Tydda Jon - Slough
jon.tydda at lonza.com
Thu Sep 17 10:15:36 CDT 2009
The only thing you might want to keep an eye out for is spin speed. As they're just laptop hard drives, most of the ones I've seen are 5400 rpm, which can be kinda slow when you're transferring large amounts of data. Look for 7200rpm or higher (although the 10,000 will be way more expensive). Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:12 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] External hard drive I have a bunch of them I've bought over the years. They keep making them bigger and I keep filling them up. I've not had one give me any trouble so I can't say as any of them are better or worse than the others. I usually look for Western Digital drives but mostly because that is what I have had success with. I would always tend to stick with a recognisable brand. Seagate or Western Digital either one would work for me. All of them should be USB 2.0 now. Some might also have firewire or other connection methods but USB is the most common and I have found works well for me since the update to version 2 five or so years ago. Good luck shopping. GK On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going to buy an external hard drive -- should've done it a long > time ago. > > Any recommendations? I need to buy one locally instead of online -- > would have to make a 2 hour trip into the credit union to deposit > funds and we don't "do" credit. They have them at Wal-mart, just don't > know anything about brands, features, gotchas, etc. > > Seems to me like it should just be a question of size versus price > balance -- I'm not expecting this to be a difficult process. > > Susan H. > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged information the use of which by other persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from your system.