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External HDD Suggestions/Tips
EmptyMemory:
Thanks so much datora! I'm going to grab it right now. I'm probably going to go with the Samsung F4 and the Rosewill w/ the USB 3.0, just because I can't see myself using up all 2TB within the year.
I was reading what you had to say about the UPS: so I should get it separately at staples or something?
Edit: Fuuuuuuuuuuuck, I'm Canadian so the promo doesn't apply to me, plus shipping is now costing me money. x_x
It's gonna cost me $200 for all of that, should I just wait till Christmas?
datora:
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Glad that helped out. Now that you have a better idea of how this works, you can slowly plan and budget and maybe next year upgrade the drive in the USB 3.0 enclosure to a reliable SATA III/3 TB and then get something like the dual-bay enclosure & populate it with this 2 TB plus another. Hopefully HDD prices will be dropping. My 6 TB of storage is getting a little tight to manage ... would like to increase that this summer rather than deleting.
--- Quote from: EmptyMemory on May 21, 2012, 02:06:29 AM ---I was reading what you had to say about the UPS: so I should get it separately at staples or something?
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Yep. Office Depot, OfficeMax, Tiger Direct/Micro Center, KMart. Target, google search by models you see listed at newegg, etc. I wouldn't panic about buying it instantly, but shop around for a week or two and see what best price you can get. You can gamble with very favorable odds for a month if you need to; not trying to make you panic. Some people never use 'em and are fine. $90 is a bit steep for my budget.
Also, decide what you will use the UPS for. If you will only use it for the external drive and maybe one or two other small-load items, no need to get something as big as a 750 VA model; I use that one to protect an entire computing system with some juice left over. There are 350, 450, 550 & 650 models. I've a couple 550s that I picked up for $50 (hmm, might have been $39.99 on sale; don't remember at the moment). I think I've even seen 250 models ... thing is, generally it's tough to find something for under ~$30, so you just get the most electricity you can find in that price range.
I'm pretty loyal to APC, so that's where I'd look hardest first. In the consumer-level stuff, usually not worth trying to save $5 for something less reputable.
Freedom Kira:
So uh, just make sure you guys know that even the fastest HDDs can only just exceed SATA I (1.5Gbps) speeds... Which means that, while USB 2.0 (480Mbps) can still be saturated, you're probably not gonna get anywhere near the speeds that datora explained, unless you buy an SSD. You'd have to be pretty crazy and/or rich to be getting an SSD for external storage, though.
EmptyMemory - since you're Canadian, you ought to be using the Newegg.ca site. Don't worry though, we Canadians get our share of nice deals too. You just have to keep watch (check the site every day for Shell Shockers). If you're ever planning on taking a trip to the States, though, be sure to do some shopping while you're there, since stuff there is generally significantly cheaper due to the somewhat weaker economy.
And by the way, you can change any Newegg.com link to a .ca link and the page will work with the Canadian site.
Blanchimont:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on May 21, 2012, 06:51:21 AM ---So uh, just make sure you guys know that even the fastest HDDs can only just exceed SATA I (1.5Gbps) speeds... Which means that, while USB 2.0 (480Mbps) can still be saturated, you're probably not gonna get anywhere near the speeds that datora explained, unless you buy an SSD. You'd have to be pretty crazy and/or rich to be getting an SSD for external storage, though.
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My Lacie Minimus 2TB drives(USB2/USB3) (which I have a bunch of, recommended) run ~120 MB/s, when copying from the drive where uTorrent is running it's ~60MB/s. And these drives aren't supposed to be the fastest USB3 drives either on the market...
EmptyMemory:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on May 21, 2012, 06:51:21 AM ---So uh, just make sure you guys know that even the fastest HDDs can only just exceed SATA I (1.5Gbps) speeds... Which means that, while USB 2.0 (480Mbps) can still be saturated, you're probably not gonna get anywhere near the speeds that datora explained, unless you buy an SSD. You'd have to be pretty crazy and/or rich to be getting an SSD for external storage, though.
EmptyMemory - since you're Canadian, you ought to be using the Newegg.ca site. Don't worry though, we Canadians get our share of nice deals too. You just have to keep watch (check the site every day for Shell Shockers). If you're ever planning on taking a trip to the States, though, be sure to do some shopping while you're there, since stuff there is generally significantly cheaper due to the somewhat weaker economy.
And by the way, you can change any Newegg.com link to a .ca link and the page will work with the Canadian site.
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Yeah, I'm on .ca, just my bill went up $50 since I switched. q_q
I'm probably going to wait for a deal.
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