A couple External Hard Drive questions

Primex · 07-05-2006, 07:42 PM

I saw a deal for an external Hard Drive that would be really practical, but I'm clueless as to what I should get. The specs for the drive is:
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- Horizontal or vertical placement
- Fanless design
- 7200 RPM
- 8 or 2 MB cache1
- Stackable
- On-Off switch
- Mac & PC ready
- 160 GB
Price- $29.99 (One day sale at Comp USA on Thursday)

Is this a good deal? Also, does my computer have to be 7200 RPM? Mine is only 5200 RPM and I don't know if it would still be compatible. I'm basically trying to clear out some space from my laptop and desktop from all the videos and files I've uploaded.

Sacrinyellow5 · 07-05-2006, 07:51 PM

I think it would be a good deal if your usimg it for storage!
I might have to go down to CompUSA tomorrow and see what kind of deals they are having.

Trizoy · 07-05-2006, 07:53 PM

The 7200 rpm means how fast the HD will spin... TRhe faster the better. The Cache size higher would be a lot better (8mb). For 30$ it seems like a great deal. As long as it is from a reputable store.. CompUSA does have a return policy, so it sounds like a great deal.

Primex · 07-05-2006, 07:59 PM

Sweet, yeah I'm just using it for storage. I have hours and hours of old home movies that I wanna put on my desktop but I don't wanna take all my space up. I was worried that since my computer and the external harddrive were different rev speeds that they wouldn't be in sync with each other.

What does the cache do?

07-05-2006, 07:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Primex Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Florida, USA Posts: 138	A couple External Hard Drive questions I saw a deal for an external Hard Drive that would be really practical, but I'm clueless as to what I should get. The specs for the drive is: - Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - Horizontal or vertical placement - Fanless design - 7200 RPM - 8 or 2 MB cache1 - Stackable - On-Off switch - Mac & PC ready - 160 GB Price- $29.99 (One day sale at Comp USA on Thursday) Is this a good deal? Also, does my computer have to be 7200 RPM? Mine is only 5200 RPM and I don't know if it would still be compatible. I'm basically trying to clear out some space from my laptop and desktop from all the videos and files I've uploaded.

07-05-2006, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sacrinyellow5 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 918	I think it would be a good deal if your usimg it for storage! I might have to go down to CompUSA tomorrow and see what kind of deals they are having. __________________ Harvey Pekar "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff" ------------------------------------------------- -Tower /AMD 64x2 Dual Core 4400+ (2.3Ghz) 3 GB DDR2/Geforce 8600GT(SSC)/160 SATA HD/DVD-RW/Vista Home -Laptop /Core 2 Duo T6460 (1.66Ghz)/2 GB DDR2/Intel GMA X3100/250 SATA HD/Vista Premium -Server /P4 2.26 Ghz/1 GB Ram/GeForce FX 5200/80 & 250GB HDx2/DVD-RW/XP -MAC G4(Quick Silver)/768 Mb Rams/40 GB & 2x120GB HD/DVD-RW/OSX Go Cards!

07-05-2006, 07:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,664	The 7200 rpm means how fast the HD will spin... TRhe faster the better. The Cache size higher would be a lot better (8mb). For 30$ it seems like a great deal. As long as it is from a reputable store.. CompUSA does have a return policy, so it sounds like a great deal. __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

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07-05-2006, 07:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Primex Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Florida, USA Posts: 138	Sweet, yeah I'm just using it for storage. I have hours and hours of old home movies that I wanna put on my desktop but I don't wanna take all my space up. I was worried that since my computer and the external harddrive were different rev speeds that they wouldn't be in sync with each other. What does the cache do?