External Hard Drives
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OpIvy
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One thing I would suggest, instead of buying an external hard drive, buy a hard drive enclosure. With the enclosure(which isn't that expensive) you can just put a normal hard drive in it and it becomes an external hard drive. And the combined price of enclosure and hard drive, is a lot cheaper than an external one.
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Spam_Man_1500
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If you buy an external, don't buy one with lots of lights. It will get really annoying and they are pretty bright in the dark! You'll end up putting it in your drawer, which is a good idea anyway just to keep it out of the way.
thegreyarea
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That's exactly right. Buy a case and get a high quality drive. If you get something like a good +120 gig hard drive and an external case seperately you'll end up saving about 60 bucks or so and have better equipment.
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KingShit
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^ It would all depend on the size of the harddrive and the case. Check out new egg, they have everything you need for your ocmputer needs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=Go&DEPA=0&type=&description=hardrive+cases&Category=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
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t-man152
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I use this http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10655
I keep it around in my pocket. I have all my 3d models, scenes, scripts, and reference materials. its my entire portfolio. very resistent and very cool
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I keep it around in my pocket. I have all my 3d models, scenes, scripts, and reference materials. its my entire portfolio. very resistent and very cool
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thegreyarea
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newegg is a good place to go, they do charge more though b/c of their customer service (which is quite good).
If you're relatively hardcore about it (and that's not that hardcore) you should find the best deal on the size hard drive you want and buy an external case from somewhere like macmall or clubmac.
The lacie someone referenced above me is one of the biggest rip-offs I've ever seen. a 100 gig hd running at 5400 can be purchased for about $50 and the case you can get for an additional $50.
Do yourself a favor and make sure the drive is 7200 rpms.
To find what you want go to http://www.pricewatch.com. Find the drive you want (or go to bestbuy or stapleseven...sometimes their rebates are REALLY good). Then, go to pricewatch and search "usb hard drive case". You'll find a number of USB 2.0 external drive cases for around $30-$40. you do not need to worry about name brands for those cases b/c they all are normally built off the exact same converter board.
The case will end up being SLIGHTLY larger than the hard drive.
Check out this link for external usb 2.0 cases
http://castle.pricewatch.com/search/search.idq?&CiBookMark=N-69b74a0-180638-88&cr=usb%20hard%20drive%20case&qc=%22USB%22%2A%20AND%20%22HARD%22%2A%20AND%20%22DRIVE%22%2A%20AND%20%22CASE%22%2A&CiBookmarkSkipCount=-75
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2 billion dollars...sir, I'd handle my grandpa's balls for 2 billion dollars.
www.neverlooknetworks.com
www.e
rictheninja.org
If you're relatively hardcore about it (and that's not that hardcore) you should find the best deal on the size hard drive you want and buy an external case from somewhere like macmall or clubmac.
The lacie someone referenced above me is one of the biggest rip-offs I've ever seen. a 100 gig hd running at 5400 can be purchased for about $50 and the case you can get for an additional $50.
Do yourself a favor and make sure the drive is 7200 rpms.
To find what you want go to http://www.pricewatch.com. Find the drive you want (or go to bestbuy or stapleseven...sometimes their rebates are REALLY good). Then, go to pricewatch and search "usb hard drive case". You'll find a number of USB 2.0 external drive cases for around $30-$40. you do not need to worry about name brands for those cases b/c they all are normally built off the exact same converter board.
The case will end up being SLIGHTLY larger than the hard drive.
Check out this link for external usb 2.0 cases
http://castle.pricewatch.com/search/search.idq?&CiBookMark=N-69b74a0-180638-88&cr=usb%20hard%20drive%20case&qc=%22USB%22%2A%20AND%20%22HARD%22%2A%20AND%20%22DRIVE%22%2A%20AND%20%22CASE%22%2A&CiBookmarkSkipCount=-75
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2 billion dollars...sir, I'd handle my grandpa's balls for 2 billion dollars.
www.neverlooknetworks.com
www.e
rictheninja.org
thegreyarea
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p.s. you want a 3.5" hd case, not a 2.5"...so ya know
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2 billion dollars...sir, I'd handle my grandpa's balls for 2 billion dollars.
www.neverlooknetworks.com
www.e
rictheninja.org
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2 billion dollars...sir, I'd handle my grandpa's balls for 2 billion dollars.
www.neverlooknetworks.com
www.e
rictheninja.org