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External Hard Drives

SL65

SL65

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Hey all,

Well i'm running out of space on my H/D (again!!) and I need to buy a new one. Why external?? Well my motherboard (Dell) will support a maximum of only 147.7 GB's :thumbsdown: An External H/D is usually connected via USB or firewire and apparently it will work if it is USB

So Which one should I buy? I have my heart set on the new Maxtor OneTouch II (250 GB's) system. I made this thread to get your opinions...and I though it was an interesting topic. So what do you guys think I should get? :unsure: Anyone had experiences with any of them or have another one they thinks better?? I have about a week to decide..
Maxtor OneTouch I
Maxtor OneTouch II
Seagate External
Western Digital DualOption USB 2.0 External
 
I have a 250GB Maxtor OneTouch II drive that I like. I also have an older maxtor 120GB external drive. As for which is better, I don't really know, I have never had problems with my maxtor external drives.
 
I have the external Segate in your pictures. It's fine, not sure what features I look for / need in an external harddrive. Hardly ever use it. Has firewire and USB2, and some blue leds...
 
I think everyone and their dog knows my position by now:
Consider getting a DVD-RW drive.
 
why dont u buy the ones u make urself? their much cheaper, considering ur a kid like me as well, u might as well spend the money on other things rahter than ur computer. in HK i cna make one my self for about 200 bucks ( the whole casing) and 600 HKD for the 160gb hd
 
hokiethang said:
I have a 250GB Maxtor OneTouch II drive that I like. I also have an older maxtor 120GB external drive. As for which is better, I don't really know, I have never had problems with my maxtor external drives.
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I'm surprised you don't have the 300gb system what with your FTP and all..So I take it the OTII is good?? I want it for its "system backup" function.
ESPNSTI said:
I think everyone and their dog knows my position by now:
Consider getting a DVD-RW drive.
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Yes that will really make my life easier when i'm trying to search for a file of some sort...Could you imagine over 210GB's of data on DVD's :shock:
Not a sensible solution really.
jasonchiu said:
why dont u buy the ones u make urself? their much cheaper, considering ur a kid like me as well, u might as well spend the money on other things rahter than ur computer. in HK i cna make one my self for about 200 bucks ( the whole casing) and 600 HKD for the 160gb hd
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Wait jason are speaking of a USB H/D?? I need it to be USB. btw how the hell do you make one lol!!
 
yeah i am talkin bout that


in hk u can buy the box. which is cheap as dirt. comes with cooling fan and d/c plug whatver its called. then u buy the HD and thats it. u may also need to buy a ide to usb 2.0 cable.

i;m making one soon with a 8gb hd lol
 
SL65AMG~V12~604BHP!!!!!!! said:
ESPNSTI said:
I think everyone and their dog knows my position by now:
Consider getting a DVD-RW drive.
Click to expand...
Yes that will really make my life easier when i'm trying to search for a file of some sort...Could you imagine over 210GB's of data on DVD's :shock:
Not a sensible solution really.
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I have almost 3 times that amount on DVDs and searching for a file works fine with a simple cataloging program.
My point of view is that I can probably fill up any HD of any size, and I'd be too lazy to make a backup of anything, so if a HD crashed, I'd be SOL.
That's why I have a small HD with a DVD-RW, that way I force myself to backup files.
Been doing this for several years now and it works like a charm.
 
Re: External Hard Drives

SL65AMG~V12~604BHP!!!!!!! said:
Why external?? Well my motherboard (Dell) will support a maximum of only 147.7 GB's :thumbsdown: An External H/D is usually connected via USB or firewire and apparently it will work if it is USB
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remember this thread: http://forum.finalgear.com/viewtopic.php?t=3473

Only if you want to boot from that drive you need your motherboard to recognize the HD.

As far as i know you can make a bootable partition on the disk and boot from that (with the size of that partition being under that motherboard limit) and formatting the rest of the drive from Windows.
 
I agree with ESPNSTI... after my 120Gb HD crashed, I've been using 40gb on both my computers and just backing stuff on DVD-R's... it is much more reliable as well... and plus DVD-R's are dirt cheap, like a quarter for each DVD... if you manage to organize and categorize it properly, as ESPNSTI said, it would work ;)

But if you still insist on an external one SL55AMG, I suggest you build one, go to any computer mall, buy a External HD casing and separetly, buy a HD of capicity of your choice, plug it together and walla, you have a External HD and you save yourself alot of money ;)
 
true but i dont do that coz i never file my disks and they go on the floor and i walk on them and they dont read lol.
 
SL65AMG~V12~604BHP!!!!!!! said:
hokiethang said:
I have a 250GB Maxtor OneTouch II drive that I like. I also have an older maxtor 120GB external drive. As for which is better, I don't really know, I have never had problems with my maxtor external drives.
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I'm surprised you don't have the 300gb system what with your FTP and all..So I take it the OTII is good?? I want it for its "system backup" function.
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I actually bought the 250GB before I started with the FTP, plus I use it at home mostly to back up my stuff at home. I haven't used the system backup function on it, mostly because I only backup certain data and do it manually when it changes.

On the building one yourself, I have never had good luck with those, the mass storage controllers in all of the ones that I found were crap, and would lose connection with my PC in the middle of a file copy. My Maxtor drives have NEVER had problems like the ones I had with the build yourself ones.
 
I would think Windows XP SP2 would solve that barrier. My Mac was limited to 128GB til I upgraded from 10.1 to 10.3. Some people might find this unacceptable but maybe deleting a few vids would solve your problems.
 
andyhui01 said:
I agree with ESPNSTI... after my 120Gb HD crashed, I've been using 40gb on both my computers and just backing stuff on DVD-R's... it is much more reliable as well... and plus DVD-R's are dirt cheap, like a quarter for each DVD... if you manage to organize and categorize it properly, as ESPNSTI said, it would work ;)

But if you still insist on an external one SL55AMG, I suggest you build one, go to any computer mall, buy a External HD casing and separetly, buy a HD of capicity of your choice, plug it together and walla, you have a External HD and you save yourself alot of money ;)
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SL65!!
yeah I wouldnt mind saving a few hundred bucks...i still like the Maxtor though :roll:
ESPNSTI said:
SL65AMG~V12~604BHP!!!!!!! said:
ESPNSTI said:
I think everyone and their dog knows my position by now:
Consider getting a DVD-RW drive.
Click to expand...
Yes that will really make my life easier when i'm trying to search for a file of some sort...Could you imagine over 210GB's of data on DVD's :shock:
Not a sensible solution really.
Click to expand...
I have almost 3 times that amount on DVDs and searching for a file works fine with a simple cataloging program.
My point of view is that I can probably fill up any HD of any size, and I'd be too lazy to make a backup of anything, so if a HD crashed, I'd be SOL.
That's why I have a small HD with a DVD-RW, that way I force myself to backup files.
Been doing this for several years now and it works like a charm.
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Thats the beuty of this thing,"one touch" and everythings' backed up* including system settings.
On the building one yourself, I have never had good luck with those, the mass storage controllers in all of the ones that I found were crap, and would lose connection with my PC in the middle of a file copy. My Maxtor drives have NEVER had problems like the ones I had with the build yourself ones.
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Thats why i'd like to stick to a pre-made one...i'm no good with computer hardware :?
Plus more choice as to the case for it.
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Oh c'mon, the Maxtor case is pretty cool 8) :mrgreen:
Anywayz, i'm going to "Capitol City" today which is Sydneys equivalent to Tokyo..maybe i'll find a better alternative
 
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