Would a internal hdd + external enclosure be just as good as an external hdd?
Domo
Hard Drive Question
Would a internal hdd + external enclosure be just as good as an external hdd?
Jackass Penguin
Should be. Providing it has USB (2.0 preferably)Originally Posted by pooman
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If you use USB 2.0 you get 480mbps (mega bits) which translates into 60 Megabytes a sec.
so if you have a ATA-133 (133 megabytes a sec.) in a harddrive enclosure u'll only be using half of the drives max. speed.
i bit of a waste, i think.
but if u used ATA-66 OR ATA-100
it'd be more equally matched to USB 2.0
also i dunno abount booting OS's of that HD, i maybe wrong though (usb booting)
correct me if i'm wrong
P.S. Firewire is 400mbps (megabits) but has continuiously high speeds
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firewire is faster, but not everything supports it.
usually an internal w/ case is cheaper. check newegg
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Cookie Thief
External Hard-drives are useful if you are bringing files to other people, but if you just want a hard-drive for yourself buy an internal they are cheaper and son't require a power supply.
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Try exactly the same.
Also, I don't think anyone actually answered your question realy.
But yes, Assuming you get a USB 2.0 enclosure, or a firewire one, it should be just as good.
Cookie Thief
It is just as good. The whole "external HDD" thing is a joke. If you crack the case open, it's just the usual internal 3.5" HDD.
Too bad I was a noob back in the days, and bought one of these.
Banned
Yeah, that's the way to go. It's much cheaper than buying it all in one shot.
Domo
That's why I brought it up. It's a whole lot cheaper to buy them separately.
A few more questions:
Is there a difference between Maxtor, WD, and Seagate hdds?
I'm kinda confused on the ATA133 vs ATA100. How much of a difference in speed is there (when enclosed in an enclosure)?
Thanks!
Banned
I've always had Maxtors and they've treated me well. Then again, a hundred other people will say the same for the other brands. You're probably okay either way.
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like i said before USB 2.0 is 480 megabits
Firewire is 400 megabits
USB 2.0 will give a max of 60 megabytes
which seems to go nicely with ATA-66 which is 66 megabytes a sec
see what i meat by ATA -100 almost being wasted in an enclosure.
just for intrests sake
why do you need to use an enclosure?
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Domo
Oh ok I see. So the only way I'd need a ATA100/133 is if I would plan on putting it inside the computer someday.
Well I was going to split it between me and my gf since we seem to leech like crazy.I have a desktop 80gb WD and she has a 100gb notebook hdd and they're getting full.
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