ever gets scratched.
Here is a link for a 320GB Iomega drive that has a 16MB buffer (meaning data will transfer faster). It uses a USB connection and costs about $144.00. The disks spin at 7200 RPM.
http://www.govconnection.com/web/Shopping/Product.htm?catalog%5Fname=PCCGeneral&category%5Fname=&product%5Fid=6808879&variant%5Fid=&SearchLogID=%7B3407D173%2DFB28%2D4CCA%2D90FB%2D5F32F972C38E%7D
www.govconnection.com (part number: 6808879)
Things you'll want to look at when choosing a drive are: (the specs for the model I suggested are in parentheses)
Capacity: (320GB)
Buffer/Cache: (16MB) Larger the better
Spindle Speed: (7200 RMP) faster the better
Connection Type: USB 2.0 or Firewire: (USB 2.0)
* Although not every computer will have a firewire connector
Also look at reviews for drives on www.pcworld.com
2006-12-06 12:28:51 · answer #2 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is more a question of Budget really and of course how critical is the speed at which he is accessing the data.
I would recommend a drive that has Dual Firewire and Usb 2.0 ports at the very least 480 Mbps transfer rate and a 16MB buffer.
Try to find a drive that has those ratings or better and you will have bought a decent drive. Be sure to check if the device is compatible with his Operating System and try to stay away from the Cheaper No Name brands.
2006-12-06 12:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend checking out tigerdirect.com for external hard drives or any computer device for that matter... their prices are really just about the best you will find and i think the longest ive ever waited for a shipment was 4 days... All around awesome...
follow this link for a 160 gig cavalry 7200 rpm usb external hard drive for about 80 bucks... (not including shipping)... its a pretty good External HD...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2470703&CatId=0
2006-12-06 12:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by ryan b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seeing that he is a DJ and it's a laptop look into buying a portable one.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=8&SRCCODE=WEBGOOHD&CMP=KNC-GOOGL
These are great deals on 250 GB. There are 2 physical sizes of hard drives. The big ones are really desktop hard drives in a case, the smaller ones are notebook hard drives in a case. Notebook hard drives are tougher than desktop ones when it comes to being moved around. You should look into the 2.5" mobil hard drives rather than the others.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=1277&
hope this helps!
2006-12-06 12:27:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would agree with everything he just said above but wouldn't buy a maxtor. I am a computer guy and have seen these fail more often than Western digital and seagate.
2006-12-06 12:26:47 · answer #6 · answered by chokscarlett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋