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| Thread ID: 99952 | 2009-05-21 00:26:00 | USB drives and Mojopak | Greg (193) | Press F1 |
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| 775530 | 2009-05-21 00:26:00 | Further to one of my earlier posts re transferring all my apps and data from my desktop to my notebook... one of my brothers has recommended I buy a 320 +/- gig USB drive. I never heard of these before (sad but true). Anyway, apparently I can move all my data (about 100 gigs) quite easily between the two computers without having to use crossovers or whatever. Can anyone please comment on the simplicity of this, and or where I can get more info? Thx |
Greg (193) | ||
| 775531 | 2009-05-21 00:53:00 | www.dse.co.nz Its a hard drive that plugs in via USB works like any other USB device and any other harddrive. I have 4 (not the linked one but similar) of them in total full of media and other stuff they are great. You can also get Sata or IDE HDD enclosures and put your own hard drives into it and it works the same way. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 775532 | 2009-05-21 07:44:00 | Quite simple-you use them as any other storage device. Plug + Play:) If you want faster speeds then get a drive with esata, if your PCs have that type of connection, its much faster than USB. Also, their are two types, the portable type, which uses a 2.5" HDD inside and is USB powered only, but their is also the much larger external harddrive that uses a 3.5" HDD and is AC powered, and much heavier and less portable than the 2.5" External Harddrive. On the other hand, the 3.5" drive is faster, cheaper, and usually has more connections. You can grab one of trademe cheaply, or browse around on Dick Smith and Harvey Norman, they usually have quite good storage deals. Once you've agreed on a budget, form factor(2.5" or 3.5"), storage size the we can recommend some brands+models. Cheers Blam |
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