Re: [Blind-Computing] need recommandation on external hard drives

Madison Espinoza Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:29:01 -0700

Hi Dave,

Actually, the majority of external enclosure drives I've ever purchased formyself and others come formatted as fat32. This makes sense sincemanufacturers don't know the customer's operating system so going with Fat32is a safe call.

Most drives sold nowadays are 7200 RPM, but lately many have considered the5400 RPM drives since they are less expensive for the size they are getting.

I think whether for backup purposes or not a slow drive is a slow drive.Couple this with a computer using USB 1.0 or 2.0, time becomes important ifone goes with a 5400 RPM HD rather than the much faster 7200 RPM.


-M
W7HP32bit

----- Original Message -----From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com>

To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need recommandation on external hard drives

The majority of drives at this time are NTFS as that is a more efficient

format. Drive speed ETC depends on how much you wish to spend along withthe

size of the drive.

External drives are normally used for backup purposes and as such speed is
not always a factor most of the time.
David Ferrin
Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones
that mind don't matter.

----- Original Message -----From: "Madison Espinoza" <wysiwy...@charter.net>

To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need recommandation on external hard drives

Oh yes, I see that now regarding the subject line request for informationon

an external drive.

There is still more than just buy "USB." the person's needs have to be
explored a bit more. There are other options such as drive speed as I
mentioned and file system NTFS or Fat32 though this can be done after the
fact. Let's see what Melissa wants.

-M
W7HPe32bit

----- Original Message -----From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com>

To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need recommandation on external hard drives

The subject line indicates an external hard drive, you're discussing

internal drives. There are many things to consider about internal drivesI

agree but that is not what it seemed to me based on the subject.

External drives are almost totally USB to the computer so it doesn't
matter
what their actual interface needs might be.
David Ferrin

Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and theones

that mind don't matter.

----- Original Message -----From: "Madison Espinoza" <wysiwy...@charter.net>

To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 7:10 PM

Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need recommandation on external harddrives



Hi David,

I'm very sorry to disagree, but I think you are very wrong on this point.

A hard drive has many factors to consider. Do you want to accidentally
purchase a Parallel ATA100 IDE hard drive when your computer motherboard
only supports sata? Most newer computers only support SATA drives.

Do you want to end up purchasing a 5400 RPM hard drive if your computer
can
support a 7200 RPM much faster hard drive?

What if your computer is running Windows XP and cannot support the larger
500GB or 1 TB drives?

The other factor to consider is whether the hard drive will be used for
internal or external use. Since Melisa stated that she is going to use
this
hard drive for external use, I would read the specs before making this
purchase. You want a 7200 RPM external H/D though the 5400 are less
expensive but will take longer to copy files. I would also look into
western

digital as the manufacturer of the external drive. Do you have anexternal

hard drive enclosure already, or do you want the external with the
enclosure
as one unit? Do you want USB 2.0 or can your computer use USB 3.0? Most
importantly, how long can you wait because right now hard drives are
extremely expensive. There have been very serious rain storms in the

Philippines where Western Digital manufactures their hard drives, andthis

has caused the price of hard drives to explode. Typically, one can find a
5400 RPM 2 TB external drive for about $150. A 1TB for about $120 if you
shop around.

In short, please specify what you want and I'll run a quick search for
you.

-M
W7HP32bit

----- Original Message -----From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com>

To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 3:37 PM

Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] need recommandation on external harddrives

The fact is a hard drive is a hard drive, they're all pretty good and
makes
no never mind as to your version of windows.
David Ferrin
Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the
ones
that mind don't matter.

----- Original Message -----From: "Melissa Tucker" <melissatuck...@att.net>

To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 6:29 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] need recommandation on external hard drives

I could use a 1tb or 2tb external hard drive and Not surw what arebetter

ones and which ones work better with winxp.  thanks for any suggestions.
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