External HDD for a Laptop
26 August 2005, 10:01 PM
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External HDD for a Laptop
I use a Toshiba Tecra 8000 PII 366 for surfing & storing phots & am running out of room (6gb HDD!), it only has USB not USB 2.0, can I run an external HD from it ?
Any ideas on what'd be suitable ? Or would it be so slow it wouldn't be worth it ?
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Any ideas on what'd be suitable ? Or would it be so slow it wouldn't be worth it ?
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26 August 2005, 10:42 PM
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Generally most USB 2.0 will run on 1.1, just slower.
Overclockers list a few Western Digital models (+ other makes). The first one on the page uses a notebook sized 2.5" HD so will be quite small. If the size of the drive doesn't matter, then the next one down is 80GB for £2 less.
I presume you're running Windows? What version? Early versions of Windows 95 were crap for USB support.
Overclockers list a few Western Digital models (+ other makes). The first one on the page uses a notebook sized 2.5" HD so will be quite small. If the size of the drive doesn't matter, then the next one down is 80GB for £2 less.
I presume you're running Windows? What version? Early versions of Windows 95 were crap for USB support.
27 August 2005, 02:14 PM
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getting a external hdd enclosure is the easy option. alternatively, get a bigger hdd and swap it out of your tecra. that's what i did with my tecra 8100. swapped the 6GB for a 20GB 
27 August 2005, 02:27 PM
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Why is the 40 GB just slightly more expensive than the 80 GB? Is it just because it's smaller and more compact or have I missed anything? david
27 August 2005, 04:45 PM
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Lacie make external HDDs that have both USB and NETWORK interfaces. So if you have a network card in your laptop you will be able to access the drive at very high speeds.
The prob is that they may be out of your budget as a 250Gb drive is around £130 IIRC. You can get them from www.savastore.com
The prob is that they may be out of your budget as a 250Gb drive is around £130 IIRC. You can get them from www.savastore.com
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27 August 2005, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by David Lock
Why is the 40 GB just slightly more expensive than the 80 GB? Is it just because it's smaller and more compact or have I missed anything? david
29 August 2005, 07:52 PM
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I use a Portable Add-ons external usb/firewire caddie. You can put any 2.5" (9.5mm height) HDD inside it. I opted for a 100GB Toshiba which works a treat.
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=114964
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=114964
30 August 2005, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by lightning101
Punt it for £250 on ebay and buy a £350 one from dell 
)Cheers to all,
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