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« on: Jan 13th, 2008, 4:09pm » |
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I bought today a 500GB External Hard Drive With FA Porsche Design  Also came with High-Speed USB 2.0 
I paid $140.00 at Future Shop and I do not know too much about computers and thought I would ask you guys. We needed a bit more memory so we went this route.
Did not stay long in that store with just me and my credit card, nice place! 
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #1 on: Jan 13th, 2008, 4:15pm » |
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Whats the question?......if you need more memory?
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #2 on: Jan 13th, 2008, 4:16pm » |
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500gb is a huge amount of memory, we paid £250 for 250gb last year. I would say you have a bargin $ 140 = £70/80
We use the external drive for the photo programme and music. This keeps them safe and frees up the computer hard drive for normal use
Don't you just love computers they open up the whole world
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #3 on: Jan 13th, 2008, 4:19pm » |
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If RAM is what you needed, you went the wrong route.
If storage is what you need, then you're rockin' now.
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #4 on: Jan 13th, 2008, 4:23pm » |
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on Jan 13th, 2008, 4:19pm, brewcrew wrote:If RAM is what you needed, you went the wrong route.
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Storage is what we need, thanks Brew.
Jonny, what was that again, something about memory? Wish I could put an external drive to my head sometimes!!
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #5 on: Jan 13th, 2008, 4:29pm » |
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Tanya, I have a 2GB card for my camera and it holds a lot, so 500 must be huge. I am ok with what I paid, I just do not know sometimes what I am buying. I am learning though!
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #6 on: Jan 13th, 2008, 4:54pm » |
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$149.00 for a 500 Gb external drive, isn't a bad price. Why do you need an external drive? Why not just add a 500 Gb internal drive to the computer and save $70.
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #7 on: Jan 13th, 2008, 5:16pm » |
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This was something I could hook up and I have a light on so I know it is working! 
It looks nice too!
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« Reply #8 on: Jan 13th, 2008, 9:02pm » |
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Kewl Barry,
I LOVED Future shop when we had it down here...we haven't had one round her in like 10 years.
We just got an external 320bg for 99$ at Office Depot. Ron plays around with video so that's what that one is for. We carry around our music on our old dead compaq laptop's 20gb hard drive. Turned it into a mobile external via usb case 
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #9 on: Jan 14th, 2008, 7:14am » |
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on Jan 13th, 2008, 5:16pm, barry_sword wrote:This was something I could hook up and I have a light on so I know it is working!
It looks nice too! |
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Barry, you have no idea how much better you made me feel by the above statement! This is how I feel when it comes to computer parts also 
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #10 on: Jan 14th, 2008, 8:28am » |
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I needed this extra memory for projects that I do. I did a project for someone and she proofed it said everything was good make her copies for her family.
I waited a week, did not here from her and I figured everything was good. To clear up space I had to delete the project to start a new one. She called me a week after Christmas and told me their was a mistake and now I have to redo the project from scratch because I deleted it out of the computer.
My question is can I leave the external memory turned on at all times and use this or should I just use this for storage.
The instructions did not tell me if this could be left on.
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« Reply #11 on: Jan 14th, 2008, 2:05pm » |
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Any drive is going to last longer when it is off. An external drive only needs to be turned on when you are using it. My advice, for files that you want to be always available, you probably want to install a drive inside the computer. For storing projects or archiving stuff, you probably want to use external drives since they can be put away for safekeeping.
Another thing, 500GB+ drives generate a lot of heat, so the less they are running the better. Those external drive housings don't dissipate heat very well, so they fail more often than the same drive installed inside the computer. Just something to think about.
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #12 on: Jan 14th, 2008, 5:31pm » |
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on Jan 14th, 2008, 2:05pm, fubar wrote:Any drive is going to last longer when it is off. An external drive only needs to be turned on when you are using it. My advice, for files that you want to be always available, you probably want to install a drive inside the computer. For storing projects or archiving stuff, you probably want to use external drives since they can be put away for safekeeping.
Another thing, 500GB+ drives generate a lot of heat, so the less they are running the better. Those external drive housings don't dissipate heat very well, so they fail more often than the same drive installed inside the computer. Just something to think about. |
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Thanks fubar
I will take your advice and use this only for storage. I will keep it powered off when not in use.
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #13 on: Jan 14th, 2008, 5:36pm » |
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Good advice, Fu. Very timely.
I'll pass it on to EJ--they just installed an external hard drive on their business network for storage that holds a terabyte. I expect that thing runs hotter than a cheap cigar.
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #14 on: Jan 14th, 2008, 5:46pm » |
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What the heck is a terabyte? Sounds nasty!
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« Reply #15 on: Jan 14th, 2008, 5:47pm » |
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Re: Computer question...
« Reply #16 on: Jan 14th, 2008, 8:21pm » |
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on Jan 14th, 2008, 5:46pm, barry_sword wrote:| What the heck is a terabyte? Sounds nasty! |
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Does sound nasty, don't it?
1000 gigabytes. I have no idea what they're putting on there, and I know better than to ask. They'd probably have to kill me.
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