EXTERNAL HDD vs PORTABLE HDD

hi guys
i am planning to buy a new HDD for my notebook but i choose to buy a portable one but my friend told me that it is better to buy external HDD then i'll just buy a hard disk enclosure.

well my question is...
is it guaranteed to buy what my friend told me because i want larger size of hdd or i will just buy portable because it doesn't need power cord..?

one more question can i run games on this both HDD?
and can i boot my os both of this two?

thnx....

 

In my view an external HDD and Portable are the same (both ar portable) LOL!

Anyway I would go for a USB/Firewire powered HDD then you won't have to worry about an additional power source.

Yes you could run games off and boot an OS off an external HDD. Make sure your PC will allow booting from a USB/Firewire device first though!

 

But it is guaranteed to use the enclosure than the build in by the company w/c usually on portable one???hehehehe..

how about comparing their life span??which one would last?

 

Sorry dont understand what you mean by 'is it guaranteed to use the enclosure' ???

Depends on the manufacturer.. go for one that has a good warranty.

Maxtor/Seagate/Western Digital

 

sorry bro if you didn't understand what i've said. coz i am not really particular to the terms..hehehe...

actually it goes like this..

i own a laptop and a desktop then i wanted to have data storage on my laptop particularly..so at first i thought to buy the portable one "usb no need of power supply" but here comes my friend gave me an idea about buying internal hard disk and a hard disk enclosure coz it is cheaper and i could still access the HD of my desktop to my laptop..

but i am wondering if HD w/ hard disk enclosure is better than portable HD??

my purpose of upgrading higher HD size is for data storage...

hope u understand me...thnx

 

Got it m8! Giv us a while! Kind o busy at the moment might be 09.15 GMT before i can get back to you! It's now 17.00 GMT and i'm going home after a busy day at work. L8r

 

ok bro..you take care...hehehe...just the same i am kinda sleepy..ahahah...but still on search about HD..

 

hi...

i am waiting for your advise..huhuhuhu...

thx...Godbless u

 

guys anyone around....i need an advise i must decide it now because i need to buy it tomorow..thnx..GBU.

 

how big of HD are you getting?

 

I've had an external Western Digital 400GB for about 3/4 years now and a 160GB Toshiba portable since February. I only got the portable so I didn't have to use a small (below 8gb) flash drive at school. If you plan on taking the hard drive with you a lot, get the portable.

Either will work fine, go with whatever is more cost effective aka cheaper

 

actually I wanted 320gb but when i canvass the price of 320gb portable it is more expensive than 500gb internal...what would i preffer.. i want to have an effective external HD.....and assurance..

thnx for the reply bro

 

well i am not fun of bringing it but i wanted an assurance or which one is the best when it comes to performance???...thnx bro

 

Performance of an external HDD using the USB interface will all be very similar since the interface is the bottleneck.

I buy my HDDs and enclosures separately. I'm no making sure the enclosures have USB and eSATA interface (which is much faster). What I usually do is to put the new HDD into the computer (after cloning the old HDD) and then the old HDD goes into the enclosure.

John

 

so u mean u'll make ur new HD as ur master HD..while your old will be in the enlosure..what about the usage??hehehe..can i use the HD within the eclosure for long time or there is a certain limit of time unlike connecting it directly to the motherboard.. coz my HD in the desktop i am using it for more that 2 days open...but it is still ok then what about i will use the HD in the enclosure. will it just be the same??-->no limit??? i mean no risk of getting it malfuction?

thnx bro for the reply i really need to make sure to buy the correct one..i don't have yet experience buying HD "ever since"

 

i just really need an assurance..coz i don't want to depend on the warranty coz first thing i am just the one who will be dumb coz i will loss all my files..huhuhu...i hope i could make the right choice with you guys..thnx

 

Here's a great deal on a 320gb portable drive which powers off the USB. SOME portable hard drives (ie iOmega Ego) require you to use 2 USB...one to power and one for data. This one only uses a single USB.

I have several of them.

http://www.jr.com/toshiba/pe/TOS_HDDR320E03X/

 

so you mean i must choose the portable one..but i am wondering...if all my data are safe if i am going to transfer it to my new HD...then i want also to make it usefull for me...i mean i want it also to be used for example on playing games..refer my reply above...thnx againg

 

too bad..i love your HD built but i think it's hard for me to look for it here in our place..

 

guys does portable HD is just the same with HD with HD enclosure????

 

Yes, assuming that it is 2.5" HDD.

However, one qualification: 2.5" HDDs can have either a PATA / IDE connector or a SATA connector. You won't know what is inside a ready-made portable HDD. If you make your own then you need to make sure than the enclosure and the HDD have the same connector.

And, if you put the newer, bigger, HDD into your notebook then the starting place is the connector for the existing HDD. Device Manager will give you the HDD model number and Google will find you the specifications.

Cloning the HDD means that everything on your existing HDD gets copied to the new one so you can put it in and just start up. Here is the very quick guide.

John

 

Muns, sorry for the late reply.. been soooooo busy!!!

If its just for transporting data that I would go for a USB or preferably a firewire powered external HDD which would be in a caddy. There will be two options. 1. 2.5" laptop size HDD or 2. 3.5" Desktop size. For ease of use I would personally go with the smaller one. Here is a link to one which sould do

Usb - http://www.maxtor.com/en/hard-drive-backup/external-drives/maxtor-onetouch-4-mini.html

Firewire - http://www.freecom.com/ecproduct_detail.asp?ID=3799&CatID=8020&sCatID=1146187&ssCatID=1147827

 

thnx bro..ur back...well i made a decision i would buy the HD and a HD enclosure 3.5" coz it is more cheaper i am not fun of bringing it everyday..may weekly only...well my only question is does they don't make diiffer totally except for their size..both of them produces also heat isn't it??so it is not dangerous for my HD to blew out or to be destroyed when i'll be using it for couple of time??

thnx EVERY9..

i do understand sorry also for being demanding..

GOD bless you all