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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael View Post
    Ew, internal it is.
    It's not that bad. I like the fact that I can unplug it and carry the whole DC Goodset anywhere I please

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    I have an external 100GB Hard disk that I hardly ever use. 800GB of internal that's nearly full :O

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    That's true. Though, how often does that kind of situation come up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sprung View Post
    I prefer external. My internal bays are full, but if they were'nt, I'd probably still go with external. The only thing you have to get used to is the slight delay for the drive to spin up if you haven't accessed it for a while.
    But isn't the transfer rate much slower?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael View Post
    That's true. Though, how often does that kind of situation come up?
    Not so much anymore, but I have had to carry the whole collection in book form over to someone's house before. This will be easier.

    Also, I have all my Star Trek eps on another drive, plus "The Universe", Family Guy, etc.

    I have 3 externals. 250, 300, and the 500.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Evans View Post
    But isn't the transfer rate much slower?
    I suppose it is, but it's not that noticeable. I run the DC Server off an external, and people do fine

    EDIT: USB2.0 is like 480MB/s

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    Hm. The external sounds nice now. Just use it for media stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael View Post
    Hm. The external sounds nice now. Just use it for media stuff.
    And if the cops ever bust down your door, you can run off and flush it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sprung View Post
    I suppose it is, but it's not that noticeable. I run the DC Server off an external, and people do fine

    EDIT: USB2.0 is like 480MB/s
    Wow, that's gotta be false.

    USB 2.0 has a raw data rate at 480Mbps, and it is rated 40 times faster than its predecessor interface, USB 1.1, which tops at 12Mbps.
    60MB/s. Still not that bad, though. And, like you said, it's convenient if you have to move data around.


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    Rated at 480Mbps anyways, you aren't going to hit that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sprung View Post
    I suppose it is, but it's not that noticeable. I run the DC Server off an external, and people do fine

    EDIT: USB2.0 is like 480MB/s
    false.

    you mean 480 Mb/s (yes theres a difference)

    a BIT (b) is equal to 1 digit
    a BYTE (B) is equal to 8 digits

    so the theoretical 480 Mb/s that you're talking about it really:

    480/8=~60 MB/s

    sata 2.0= ~300 MB/s
    IDE = up to ~133 MB/s

    so technically usb, theoretically of course, is the slowest of those 3

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    Finally back on Vista after my short-lived XPeriment.

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    C'mon. I know what a bit and a byte is. I mistyped a capital B.

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    I have a hard drive enclosure making my 300gb hard drive external, bad idea I end up putting it on rathering than having it permanently installed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael View Post
    Stands up fairly well. I mean, my sister's old Mac ('bout ten years old or so) was on virtually 24/7 for months, even during summer. And nother ever overheated or never had any hardware issues. She never even had to restart. Meanwhile, my PC, which is well ventilated, had a burned video card, along with a few hardware issues.
    When you pay that much for a white piece of shit, you expect it to at least works properly.

    Quote Originally Posted by b1gwi11 View Post
    false.

    you mean 480 Mb/s (yes theres a difference)

    a BIT (b) is equal to 1 digit
    a BYTE (B) is equal to 8 digits

    so the theoretical 480 Mb/s that you're talking about it really:

    480/8=~60 MB/s

    sata 2.0= ~300 MB/s
    IDE = up to ~133 MB/s

    so technically usb, theoretically of course, is the slowest of those 3
    Quite rough on the SATA2 specs here. 3G, so that's pretty much closer to 400MB/s than 300.
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