Tom
I'm overwhelmed with all the external hard drives there are out there. I did a lot of research too. I found a few external hard drives that looked pretty good, and I want to know which one is the best in your opinion.
1. Western Digital WDXMS1200TN Passport 120 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive
2. Seagate ST302504FDA1E1-RK FreeAgent Desktop 250 GB USB External Hard Drive
3. LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Disk
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
80GB
Don't worry about the storage capacities, I just want to know which one is the best in reliability, quality, customer support, features, etc...
Thank you for your time and effort to answer this question.
(I will give the best answer 10 points)
Answer
Western digital and seagate are both excellent. Have had a 320gb western digital drive for the last three years and it still runs perfectly.
There is another kind of hard drive that works as a normal external hard drive should but can also connect to your tv via scart . That means, you can download your programs/movies on the pc and then watch them on your tv in comfort. I plan on getting one in the near future.
Heres a link showing an example. Worth considering i think.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=221816&source=1&DOY=31m12
Western digital and seagate are both excellent. Have had a 320gb western digital drive for the last three years and it still runs perfectly.
There is another kind of hard drive that works as a normal external hard drive should but can also connect to your tv via scart . That means, you can download your programs/movies on the pc and then watch them on your tv in comfort. I plan on getting one in the near future.
Heres a link showing an example. Worth considering i think.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=221816&source=1&DOY=31m12
Questions about external hard drives?
dopeythech
I have several questions regarding external hard drives:
1. Can you install computer games on them? If so, will the games run normally (will they slow down)?
2. Does iTunes work from the external hard drive?
3. Would it be a good idea to take the majority of my files (excluding those that I use on a regular basis) off of my internal hard drive and put them on an external hard drive? Should I keep them on my internal hard drive as well?
4. What are some good brands for portable external hard drives? Decent prices? Hoping to get something for under $100...
5. I do a lot of writing. Most of memory is old word documents. Would it be a good idea to have an external hard drive for my writing and one for games/music/etc? Or is it just as good to put everything on a single external hard drive?
7. What are the different sizes of external hard drives?
I guess that's it. Thank you very much for taking the time to read my questions!
Answer
hello
My name is Martin K
from
www.builttoordercomputers.com
To answer all your questions briefly, Yes and Hell Yes haha
I'll explain.
This is one of the most common pieces of advise my client's never listen to, So to you , I say, "Good on you, for thinking and taking the initiative.
Regarding Computers Games, Yes you can, install them (although some programs only permit you to install the program on C: Drive, But run the program, if it has an option to choose what drive to install on , do that.
Regarding will the games run normally, Yes they will, (Assuming that the hard drive , that the game is installed on, is connected when you try to run the program., If it's a USB external drive and accidentally not connected, You'll get an error message, saying , something like, cannot find source file, or cannnot find the .exe file etc..
Regarding I'tunes, You can store the data files on an external drive , but i-tunes will need to be install on c: drive. if you have existing data files they can be found in your my Music folder, Look for the folder call "I tunes" and copy it to your external hard drive.
If you find you can't play your itunes media, and this will almost certainly happen.
It's because , you've moved the defualt location, you need to open itunes and under the "Edit" tab, go to "Preferences" the go "advanced" tab.
You will see "Itunes media folder location" the defuault is
C:\Users\Martin\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media
change it to find the files on your external drive.
Regarding Question 3. Yes it's a very good idea to put all your files on your external drive, Now.. the files you use regulary , also back them up on the external, but have a copy on your internal as well , so you can use them. And to go one step better, make a backup of your External Hard drive.
The thing is that When a virus attacks your computer , it generally attacks the system registry, and not your files, (but there are exceptions) so the idea is that, your internal drive has a registry and Operating system, the external is just a Partition with Data, The virus can't exist without a registry.
here's some good reading.
http://www.builttoordercomputers.com/category/my-pc-has-a-virus-what-can-i-do
http://www.builttoordercomputers.com/category/viruses-and-worms-explained
Ahhh brands, Don't cheap out here, Remeber your protecting data, Don't buy a cheap piece of rubbish, only to have it crash on you.
I always insist on either Seagate Baracuda, or Western Digital, the size you get is up to they range from 80GB to 1.5TB (1,500GB)
and they are not that much more expensive than the rest.
You should be able to find a seagate or a Western Digital up to 500GB for under $100 Easily. If you can't, Let me know and i'll ship you one.
the others just tend to come back on warranty far too much, in my experience if a product comes back on warranty frequently, It's not worth using, It's just a headache.
RE: Question 5. This is a personal choice, It doesn't really matter whether you seperate your gaming stuff from your office stuff, I personally have 5 TB hard drives, and it's all organised logically, if i had a 5TB Hard drive, i would dump all my data onto the one hard drive, but that's me, Do what you feel is best for you.
Re: Question 7. I've answered this above, 80GB - 1500GB (1.5Tarrabytes) most people don't need more than 160GB but the 500GB models are proving to be more cost effective, More space is better.
Hope this helps,
if you need anything clarified email me on
bto4u@optusnet.com.au
Be Cool
hello
My name is Martin K
from
www.builttoordercomputers.com
To answer all your questions briefly, Yes and Hell Yes haha
I'll explain.
This is one of the most common pieces of advise my client's never listen to, So to you , I say, "Good on you, for thinking and taking the initiative.
Regarding Computers Games, Yes you can, install them (although some programs only permit you to install the program on C: Drive, But run the program, if it has an option to choose what drive to install on , do that.
Regarding will the games run normally, Yes they will, (Assuming that the hard drive , that the game is installed on, is connected when you try to run the program., If it's a USB external drive and accidentally not connected, You'll get an error message, saying , something like, cannot find source file, or cannnot find the .exe file etc..
Regarding I'tunes, You can store the data files on an external drive , but i-tunes will need to be install on c: drive. if you have existing data files they can be found in your my Music folder, Look for the folder call "I tunes" and copy it to your external hard drive.
If you find you can't play your itunes media, and this will almost certainly happen.
It's because , you've moved the defualt location, you need to open itunes and under the "Edit" tab, go to "Preferences" the go "advanced" tab.
You will see "Itunes media folder location" the defuault is
C:\Users\Martin\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media
change it to find the files on your external drive.
Regarding Question 3. Yes it's a very good idea to put all your files on your external drive, Now.. the files you use regulary , also back them up on the external, but have a copy on your internal as well , so you can use them. And to go one step better, make a backup of your External Hard drive.
The thing is that When a virus attacks your computer , it generally attacks the system registry, and not your files, (but there are exceptions) so the idea is that, your internal drive has a registry and Operating system, the external is just a Partition with Data, The virus can't exist without a registry.
here's some good reading.
http://www.builttoordercomputers.com/category/my-pc-has-a-virus-what-can-i-do
http://www.builttoordercomputers.com/category/viruses-and-worms-explained
Ahhh brands, Don't cheap out here, Remeber your protecting data, Don't buy a cheap piece of rubbish, only to have it crash on you.
I always insist on either Seagate Baracuda, or Western Digital, the size you get is up to they range from 80GB to 1.5TB (1,500GB)
and they are not that much more expensive than the rest.
You should be able to find a seagate or a Western Digital up to 500GB for under $100 Easily. If you can't, Let me know and i'll ship you one.
the others just tend to come back on warranty far too much, in my experience if a product comes back on warranty frequently, It's not worth using, It's just a headache.
RE: Question 5. This is a personal choice, It doesn't really matter whether you seperate your gaming stuff from your office stuff, I personally have 5 TB hard drives, and it's all organised logically, if i had a 5TB Hard drive, i would dump all my data onto the one hard drive, but that's me, Do what you feel is best for you.
Re: Question 7. I've answered this above, 80GB - 1500GB (1.5Tarrabytes) most people don't need more than 160GB but the 500GB models are proving to be more cost effective, More space is better.
Hope this helps,
if you need anything clarified email me on
bto4u@optusnet.com.au
Be Cool
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