On 5/25/06, Hans Fugal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's time to play the hardware advice game again.
I'm out of disk space. On my laptop, on my workstation, everywhere I
turn. I'm too poor/cheap to go get a huge drive for the workstation. I'm
definitely too poor/cheap to replace the drive in my laptop. So I'm
thinking an external drive might be the way to go.
Here's the 2.5" drive I'm considering buying from newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822152032
$119.99
# Samsung Special - Ends May 31
# SAMSUNG Spinpoint M HM120JC 120GB 5400 RPM ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive - OEM
Average Latency: 5.6ms
Average Seek Time: 12ms
Cache: 8MB
Features: FDB(Fluid Dynamic Bearing) Motor Load/Unload Technology GMR
Head Technology with Wireless Suspension Design SilentSeek Silentec
Hybrid Latch Technology
Form Factor: 2.5"
Manufacturer Warranty: 3-Year
# Model #: HM120JC
# Item #: N82E16822152032
# In Stock
# Free Three Day Shipping
You've already received some advice on enclosures; I'd recommend
paying $100 for an enclosure that has an MPEG4 decoder chip and can be
powered of of USB, the Vantec Avox Jukebox. That way you can enjoy
your jpgs, mp3s, ripped DVDs, HD video files anywhere, and still be
able to use the drive for external storage. The device has composite
_and_ component outputs. I blogged about it here:
http://larsrasmussen.blogspot.com/2006/04/sharing-hd-videos-with-non-geeks.html
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Lars
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