Will it work as good as internal hard disc? Or will there be any limitations ? Awaiting the details.
2007-02-16 17:07:12 · 8 answers · asked by Gopika 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1538960&CatId=136
$ 70 for a 250 gb
usb 2.0, & best part is it's among the top rated items from tigerdirect
excepting for boot-up, it does other work at almost same time & same speed & efficiency as u'r internal hard drive
Capacity (GB) 250
Interface USB 2.0
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200
Buffer Memory 8MB
Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0 Up to 480 Mb/sec
Dimensions 1.3" x 6.4" x 8.3
... if u'r getting a better deal, buy it !
2007-02-18 03:48:26 · answer #1 · answered by sεαη 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Utilizing USB 2.0 you should see very little, if any difference in read/write speed. A few hits from what I see in the shop however.
A: Unless you have to have a smaller drive go with the full sized externals vs the small ones as the full size uses a 3.5 hard drive and the smaller ones utilize a 2.5 hard drive which on average I have seen fail due to being more senstative to damage from rapid movement and jarring. (Note: some of the vendors however have shock protection in the laptop drives which supposedly can take a good bit of force when the drive is not powered).
B: External hard drives have been notorious in the past with having USB connectivity issues as I have seen several drives come into the shop due to USB failure.
C: Any real important data: IE: taxes, documents, pictures, etc should be backed up to optical disk vs a hard drive. Nothing is sadder than having a client who lost an entire photo album due to mechanical drive failure, especially when it on average runs 1,300 - 1,500 dollars for a recovery from On-Track.
Finally, in my opinion I would buy either Western Digital or Seagate. I cannot remember Seagate's warrenty on their externals, however their 3.5 internals had a 5 year manufacturers warrenty which is two years longer than any of the other major competors.
2007-02-16 17:24:42 · answer #2 · answered by Neal C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one thing that everyone needs to know about an external hard drive, or about backing up to cds: you never backup your programs. you only backup your files. 100 gigs is massive. is your hard drive that large? do you really need that much file space?
another thing all should know: be sure to read all KB (knowledge base) articles about backup at microsoft. windows home edition does not have its own backup utility, but pro does. so if you have home edition, go to microsoft, because there is a KB article on how to back up your files.
another idea is to get a usb flash drive to back up only your most important files, as well as your wireless configuration, just in case you are wireless. else, if you lose the configuration, you have to start from scratch and set it up manually. you will then really need a good tech at the company that made the router.
it does work as well as your internal hard drive, but you need to know that first, you should do a disk cleanup, delete temporary cookies, delete temporary files, do a defrag, before you do a backup.
then know that after you have done a complete backup, you will want to read up on the differentials, the incrementals, the copies, etc. there are differences to each type of backup. again, ms is your best source.
occasionally, i reformat my external hard drive and do a full backup again.
one thing i find helpful is to keep cd backups of all my picture files, even though they are on my external hard drive. you never know...
best to you!
2007-02-16 17:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by Louiegirl_Chicago 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 18:05:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can work just as good as a internal hard drive...
Also if you don't care about portability then I would check out this 250GB hard drive for only $100...far low from competitors but is kinda big:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0615994
2007-02-16 17:15:21 · answer #5 · answered by naz18hg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it works just as well, but it might get damaged more easily, since its outside the notebook....
still, external HDs are better and in demand, which is why they are more expensive than internal drives
2007-02-16 17:11:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i got a laptop and stuff and so far....Computer is better. but get flat keys lol
2007-02-16 17:10:46 · answer #7 · answered by Sikid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out new egg they have wicked pissa deals
2007-02-16 17:12:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋