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External Hard Drives
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I'm looking for an external hard drive for my laptop, which doesn't have USB 2, anyone have any suggestions about models and where to buy etc? I'm in the UK. Thanks! |
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James wrote:
Hi, I'm looking for an external hard drive for my laptop, which doesn't have USB 2, anyone have any suggestions about models and where to buy etc? I'm in the UK. Thanks! USB2 drives should work just fine with USB 1.1 ports, I move my USB2 drive around from USB1 to USB2 systems without problems. -- Nik Simpson |
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Nik Simpson wrote: James wrote: Hi, I'm looking for an external hard drive for my laptop, which doesn't have USB 2, anyone have any suggestions about models and where to buy etc? I'm in the UK. Thanks! USB2 drives should work just fine with USB 1.1 ports, I move my USB2 drive around from USB1 to USB2 systems without problems. -- Nik Simpson You can buy a USB2 PCMCIA card for a few bucks. Backup with USB1.1 works, but fast really better. Buy a USB2 disk. It will work with USB1.1, and if you want more speed you can always buy the PCMCIA card. -- Al Dykes ----------- adykes at p a n i x . c o m |
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Nik Simpson wrote:
James wrote: Hi, I'm looking for an external hard drive for my laptop, which doesn't have USB 2, anyone have any suggestions about models and where to buy etc? I'm in the UK. Thanks! USB2 drives should work just fine with USB 1.1 ports, I move my USB2 drive around from USB1 to USB2 systems without problems. Oh they'll work, but you can measure the data transfer time on a geological timescale! |
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Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote:
Nik Simpson wrote: James wrote: Hi, I'm looking for an external hard drive for my laptop, which doesn't have USB 2, anyone have any suggestions about models and where to buy etc? I'm in the UK. Thanks! USB2 drives should work just fine with USB 1.1 ports, I move my USB2 drive around from USB1 to USB2 systems without problems. Oh they'll work, but you can measure the data transfer time on a geological timescale! Transfer rates don't seem that bad, of course it depends on how you want to use the drive, but for the purposes of moving some files around its acceptable IMHO. -- Nik Simpson |
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"Nik Simpson" wrote in message ... Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote: Nik Simpson wrote: James wrote: Hi, I'm looking for an external hard drive for my laptop, which doesn't have USB 2, anyone have any suggestions about models and where to buy etc? I'm in the UK. Thanks! USB2 drives should work just fine with USB 1.1 ports, I move my USB2 drive around from USB1 to USB2 systems without problems. Oh they'll work, but you can measure the data transfer time on a geological timescale! Transfer rates don't seem that bad, of course it depends on how you want to use the drive, but for the purposes of moving some files around its acceptable IMHO. No need to qualify that opinion: it's entirely acceptable for much or even most use. Far faster than a broadband download, no noticeable delay at all for smallish files (up to 100 - 200 KB), fast enough to stream audio and most streaming video. Only when moving data around in bulk (multi-MB files that aren't too fragmented) will the 1.5 MB/sec transfer speed seem a bit leisurely. No, you might not want to use it to perform a full-disk image copy (though I've used it with Partition Magic to back up my laptop's half-full 2 GB system partition to a spare 3.5" disk: well worth the wait if I ever need it). - bill |
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Hi again,
Thanks to everyone who replied. Decided to buy a drive and a PCMCIA card which gives 5 USB 2 (reversible) ports, and this gives me extra ports aswell. Found what I was looking for on Amazon. "Toshi1873" wrote in message ... In article , says... Hi, I'm looking for an external hard drive for my laptop, which doesn't have USB 2, anyone have any suggestions about models and where to buy etc? I'm in the UK. Do you have firewire ports on the laptop? (If so, go with an external firewire drive.) Other options are to simply hang a NAS box off of the network hub (or use a cross-over cable). Transfer rate will be a lot faster then the slow USB 1.x (USB 1.x on my laptop eats up the CPU, making it near-impossible to do anything during a transfer). There are also PCMCIA cards that you can plug in that will provide USB 2.0 (and possibly firewire) connectors. Or there's a 5GB laptop drive that is the size of a Type II (type III?) PCMCIA double-thickness card. Takes up both PCMCIA slots and is a tad pricey. |
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Without USB 2.0 you are out of luck for a good solution.
-- DaveW "James" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm looking for an external hard drive for my laptop, which doesn't have USB 2, anyone have any suggestions about models and where to buy etc? I'm in the UK. Thanks! |
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:33:44 +0100, "James"
wrote: Hi, I'm looking for an external hard drive for my laptop, which doesn't have USB 2, anyone have any suggestions about models and where to buy etc? I'm in the UK. Thanks! Does the laptop have firewire (1394)? That is the preferred interface, it is faster than USB2 in use. If you also needed another USB2 port, then USB might be a good compromise solution, but if the only real need is the external drive, get a firewire card and enclosure... keeping in mind that you'd also need firewire on a desktop (if drive is to be moved around), which some have but others don't. |
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