Looking into getting a *portable* hard drive, any suggestions on brands?

Anonymos

I have been searching for what type of *portable* hard drive I want (you know, one that runs on USB power only). I have have good experiences with WD Passport before. Some things I am looking for in one is:

-640-750GB (750 is preferred, I have seen them before)

-under $200(most important one)

-7000 RPM (not sure if they have portable ones in that RPM class, but it would be nice, though not required)


Would you recommend getting one that is built for ruggedness or just a standard one like the WD passport Elite? I would move around a fair bit with it, and I tend to be clumsy :/. How much is the price difference between the two?

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Maxtor external hard drive

Great value and its cheaper the bigger you get

You can purchase a 1TB (930GB) HDD for £80.. thats $128 in dollars :)
7200 RPM :) :)

USB 2.0

Trying play.com. Thats where i purchased mine

Hope this helpes

Is there a Seagate or Maxtor portable hard drive that's 7200 rpm?

madebymarc

I'm just looking at these 2 brands since they're the best and they have 5 year warranties...

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YES, do a search and find nearest dealer and give them a ring.

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What kind of Mac computer should i use for lots of photoshop?

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Tim

Hi, I am looking for a new mac computer for work. There it is connected to a big server and I want to use it a lot for photoshop, illustrator and indesign.
What I all ready found:

iMac 27 inch
3.4 GHz quad core Intel i7
RAM 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3 (Maybe with 32GB?)
Fusion drive 1 TB (128 Flash memory + 872 HDD)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 675MX 1 GB DDR5

and

Mac Pro
Two 2.40GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
12GB DDR3
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB

Wich one should you suggest? Or maybe you have other suggestions?

Thanks
(Mac Pro is the desktop computer from apple, not to be confused with the Macbook Pro)

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well if your are not bothered about being portable then i would go for the imac. the mac pro may be easily upgraded but it has not been updated in years and i now far less powerful than the imac. you could maybe even consider a mac mini as these may be the cheapest mac on the market but they would still be pretty good for photoshop. whatever you get make sure that you pay for all the extras so that it is at the highest possible spec. in the long run it will make a big difference.

What is the best portable 500gb external hard drive for HD video editing?

I have a Macbook Pro i7 and I need a portable harddrive that will keep up with my video editing so I don't drop any frames. I don't know if there is a big difference between a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Pro 500GB USB 2.0 7200 rpm vs LACIE Rugged 500GB 7200 RPM USB Firewire 800. Any ideas or suggestions?

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Go Firewire. It will have at least twice the data throughput rate as the USB 2.0 drive. RPM has little effect on external drives, as the data interface (USB or Firewire) is almost always the limiting factor.

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What is the difference between an external desktop HDD and an external portable HDD?

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Josh

I am in need of backing up my laptop hard drive and while doing research on external storage, I noticed desktop HDD's are cheaper than the portable ones. What are the key differences between the two? From what i understand, speed is a selling point, but how important is that? I only need one to back my laptop cause starting to go down hill.

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As you say your laptop HDD is going downhill, you'll need to have it replaced and you CANNOT replace it with an external HDD. External HDDs are mostly for backups. Windows cannot boot from an external HDD.

Difference between Desktop and Portable HDD
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The difference is in physical size (dimensions) and operating speed. External desktop HDD are simply the kind of HDD you would find in a desktop PC enclosed in a case with USB or Firewire (1394) connectivity. The same goes for external portable hdd which is simply a laptop hdd in a case.

As for storage capacities, they both have the same capabilities. Operating speed is the difference. A desktop hdd operates at 7200 rpm (rotations per minute). Some newer drives operate at 10,000 rpm. A laptop HDD usually rotates at 5400 rpm. There are two reasons for the lower speed: to increase battery life of the laptop and to reduce heat output/heat generation because higher speeds cause more heat and keeping laptops as cool as possible is paramount.

There are now new HDDs known as Solid State Drives (SSD). These have no moving parts and so require less power and produce very little heat. However, SSDs cost a bit more over a traditional HDDs. At any rate, I'll advise that you go for a portable model as they are smaller in physical size and they still have high capacities; as high as 1 Terabyte (1 Tb)

Good luck.

what is the best type of external hard drive to buy?

brecklynn0

i am looking to buy a external hard drive for my computer and i need to know what the best type to get is. i do not have a huge budget for this so whatever is the least expensive but something that will last. also what size should i get? is a 2 Tb to much?

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2 Tb is almost certainly more than you need. You could store about 1,500 full length DVD-ripped movies on 2 Tb.

In my opinion, the best external hard drive made is the LaCie Rugged All-Terrain USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive. It has the following features:

Drop-resistant (not drop-proof though)
"Portable" means that you don't have to plug in a separate power cord
USB 3.0 means that it will be faster with newer computers that have USB 3.0
7200 RPM is the fastest type of external drive

Depending on your budget, here are links for the 500 GB, 750 GB, and 1 TB models:

500 GB: http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-All-Terrain-Portable-External-301930/dp/B003KYYA90/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_1

750 GB: http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-All-Terrain-Portable-External-301934/dp/B003SO4F3I/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_0

1 TB: http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-All-Terrain-Portable-External-301945/dp/B003RFRU1W/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

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What kind of external drive should I get?

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A Bape Fan

Im looking for a portable external drive to store some documents, pictures, and files. Ive seen a lot of good Western Digital passport drives that feature USB 3.0 but many of them are only 5400rpm. Primarily I do lot of video editing and file transferring. What is the best 7200rpm USB 3.0 portable hard drive that I can find?

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You can buy a customized external enclosure and a barebone 7200 rpm hard drive. That will solve your problem.

Which company makes the best portable hard drives?

$$ �!

Someone told me that portable hard drives have a short-life. Is it true/ If yes, what's the durability?

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I'd go with Western Digital. But there are some highly rated drives at http://www.newegg.com Some of these are assembled with a different name on them, and who knows what drive is inside. If I had the choice, I'd go with Hitachi, the former IBM Datastar. I'd never buy a Maxtor drive. (again)

Try this one at NewEgg
Western Digital My Book Essential WDG1U1600N 160GB 7200 RPM USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136021

or this one
Western Digital Passport Portable WDXMS2500TN 250GB 5400 RPM USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - $144.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136139


But here is the thing, one bump and you are dead. Consider carrying that drive in a special foam filled bag. Always put that drive on the floor of your car, so it does not get destroyed when it slips off the seat of your car and HITS the floor.

Maybe you should be getting several 4GB Flash (Thumb) drives. BUY one at first, and make sure that it works in every computer that you want it to work with. Then buy more of the same brand.

How about this from NewEgg:
CORSAIR 16GB Flash Survivor Ultra Rugged USB 2.0 Drive Model CMFUSBSRVR-16GB â $154.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233059

People LOVE this one.
CORSAIR Flash Voyager 2GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) 256bit AES Encryption Model CMFUSB2.0-2GB - $19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233009

Good luck and Happy Computing!

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I am looking to purchase an external hard drive for my computer and want to know which brand is best?

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Sandra L

am looking at the portable hard drives with 500gb and there are many brands and I am unsure which ones are good ones and which ones to stay away from. They are all in the same price range. They are samsung, toshiba, western digital, a-data, lacie, seagate and dane-elec. Any info on these would be helpful.

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The interface matters the most and you probably want 7200 RPM instead of 5400 RPM, unless you use the external hard drive infrequently and want to save power. Do you have e-SATA, firewire ports, or USB 3.0 ports? Note that USB 2.0 is standard now and few people have 3.0 yet.

What is the difference between an external desktop HDD and an external portable HDD?

Josh

I am in need of backing up my laptop hard drive and while doing research on external storage, I noticed desktop HDD's are cheaper than the portable ones. What are the key differences between the two? From what i understand, speed is a selling point, but how important is that? I only need one to back my laptop cause starting to go down hill.

Answer
As you say your laptop HDD is going downhill, you'll need to have it replaced and you CANNOT replace it with an external HDD. External HDDs are mostly for backups. Windows cannot boot from an external HDD.

Difference between Desktop and Portable HDD
--------------------------------------------------------------------
The difference is in physical size (dimensions) and operating speed. External desktop HDD are simply the kind of HDD you would find in a desktop PC enclosed in a case with USB or Firewire (1394) connectivity. The same goes for external portable hdd which is simply a laptop hdd in a case.

As for storage capacities, they both have the same capabilities. Operating speed is the difference. A desktop hdd operates at 7200 rpm (rotations per minute). Some newer drives operate at 10,000 rpm. A laptop HDD usually rotates at 5400 rpm. There are two reasons for the lower speed: to increase battery life of the laptop and to reduce heat output/heat generation because higher speeds cause more heat and keeping laptops as cool as possible is paramount.

There are now new HDDs known as Solid State Drives (SSD). These have no moving parts and so require less power and produce very little heat. However, SSDs cost a bit more over a traditional HDDs. At any rate, I'll advise that you go for a portable model as they are smaller in physical size and they still have high capacities; as high as 1 Terabyte (1 Tb)

Good luck.

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Why are External Hard Drives cheaper than Internal Hard Drives now?

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C L

I have seen several 1TB external hard drives with 7200 rpm for under $80 whereas a comparable internal hard drive is well over $100-$200. Usually the reasoning is the rpm is so low (normally around 5400), but that doesn't seem to be the case. You can always just take the HDD out of the external casing and use it as internal, just wondering why the disparity? It used the be the other way around.

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it's about inventory.

There was a large buildup of inventory fairly early on of portable drives so
when the flooding in thailand happened it affected the prices of all drives,
but as there was a larger inventory of portables when the speculators started jacking up prices.

Still 2/3-3/4 of the price increases were simply gouging.

Nothing more, nothing less.

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What kind of Mac computer should i use for lots of photoshop?

Tim

Hi, I am looking for a new mac computer for work. There it is connected to a big server and I want to use it a lot for photoshop, illustrator and indesign.
What I all ready found:

iMac 27 inch
3.4 GHz quad core Intel i7
RAM 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3 (Maybe with 32GB?)
Fusion drive 1 TB (128 Flash memory + 872 HDD)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 675MX 1 GB DDR5

and

Mac Pro
Two 2.40GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
12GB DDR3
1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive
ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB

Wich one should you suggest? Or maybe you have other suggestions?

Thanks
(Mac Pro is the desktop computer from apple, not to be confused with the Macbook Pro)

Answer
well if your are not bothered about being portable then i would go for the imac. the mac pro may be easily upgraded but it has not been updated in years and i now far less powerful than the imac. you could maybe even consider a mac mini as these may be the cheapest mac on the market but they would still be pretty good for photoshop. whatever you get make sure that you pay for all the extras so that it is at the highest possible spec. in the long run it will make a big difference.

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