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xunlix
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Hey, its me again.
I have another problem. I have to little space, just 10GB. Which should i get? External or Internal. My budget is $120 so i don't have much to spend on.
I might get money on Christmas and Chinese New Year though.
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Do you have place for an Internal HardDrive in your computer?
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Internal= Fast, cheap
External= Can't really think of any pro's of an external drive. Only get one if you dont have room for another internal
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internal for the best performance cuz external can lag ur computer
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Oh kool. Does my motherboard age matter too for Internal?
Plus i have around 1 occupied and 3 spaces left
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This is ALL false.
Depending on the ports on the external hard-drive, externals can have EXACTLY the same speed as internal hard drives.
You also get the choice of mobility with an external hard drive. Basically a thumb drive except alot bigger.
With that money you can probably buy a 1tb external hard drive.
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| localhost wrote: | This is ALL false.
Depending on the ports on the external hard-drive, externals can have EXACTLY the same speed as internal hard drives.
You also get the choice of mobility with an external hard drive. Basically a thumb drive except alot bigger.
With that money you can probably buy a 1tb external hard drive. |
You're saying that internal hard drives aren't generally cheaper?
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| Karakawe wrote: | | localhost wrote: | This is ALL false.
Depending on the ports on the external hard-drive, externals can have EXACTLY the same speed as internal hard drives.
You also get the choice of mobility with an external hard drive. Basically a thumb drive except alot bigger.
With that money you can probably buy a 1tb external hard drive. |
You're saying that internal hard drives aren't generally cheaper? |
I never meant that they are cheaper, i meant that they are equally as fast (possibly)... You could have easily found this out by reading what i said.
Usually they are 20~ more (if you buy the HDD + enclosure separately). It is not that bad for 1tb of space you can carry around wherever you go!
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| What sort of interface would the enclosure have to prevent bottleneck compared to a similar device with SATA cables? I never really got into that stuff..
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| Karakawe wrote: | | What sort of interface would the enclosure have to prevent bottleneck compared to a similar device with SATA cables? I never really got into that stuff.. |
eSATA.
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Don't you normally have like a lot of extra place for new HDD's? I have like 4 slots I think.. Although I want to get an external drive because it seems a lot easier.
I have a single HDD, but it's partitioned into multiple drivers.
Er.. not drivers.. like storage locations I guess.
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| xVi wrote: | Don't you normally have like a lot of extra place for new HDD's? I have like 4 slots I think.. Although I want to get an external drive because it seems a lot easier.
I have a single HDD, but it's partitioned into multiple drivers. |
Not usually. My machine is 5 year's ago mid-end.
I only have 1 slot for another SATA hard drive and 1 slot for a PATA.
I'm about to just buy seagate's 1.5TB for storage.
I keep reading failure stories and becoming paranoid, though.
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| Blank wrote: | | xVi wrote: | Don't you normally have like a lot of extra place for new HDD's? I have like 4 slots I think.. Although I want to get an external drive because it seems a lot easier.
I have a single HDD, but it's partitioned into multiple drivers. |
Not usually. My machine is 5 year's ago mid-end.
I only have 1 slot for another SATA hard drive and 1 slot for a PATA.
I'm about to just buy seagate's 1.5TB for storage.
I keep reading failure stories and becoming paranoid, though. |
Just buy an extended warrenty. On newegg it is the same price as a 1tb hard drive... So lets see
1tb with a reliable brand
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1.5tb with a somewhat reliable brand that makes super quiet hdd (same price)
Like i said, extend warrenty and you will be FINE!
Also, newegg has been sold out forever... So if you find another site (in the US) that is instock, please tell me 
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If you buy an external drive, you could buy a case instead as they say.
You will find it abit slow (due e-sata is slower) but I still suggest internal drive.
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