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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Nilsen on May 22, 2004, 12:49:38 PM

Title: External harddrive
Post by: Nilsen on May 22, 2004, 12:49:38 PM

Does any of you have either a LaCie and/or a WD external FW disk with 160-250gb drive?

If so....your thoughts regarding niose levels and reliability.

Im gonna order one later tonight and im leaning towards the LaCie.

thx

Title: External harddrive
Post by: beet1e on May 22, 2004, 02:08:34 PM

Nils - I have a Maxtor "OneTouch" - 120 million bytes (111GB) which I like very much. It runs in complete silence.

Title: External harddrive
Post by: Nilsen on May 22, 2004, 02:09:54 PM

Firewire?

Is it easy to change drives on it if it fails?

Title: External harddrive
Post by: beet1e on May 22, 2004, 02:23:39 PM

Specifications

Capacity
120GB

RPM
7200 RPM

Cache Buffer
2MB

Integrated Interface
USB 2.0 and 1.1 compliant
. External 4-pin connector with hot-plug capability
. Supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/sec

Performance
Average seek time:
. 9.3ms.120GB,

Sustained transfer rate (maximum):
. USB2.34 MB/sec

Bus transfer rate (maximum):
. USB2.480 Mb/sec

Environmental Specifications
Operating temperature: 5c to 35c (41F to 95F)

Physical Specifications
Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 8 5/16 inches (41 x 140 x 210 mm)
Weight: 3.1 lbs (1.38 Kgrams)

Windows System Requirements
• Pentium II class equivalent processor or higher
• Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000 Professional or XP
• CD-ROM drive
• 64MB of RAM
• Available FireWire or USB 2.0, 1.1 port, depending on model
• Internet connection (for system updates)

Macintosh System Requirements
• iMac®, Power Macintosh® G3 (blue and white) or later model
• Mac OS9.1 or higher or Mac OS X version 10.1.2–10.1.5 and
versions 10.2.4 or higher
• CD-ROM drive
• 64MB of RAM
• Available USB 1.1, 2.0 or FireWire port, depending on model
• Internet connection (for system updates)


 
Manufacturer: Maxtor
Capacity (GB): 120GB
Rotation Speed (RPM): 7200
Cache (MB): 2MB
Access Time (ms): 9.3ms
Interface: USB 2/1.1
Warranty: Yes - 2 years

Title: External harddrive
Post by: Nilsen on May 22, 2004, 02:25:28 PM

thx beetle...im gonna use it on my mac and pc so i will run FAT or mac filesystem and an app that makes win read/write to it :)

Title: External harddrive
Post by: Gunslinger on May 27, 2004, 11:22:12 PM

In reguards to this subject how well do these work
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41911&item=4133704044&rd=1

I'm not looking to run any media or anything besides maybe MP3 and Video but Mainly make an external drive as a back up drive.  I have like 3 drives just sitting around doing nothing.