internal or external

easy_as_easy

so internal or external hard drive? which is, um 'better'?

or.........which should i get;

this which is a Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM Serial ATA ( SATA ) Hard Drive for €129.99 (internal)

or

this one which is a Lacie Brick Desktop Hard Drive 300GB (external) for €189.99(!!!)

Ruu_Old

Internal, no external power supply or extra wires (all hidden inside the case). Always use internal wherever possible.

Karoma

Intended use?

easy_as_easy

just general use, as a thrid hard drive, not for windows or anything.

this is much bette value though........ plus €10 p&p.

hamster

Thought I'd add to this.

1. I have checked this - and in the main its true - In 99% of cases will a usb2 external hard drive at least work slowly rather than not work at all? I have a 3 year old laptop with usb1 ports.

2. I have a pcmcia slot free - would that be a good way to upgrade to usb 2? Would the usb2-pcmcia slot need to be externally powered?

3. Actually a hd like this one - claims it gets all the power it needs from a usb2. Hence questions 1 and 2.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7643124&type=product&cmp=++&id=1134698030663

My need is to move stuff from my laptop.

Ruu_Old

1. I have a very old computer with USB1.1 and the drive I have is made for USB2, works fine but yes its slower.

2.This is all you need here, no external power source from what I can see.

3. I had a small sony external drive (40gb) that had no power supply and worked fine, so they are available, but probably easier to get one with the external power. Try Komplett.ie

hamster

Thanks Ruu. I'm going to the US next week... just browsing the one touch drives on best buy - may as well take advantage of the trip.

BadCharlie

easy_as_easy wrote:

so internal or external hard drive? which is, um 'better'?

or.........which should i get;

this which is a Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM Serial ATA ( SATA ) Hard Drive for €129.99 (internal)

or

this one which is a Lacie Brick Desktop Hard Drive 300GB (external) for €189.99(!!!)

That internal HDD seems a bit pricy. Check www.komplett.ie for a better price.

Ruu_Old

hamster wrote:

Thanks Ruu. I'm going to the US next week... just browsing the one touch drives on best buy - may as well take advantage of the trip.

Good stuff, you might be advised to stay away from the larger stores like Best Buy (their store associates are horribly annoying, try to sell you rubbish you dont need, like PC World x 100) like if you spot some lesser known store that looks local perhaps. Good luck anyway.