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| Thread ID: 110781 | 2010-07-01 10:09:00 | Portable or desktop external hard drive | Nutman (11524) | Press F1 |
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| 1115058 | 2010-07-01 10:09:00 | HI, I want some more space to store mainly videos and photos, which would be better, a portable or desktop external hard drive?? thanks for any info cheers Nutman |
Nutman (11524) | ||
| 1115059 | 2010-07-01 10:19:00 | if your not going to be moving it around alot then get desktop external because the capacity is a lot cheaper than buying portable | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1115060 | 2010-07-01 13:56:00 | Both are portable. Assuming by portable you mean 2.5" HDD as found in a laptop and desktop you mean 3.5" HDD as found in a desktop computer, what GameJunkie said makes sense. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1115061 | 2010-07-01 20:58:00 | Never leave it permanently plugged into your PC, if you get a power surge and it kills the PC it will kill the portable too. COPY your stuff to it, you should have a copy of it in 2 separate drives - in case one dies. Makes no difference if it is a 2.5" or 3.5" enclosure. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1115062 | 2010-07-01 21:25:00 | i find that a 2 . 5" easier to use because we don't need to use a power cord . so we use it more . we've got one power socket on the wall near the PC with a 4 way board . PC, screen, then the 2 are interchanged for - scanner, printer, stereo, heater . for a laptop i think the best is 2 . 5" it just means you can use it in the lounge easier etc . . . |
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