external harddrive

[TheOriginalJames]

Do they make these through USB ports?

I have roughly a 40gig harddrive in my laptop.

This is how it works out:

26,304,016,384 bytes used
10,027,044,864 bytes free

I'm looking for either another 40, 80, or 100 gigs so I can actually store all my games and other files on, while leaving this one for my basic programs, music and pictures.

How much am I looking to spend here and do they even make USB external harddrives?

 

[robedwards99]

USB is the normal method of connecting an external drive. I have a smallish one (160Gb) and it works perfectly.

I think you will have trouble installing and running games from it though as it is not a 'mounted' drive.

You can now pick up 400-500Gb ones here for under £200 ($400).

Well worth getting as it is a great portable device too.
I can't advise where to look over there but here I use a place called Maplin who have good prices. Maplin > 300GB Seagate External USB 2.0 Hard Drive

I'd just check out Ebay but buy from a trader rather than a private seller.. eBay - external harddrive, Drives, Controllers Storage, Desktop Laptop Accessories items on eBay.com=

 

[Haus]

yes i have an external hard drive my self. it does go through a USB port. i got the seagate 160 gig so i can keep games, pictures, music, my tv shows i DL'ed ect. on it.

i got it at best buy but you can get the same exact one cheaper at walmart. they have a 80 gig as well for like less then 90.00.

its so easy, you plug everything up the hard drive and stick the USB cable into your USB port. no installing anything. wait a minute and it will put a drive G on your computer. and when your not using it. do what they say to saftley remove the thing(or turn it off) and the drive G isnt on your computer anymore untill you turn it on.

its as easy as that.

 

[OUZBnd]

look into buying a internal harddrive, then purchase a case for it. The cases come usb ready to plug in. Since you often can get great deals on internals, most of the time this is much cheaper to do than purchase a standard external.

 

[robedwards99]

look into buying a internal harddrive, then purchase a case for it. The cases come usb ready to plug in. Since you often can get great deals on internals, most of the time this is much cheaper to do than purchase a standard external.

I agre about the price but internals thrown in a case often won't be plug and play as ready made ones are.

 

[lemon]

hotswap you mean

james - when externals first came out for the mainstream user, they were available as firewire and usb. firewire, while it still may be used in the external storage market, usb has basically taken over when it comes to the user market share.

as to pricing - see if you can find an internal hard drive that is compatible with your laptop that is bigger in capacity than your current one. if you do go the external route, the games and os should be on the internal one, whilst your music and "videos" should be on the external. and see if you can find one that has locking capabilites. you dont want other people finding your "personal" information.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

I want my games and whatnot on the external, because I use my laptop for work also. Meaning while I'm sittin in the back of a place programming a phone system, I can listen to my music.

The games I don't need everywhere, as I only really play them at home anyway.

Internal 80 gig drives are too expensive because of installation charges. I want something I can get home and plug into.

 

[lemon]

well james...

newegg and tigerdirect are two compound words that come to mind when you ask the external storage question.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Gracias senor.

 

[lemon]

:engmofo


you lucky that doesnt show up

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Thanks, sir. haha

 

[OUZBnd]

OfficeMax (in store only) has a 50% off clearance on Western Digital Hard Drives. It is advertised in their weekly flyer.

• 320gig for $59.99
• 250gig for $55.00
• 200gig for $50.00
• 80gig for $45.00

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Appears to not be in Ft Wayne

 

[lemon]

so? strike a deal with ouzbnd