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[error51]

Do you have an external hard drive? I'm always running around to different places so I have a laptop. I only have a 40GB hard drive in my laptop and the alternative of being able to have a 500GB dump that I can use on any computer is a great alternitive for me. I am all for external hard drives being a laptop user. I think that it is even a good way to add on storage space to a desktop computer if it is full of drives and running out of room.

What the heck do you guys think about external hard drives?

[Dutchie]

I don't have one bcause my computer has 250GB and I think USB is quite slow.

[Sphere]

uNo, I use the net or my phone for file transfer, and usually, I'm okay with my internal disks

[patman174]

I use to be a big laptop user. I had it set up in front of my couch on a small table. It was nice to be able to relax and be online at the same time. So I bought an 80 gig external. Well, the laptop did not have the power I needed, so I bought me a new desktop with a flat panel moniter and huge ass hardrive, so I do not need externals no more. USB2 was quite quick for me, but I didnt like the fact that I had to unplug the drive to turn it off, even if the computer was off. I dont think they have quite the life span as one you have inside the computer.

[clarky3429]

i have 2!!! one 2.5" and one 3.5"

[simon]

I have a 80gig and 100gig the 80 is used for software that I may need

[patman174]

I envy you clarky, I want a 2.5 inch external. I love how they are powered off the usb on your machine, so very portable and simple.

[nitram]

I have a 250gig external hard drive.

[clarky3429]

patman174, on Jun 24 2006, 12:28 PM, said:

I envy you clarky, I want a 2.5 inch external. I love how they are powered off the usb on your machine, so very portable and simple.

http://www.clarky342...age=omatahdcase

Is the one i have...i reviewed it...pretty nice actually for one i built myself!!! lol

[C0LDSH07]

I have three externals - one that doubles as a CD/DVD-Rom enclosure - two strictly for HDD's only.

Personally - I love the hell out of them. Not sure what the usage for power / ratio is per USB Bus and Internal power consumption - but it seems to me that if the USB is self powered - than yeah - could be slower and draw more power from the source (your PC) but if it's a powered external (which most are) than it would be fair to assume that the USB Bus would only find a tiny bit of hindrance.

Overall - I would'nt have it any other way for the externals. They are a blessing for travel and sharing. In my LAN games - I can take a bundle of maps and transfer then at the simple plug-N-play of a USB device.

I have been looking into the newer flash drives however - and wonder if external drives are going to be a thing of the past before we know it

There's my $20.00 worth LOL

[patman174]

Hey clarky, where did you go to order that enclosure case and how much was it?

[clarky3429]

got it from ebay, lol
was aout 16$ AU

[C0LDSH07]

Here are two of the three that I own.

You can find them rather cheap here:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BLU-MGB35U2-N&cat=CAS

The third looks just like this - but it holds a CD/DVD Rom and up to 160GB HDD.

:cowboy:

[Sphere]

Oeh! Shiny and 'glow in the darky'!

Looks nice!

[wetlegs6]

Not an external hard drive parsay.

I do however have two USB - IDE adators + MOLEX Powerpacks for them