i am planning on buyin a laptop but i do not know if it can be hooked up to an external hard drive as laptops general hold little hard drive space.
2007-09-03 07:26:04 · 22 answers · asked by scasolari1 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
If the laptop is less than 5 years old, it should have a "USB PORT". Buy a hard drive that uses "USB".
3 things to thing about:
USB/FIREWIRE - if your laptop has a firewire port then you can buy a firewire hard drive. It's much, MUCH faster.
Powered/usb-powered - some hard drives are powered by wall electricity, those hard drives are much more efficient.
fan/no fan - some hard drives have internal fans (usually powered by wall electricity). It keeps the hard drive cool and makes it last much longer. Perferable if you choose this, get one that plugs into the wall.
2007-09-03 07:31:30 · answer #1 · answered by Karan K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep and as far as laptops not having alot of space my fiance just got one for work with a 250 gb hard drive in it but because he too needed more space we got an additional 320gb external that hooks in through the usb port and it was only 99 bucks at circuit city on sale....just do some bargain hunting i have seen 500gb ones out there for less than 150
hope it helps
2007-09-03 07:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by Ash525 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, an external hard drive has a USB port connection that can plug right in to your USB port on your LAP TOP. The external hard drive has nothing to do with your lap top hard drive space. That's why it is called, "external hard drive".
2007-09-03 07:33:33 · answer #3 · answered by Travio! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
new laptops have tons of hard disk space. I believe that yes, these hard drives can just be hooked up through the USB port.
2007-09-03 07:33:15 · answer #4 · answered by zanthus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You sure can. I'm no computer whiz, but I bought an external hard drive and connected it directly to my laptop. Simple USB cable. The computer will detect the new hardware and take care of everythign for you. Good luck.
2007-09-03 07:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by JustAskin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can, newer laptops hold lots of space. make sure ur externeal hardrive is USB 2.0, cause most laptops dont have firewire ports, which some external drives come with only firewire.
2007-09-03 07:31:01 · answer #6 · answered by agello24 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible of corse. I recommend an external hard drive i bought from Fry's Electronics, it's called Maxtor, they have many different one's at Fry's, or you can try Circuit City, or any electronic store (radio shack maybe) just make sure it is compatible with your laptop
2007-09-03 07:33:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anton Van Podelka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use a 2.5" ATA hard-drive with USB. You need the harddrive and the harddrive box that has a USB connector. You can just plug the hd just like a normal USB flash drive.
2007-09-03 07:30:38 · answer #8 · answered by JaRoLLz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
most external hard drives are either usb or firewire driven nowadays. so, in theory, your computer type shouldn't matter as long as your computer supports the connection method of the drive you buy.
2007-09-03 07:43:03 · answer #9 · answered by jables 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it has a USB port it can be hooked up to a USB Hard Drive.
2007-09-03 07:29:27 · answer #10 · answered by MensaMan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋