Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

External Hard Drive Question

  • 05-07-2006 10:32pm
    #1
    Stephen P
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭


    I'm thinking about getting a laptop and getting rid of my desktop PC. I have a second HDD on my PC which is 200GB. If I got an 200GB external hard drive and transferred everything from my current internal HDD on my PC onto the 200GB external HDD would I need high spec on the laptop in order to use the external HDD on the laptop?

    Thanks in advance!


Comments

  • #2
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    you will not need a high spec laptop to use the external drive.

    the only problems - if you can call them that - are how you are going to power the external drive.

    now when you're saying a 200gig external drive that would be a 3.5 inch drive which will require a plug to power the drive.
    as long as you're okay with transporting the laptop and the external drive then it's ok, but it was just something i figured should be mentioned.


  • #3
    Stephen P
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭Stephen P


    Cremo wrote:
    you will not need a high spec laptop to use the external drive.

    the only problems - if you can call them that - are how you are going to power the external drive.

    now when you're saying a 200gig external drive that would be a 3.5 inch drive which will require a plug to power the drive.
    as long as you're okay with transporting the laptop and the external drive then it's ok, but it was just something i figured should be mentioned.

    Thanks for that. It's not going to be for another few months anyway if I choose to change over to a laptop.

    Cheers!


  • #4
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,560 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    I went from using Firewire external Lacie units to Buffalo external NAS units and haven't looked back since.

    The Buffalo's let you connect as if they were a server share, and run quiet and cool. I could fry eggs on my old Lacie drives.


  • #5
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Yep just got something from Komplett, USB 2.0 is what you are looking for. I have a Maxtor One Touch 160GB and a WD 120GB. They are fairly reasonably priced.


  • #6
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    do them NAS external storage come with USB or firewire aswell?


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    Explosive_Cornflake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭Explosive_Cornflake


    stephen p wrote:
    I'm thinking about getting a laptop and getting rid of my desktop PC. I have a second HDD on my PC which is 200GB. If I got an 200GB external hard drive and transferred everything from my current internal HDD on my PC onto the 200GB external HDD would I need high spec on the laptop in order to use the external HDD on the laptop?

    Thanks in advance!
    If you are getting rid of the old one, just get an enclosure and stick the HD into it. Would cost you about ~€35 or so.


  • #8
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,560 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Cremo wrote:
    do them NAS external storage come with USB or firewire aswell?
    The Buffalo ones do.


Advertisement