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Western Digital or Seagate
Copperstone:
--- Quote from: Dhruv on July 16, 2012, 06:45:06 AM ---My laptop is HP Elitebook 8530p.... i dunno if it supports USB 3.0
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No, am afraid it doesn't have a USB 3.0. But it does have an eSATA port! :)
Try checking out the eSATA HDDs. Read more:
http://suite101.com/article/esata-hard-drive-pros-and-cons-a94955
Dhruv:
--- Quote from: Copperstone on July 16, 2012, 07:23:25 AM ---No, am afraid it doesn't have a USB 3.0. But it does have an eSATA port! :)
Try checking out the eSATA HDDs. Read more:
http://suite101.com/article/esata-hard-drive-pros-and-cons-a94955
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Do you have USB 3.0?
and i only found 1 Hard Disk of WD which has eSATA
http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=210
But it's not at all cost effective...
Now i am in a Fix...i called up a store and they told me that i can get 3 TB WD My Book Essentials for Rs. 10400(i.e USD 200) in 2-3 days... i don't want it right now :P
and maybe the cost will increase later on... What to do?!
rostheferret:
I use a WD 2TB (elements) which is a little bulky, requires an external power supply, and is built like a god-damn brick. It's been thrown down stairs without a dent on the casing. My dad has a smaller 1TB HDD (Passport) and, well he doesn't exactly carry it around hospitable conditions. It's been covered in oil, caught in machinery, been vibrated for extended periods of time, survived 40C heat and freezing cold; it's survived where a laptop and two eReaders have gone kaput. For ~2 years. Western Digital's Black drives are expensive but if durability is the intention, I don't think there's a better choice. If we were talking about a RAID setup then I'd say just go for the cheaper option but, as was mentioned, Seagates don't exactly have the best reputation.
If it helps, when my HDD runs out of space I'm just gonna build a server :P
Copperstone:
--- Quote from: Dhruv on July 16, 2012, 08:25:24 AM ---
--- Quote from: Copperstone on July 16, 2012, 07:23:25 AM ---No, am afraid it doesn't have a USB 3.0. But it does have an eSATA port! :)
Try checking out the eSATA HDDs. Read more:
http://suite101.com/article/esata-hard-drive-pros-and-cons-a94955
--- End quote ---
Do you have USB 3.0?
and i only found 1 Hard Disk of WD which has eSATA
http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=210
But it's not at all cost effective...
Now i am in a Fix...i called up a store and they told me that i can get 3 TB WD My Book Essentials for Rs. 10400(i.e USD 200) in 2-3 days... i don't want it right now :P
and maybe the cost will increase later on... What to do?!
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No, the price WILL reduce afterwards. It can not increase. So waiting is a good option.
vuzedome:
I don't want to be rude but....
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