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Topic: I need an external hard drive - what should I buy?

Anonymous A started this discussion 13 years ago #25,676

I need one to back up music and video projects, along with storing movies and tv series on it. What should I get?

How big are they these days? And how physically big?

doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 7 minutes later[^] [v] #390,255

the bare hard drive is 2,5" generally, allthough you also have 1,8" disks that are (or where idk) used in ipods. If you arent going to travel with it you can also buy a 3,5" one which is a lot cheaper per gigabyte but often requires a power outlet. A cheap 1 tb 2,5" one costs about 70 - 100 euros here.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 30 minutes later, 38 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #390,256

@previous (doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ)
I feel like portability would be a desirable quality actually... hmmm

doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 13 years ago, 13 minutes later, 51 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #390,257

@previous (A)
Yeah you should probably get a 2,5" one then.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 8 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #390,407

bump

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 9 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #390,409

> technical advice from dreamworks
> advice of any sorts from dreamworks

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #390,410

Invest in an old floppy drive and a stack of 5.25" disks.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 18 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #390,426

@390,409 (C)
loldutchpeople.nl

Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 13 years ago, 20 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #390,428

@390,410 (D)
srs advice only pls

doctor dreamworks md !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 13 years ago, 29 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #390,448

@390,409 (C)
what is wrong with any of it?

DXMeowth joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #390,486

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500 GB USB 3.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive STAA500105 (Black)

I bought one just for music in my car. Yes, it's worth it. Check out the specs. Also a 1TB model is available now that wasn't out when I bought mine.

DXMeowth double-posted this 13 years ago, 2 days later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #391,128

@OP
Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive US $149.99 + Free Shipping
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