How Delicate Is An External Hardrive

[Livy]

or you could buy a standard ide drive, and a usb bay for it, ill go look for what u would need

edit: i found what u need, its a 3.5" external case, http://www.dabs.com quicklink 2CB3WS

its int the uk, but gives u an idea what to look for.

[Pitbul]

Originally posted by toddiscool+9 September 2003 - 08:12--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (toddiscool @ 9 September 2003 - 08:12)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-lynx@9 September 2003 - 16:06
then if you need to increase the capacity you can open it up, remove the existing drive and fit a larger one, internally they have a standard IDE hdd.

Really? i did not know that, I do not know why I thought they would be so diffrent but never immagine it would be as easy as swapping. Wow. [/b][/quote]
yeah but if they have the OS installed on that HDD you&#39;d have to reinstall the OS when u install the new HDD an Extrenal HDD seems like the best idea just carry it in a cusioned bag

[toddiscool]

Originally posted by Livy@9 September 2003 - 16:14
or you could buy a standard ide drive, and a usb bay for it, ill go look for what u would need

edit: i found what u need, its a 3.5" external case, http://www.dabs.com quicklink 2CB3WS

its int the uk, but gives u an idea what to look for.

Would i need an adapter?

just a joke, remember that IBM commercial. For some reason i thought that was the funniest commercial ever, prolly the only one though.

seriously though I will check that out aswell.

[Livy]

im not exactly sure what u would need,
the hdd will slot right in and close it, then u will prob need a usb cable, not sure about a power cable though, but my guess may be yes.

edit: what is the most storage she will need at one time, as you may be cheaper with a 256mb/512mb usb drive and backing up on pc?

[toddiscool]

Originally posted by Livy@9 September 2003 - 16:48
im not exactly sure what u would need,
the hdd will slot right in and close it, then u will prob need a usb cable, not sure about a power cable though, but my guess may be yes.

That adapter part was a joke. clearly a bad one, you know in the uk, need an adapter. God internet humor is not possible for me.

edit: what is the most storage she will need at one time, as you may be cheaper with a 256mb/512mb usb drive and backing up on pc?

I know that she is gonna be doing video editing, but the teatcher does not what he is talking about. Ever taken a remedial computer course in college. The most frustrating thing, god i have stories but anyway. He can not answer the question i send her with, he is an idiot.

Backing up on Pc - you can save a mac file on a pc with no probs right, obviously just not use it.

[Livy]

i would think so yeah. shouldnt be a prob backing up, i mean u can go download a mac file of the internet so why not from a usb drive.
i thought u meant an adaotrer for the drive bay, doh&#33;

[lynx]

I would imagine you would need to format any drive as fat/fat32 to be compatible across systems, but other than that i can&#39;t foresee any problems.

[toddiscool]

Originally posted by lynx@9 September 2003 - 17:23
I would imagine you would need to format any drive as fat/fat32 to be compatible across systems, but other than that i can&#39;t foresee any problems.

Good advice, again thanks.

[_John_Lennon_]

Umm, you said she was doing video editing, but they have Flash drives that can be as big as 512MB that I know of, and U can always get a IBM 1GB microdrive, with alittle reader that you can slip it in, and it acts like a reagular USB mini flash drive.

But the HD thing does seem like a fine option, if she is going to need to carry about a bunch of files totaling over 1GB.

So yeah, if you are in the US, U can get a 80GB hard drive for about 85 dollars, and an external thingy to put it in for about 20, I believe.

Im going to check on that for you, i will post some links for stuff in a bit.

[_John_Lennon_]

okay, well, here is what your looking at.

External Enclosure USB 2.0 HD Case 31.99 Dollars.

WD 80GB 7200 RPM HD 72.50 Dollars

And just in case you were wondering,

A 120 HD= 92 Dollars
A 160 HD = 139 Dollars.

So, you can get an external hard drive, 80GB, with enclosure for under 110 Dollars, including shipping.

Any other quesitons?