quick question (external hd)

by Nickk • 18 Aug 2011, 06:14 • Journals
Hey guys i'm going to buy an external hd but actually i don't know anything about it.
You guys got any tips about:
-what's the approximate price i'll have to pay for like 1-1.5 TB
-is usb 3.0 necessary, worth a price difference? my pc doesnt have it yet, but might be useful in the future
-any good brands, online shops, anything


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ecklav 18 Aug 2011, 07:20
Depends on what you are going to use it for?

I got Apacer from 500GB & Acer from 320GB - both satisfied.

If you want more then I would go for
- Western Digital Elements Desktop
- G-Technology G-Drive 1 TB
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Kenzi 18 Aug 2011, 07:21
Take Western Digital, and go for USB 3.0 if you can, transfers much faster afaik
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Levin 18 Aug 2011, 08:05
The comfortable but mostly more expensive method:

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or ,because most of the time its cheaper:


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spiROZE 18 Aug 2011, 09:27
Is it actually possible to put an external hdd right in your pc like an internal hdd? Or does that require some pc knowledge?
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Thomm 18 Aug 2011, 09:38
Why would you want that?
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spiROZE 18 Aug 2011, 10:24
cause atm I've an external just laying on my desk and I never take it too another place so it would be nicer to have it installed in my pc
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Thomm 18 Aug 2011, 10:28
Just plug it and use it :)

No need to mod it to normal HD, just buy another, they are cheap as soap nowadays.
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spiROZE 18 Aug 2011, 10:29
thxs for your help, I appreciate it.
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elektronischetanzmusik 18 Aug 2011, 10:01
depends on the interface . . .
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m1ke 18 Aug 2011, 10:21
WD (and if u want it to plug it in like PlayStation check if it works first.)
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Cheesiee 18 Aug 2011, 14:47
Just buy a SSD :)
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