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External Storage

  • 04-02-2004 3:02pm
    #1
    blazesoftware
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I want to buy an external storage devive that I can use to move files between home and work. 80 Gigs is all I'd need.

    What are my best options and where would I get it and what should I pay ?

    My PC at home has Windows 98 and USB1.1 and my other machine is XP and another which is a laptop Windows 2000.

    My preference would be one that works without the need for AC.

    Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    emac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭emac


    Hi,

    There are two options open to you, USB or Firewire.
    If you only have USB 1.1 then i would say go for firewire.
    USB 1.1 is only 10mb i believe where USB 2.0 is 480mb.
    Firewire is ~ 400mb. I use a LACIE Pocket harddrive 40GB, it has USB 2.0 and firewire, also 6 pin firewire can power it from the bus. It was expensive but i paid for it portability - 250 Euro.
    You could look onto building your own by using any IDE harddrive and buying a kit.The kit will come with a case,power supply and IDE interface. I think the kit might be the way to go, a lot cheaper and more storage than a pocket drive.
    I hope this helped.

    Eoin


  • #3
    Ro-76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭Ro-76


    I've got a USB 2.0 40GB external drive.

    I took a 40GB 2.5" notebook HD (upgraded the internal one to 60GB), a USB2.0 enclosure (one of these these ), and a PCMCIA USB 2.0 card.

    It works a dream. It is bus powered, and while the USB pcmcia card does not supply enough power for the HD to spin up, the lead has a separate USB plug on it to plug into one of the other USB ports to draw extra power. It's also tiny, barely bigger than the drive itself.

    Ro


  • #4
    ARGINITE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭ARGINITE


    Their is also firewire 1394b which runs at 800MBs/s and no need for a power supply as emac said.


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