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djltHome userMember since 2005
Hey,

I'm thinking of getting an external hard drive to plug into my lap top. Was wondering what everyone else uses or what products I should be looking at?

Thinking of around 40 - 80gig HDD?
 
Posted Sun 27 Mar 05 @ 10:13 am
I have my mp3s at a 160gb external drive... (usb2)... Works great :)
 
Posted Sun 27 Mar 05 @ 3:21 pm
djltHome userMember since 2005
DJ in Norway...
what do you use exactly man? like a USB2.0 caddy?
is it for your laptop?
 
Posted Sun 27 Mar 05 @ 4:51 pm
Use my 40gig Ipod. Works brilliantly.
 
Posted Sun 27 Mar 05 @ 5:17 pm
I would go with seagate HD's. They are top notch and now come with a 5 year warranty.


Killabee44
 
Posted Sun 27 Mar 05 @ 5:32 pm
my external drive is for my laptop...yes..
its a usb box, with external harddrive inside... with USB2 speed

works great :)
 
Posted Sun 27 Mar 05 @ 8:30 pm
It is safe to carry the drive back and fourth all the time?
Andre
 
Posted Sun 27 Mar 05 @ 9:57 pm
I got it in a small suitcase/flightcase (hard cover) with the hercules controller when traveling back and forth... it got those soft walls and stuff inside (dont know the english word for it... foam? or spunge?)

So its safe ;)
 
Posted Sun 27 Mar 05 @ 10:52 pm
JeremKPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2004
If you want an external HDD for your labtop i would advise you to buy a case with USB2 and firewire and then buy a HDD, in france buying a 160GB external all-in-one (case+HDD) is 180€ minimum, buying the case and the HDD apart is 100€ (75€ for the HDD and 25€ for the case) and it works perfect. If you want to pay double price for an all-in-one device then free to you.
 
Posted Mon 28 Mar 05 @ 12:56 am
claxPRO InfinityMember since 2004
lej78480 is right. This solution is less expensive and works as well. You can also buy a bigger HD in the future and change in the box.
 
Posted Mon 28 Mar 05 @ 10:11 am
i use a removable drive caddy
- 1x 80 Gig for dj work containing XP PRO SP2, VDJ, WORD, ACCESS.
set for performance not looks, no antivirus prog. or internet
- 1x 80 Gig "Internet Drive" antivirus and heaps progs.
- 1x 4 Gig "swape drive" to transfer stuff between the two.
 
Posted Tue 29 Mar 05 @ 11:09 am
abafraHome userMember since 2005
hello ,
 
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