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opinions on hard drives

DJ-A 4:46 PM - 12 March, 2007
i'm thinking about getting a 160 gb usb powered drive. looking for opinions from people who have experiance with these. the size and the amt of wires appears to be a dream come true. but not if it takes too juice much away from my laptop
Dj Cassidy 7:11 PM - 12 March, 2007
I'm using Western Digital 250 gig.

its pimpin
DJ-A 7:15 PM - 12 March, 2007
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I'm using Western Digital 250 gig.

its pimpin


do you have to plug that into an outlet? the one i am looking at has one wire. it goes to the usb, and gets its power from that too
Dj Cassidy 5:45 PM - 13 March, 2007
nah I gotta plug my joint into the wall
LoKey 7:43 PM - 13 March, 2007
I got the Lacie 250 gig for $109 at Best Buy. The only downside is that it needs to be plugged in, but IMO it's a minor inconvenience becasue it performs like a champ and doesn't over heat. Naturally it gets a little warm, but overall it's pretty solid.
tribalmadness 7:49 PM - 13 March, 2007
You want one with its own power supply. You are gambling more with a usb powered drive.

Western Digital Mybook is great
DJMark 10:55 PM - 13 March, 2007
The only external drives I think it's safe to not use a seperate power cord with are 2.5-inch laptop drives...these draw much less current than the 3.5-inch "desktop"-type drives.

The Lacie "Porsche" plastic cases are becoming infamous for killing hard drives with heat...you want something with better ventilation, preferably metal.