On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> My desktop currently runs one of these:
>>>
>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140
>> Out of space with 320G? Have you considered putting your multimedia in
>> an external hard drive?
>
> What would be the benefit of using an external drive instead of an
> internal drive? Heat wouldn't be a problem which is good, but it
> would mean a little extra clutter. Wouldn't it be slower over USB?
> I'm doing some Blu-Ray ripping/decrypting and it seems like the speed
> is being limited by I/O.
It depends on what your needs are. Personally I use an external hard
drive for storing my music collection and video files (movies, series,
etc). I haven't had any problem while watching videos or listening
music from the external hard drive. But I guess for other purposes it
might not be the best solution.
