Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Hi, I quickly tested the following two USB powered drives with the Touch : Toshiba Canvio Basics 750 GB E05A075BAU2XK - formatted as EXT-3 Toshiba Canvio 1.0 TB USB 3.0 HDTC610XL3B1 - formatted as NTFS (default) Both seems to be working fine. I only did a quick test scanning a 9k track collection. The ext3 formatted drives feels faster than my old 640 GB drive (which is now also ext3), and the NTFS feels slower, not a scientific test. On the 750 GB, smart monitoring was disabled, and I had to enable it (under Linux using smarctl). I was worried that the USB 3.0 drive would not work, especially that the review complain a lot about flaky cable connector, but it seems to work fine. Also, my original Toshiba has now been attached to the Touch for over two years 24/7, went through all the firmware upgrades, collection updates, power outage, reformat to ext3, and it is still working fine. I'm pleased. Jean jean2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33946 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Iomega Prestige 35192, 500 gb and usb 3.0. Comes with extra usb port for extra power suply, but no need tu plug with the touch. Working well. I didn't try sleep mode. I have to dig a little bit on that. Very thin and silent... and aluminum black. -- eddyther eddyther's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50859 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
A few days ago I bought the USB powered WD Elements Portable SE 500GB USB3.0 (WDBPCK5000ABK) external drive. No problems. Drive spins down after a couple of time (I don't know exactly when, but I think after 30 - 60 minutes) and works flawlessly after a spin up. -- CranBerry CranBerry's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50915 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
I've been using a Seagate FreeAgent Go 250GB for several months. It's small, light and very quiet. The drive sleeps with no problems, just a few seconds delay on wake up. The period before sleeping can be configured by attaching to a PC and running the Seagate config software. Just another option - it's not only Toshiba's that work! -- MrSpigot MrSpigot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
iPhone;576550 Wrote: > I can second the Toshiba drives as not giving me any issues. I have a > 320GB, a 500GB, a '640GB' > (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0316591), > and the new 'Canvio 1TB USB drive' > (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0330202) > all working well with Touch. By the way, for those like me trying to keeping track of all those Toshiba drives and all the technical details... Note that the specs on Toshiba web site are not very helpful, so those are my guesses... The original Toshiba external drives are still available in the usual places and are well tested with the Touch. The drive has a single wave on them. The largest 2 platter is 640GB, the 1T was a 3 platters design. The Canvio drives are also now well tested with the Touch and widely available. The drives have fairly large squares on them. It looks like the largest 2 platter is still 640GB (like the original Toshiba external drives), the 750GB and 1T seems to be 3 platters designs. However, I see that on the Toshiba web site there are new Canvio models, the Canvio 3.0 and Canvio Basics, those seems to already available in some places (but quite expensive). The 3.0 has very small squares on them, the basic seems all black. Obviously, those have not been tested with the Touch and I would like to have feedback on those before recommending them, hopefully Toshiba did not change the formula. The 3.0 is overkill for the Touch, as the Touch does not support USB 3.0, and I would worry about the encryption feature. For those drives, it looks like the largest 2 platters is 750GB and only the 1TB is 3 platters. Note that the number of bare/internal drives at 5400rpm on Toshiba web site is much more limited, so I'm assuming that most of those external drives use the same drive inside, and the only changes are the enclosure and the software... Good luck... Jean -- jean2 jean2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33946 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Today Only 12/03 the newer Toshiba Canvio 750GB model is featured on eBay home page for $64.99 with free shipping! They are going fast!!! RG -- RGibran RGibran's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10220 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
jean2;576469 Wrote: > I'm using a Toshiba 640GB 2.5" external hard drive, powered by the Touch > USB bus. Model number HDDR640E04XK. I've been using it since April and > the drive itself has not given me any trouble. Power saving even seems > to works properly. The black model visually goes very well with the > Touch, almost the same finish. > > http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=StorageSolutions/ExternalHardDrives/USB_Portable_Ext_Hard_Drive Just in case anyone is interested, Amazon has this 640GB Toshiba (Black) for $66.34 at the moment. I think the newer Toshiba Canivo 750GB was about $80. :) -- 808htfan I want NBC's *-Ed-* on DVD/Blu-ray! 808htfan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1298 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Hi spamtom Thanks very much - that is good info. I live in Europe so I can use their guaranty if necessary. I like that drive and it even looks nice too so I think I just buy that one. Is it fast enough/the response time ok and is it ready within a short time when you turn on the Touch? Does it power up and down as it should so that it doesn't spin when you don't use it? -- Altec Altec's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23276 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Hi Altec I havnt looked into this thread for a while, so dont know if you will see this now but the toshiba drive recomended in this thread is great. I have used it now for 2 months and it works great. Its a 320gb, but the range does go upto 600gb, so i dont see why a bigger size would not work. If you live in europe you would get protected for 10days to send back no matter the reason if it didnt work, although im not sure how that stuff works in the states though. Here is the link on amazon to a 500gb version http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-HDDR500E04ER_CS-2-5-inch-Portable-External/dp/B002JM25BE/ref=pd_sim_computers_4 Cheers -- spamtom spamtom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Nice thread! I have the exact same question - I need a usb powered hard drive, less than 500GB would do. So what should I buy, WD or Toshiba? (or something else?) I googled some of the recommended hard drives and got scared from all the bad reviews (I would like to keep my hard drive for more than 6 months...). I need help, please! What about memory sticks, cards etc. - is that an option and are they better for this purpose? I would like one that is able to power down and one that just works without delays and other problems. Please post the full name of recommended hard drives incl. model number so that I/we get the right one. Thanks! :) -- Altec Altec's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23276 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Thank you for the reply. I also ordered the Toshiba drive you have so all should be good! :) -- Scidd0w Scidd0w's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Scidd0w;578485 Wrote: > I still need to receive my touch but can this be set in the touch itself > or do you need a special harddrive tool for this? With the Toshiba, I did not have to do anything, it worked right out of the box. I can't determine what is the spin down time, because the drive is so quiet. As far as I am aware, there does not seem to be any setting in the Touch itself. Good luck... Jean -- jean2 jean2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33946 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
thunderlips;578088 Wrote: > > [...] > Mine is set to spin down after 10 minutes and I haven't had any trouble > with it waking up when I go to use it.I still need to receive my touch but > can this be set in the touch itself or do you need a special harddrive tool for this? -- Scidd0w Scidd0w's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
I'm using a WD Passport and I've had no problems at all with it. The drive has a partition that is seen as a virtual CD drive and that needs to be disabled with the software that comes with the drive otherwise it won't work properly with the Touch. Mine is set to spin down after 10 minutes and I haven't had any trouble with it waking up when I go to use it. -- thunderlips thunderlips's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38129 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
vinhattieu;576717 Wrote: > I am using a 640GB WD Element 2.5" and it works flawlessly. does it go in power save (or sleep) or it's always on? -- Rikk Rikk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25652 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
JohnSwenson;577525 Wrote: > The bug lists a patch so it certainly seems like its being fixed. > > John S. That is good news, even though its not officially supported im glad enough people use it for them to look into fixing it. jean2;577529 Wrote: > Just for your information, R8837 (7.5.1) was not any better in my > testing. > > If you have connectivity trouble and or range issues, you can try a > 802.11 ethernet bridge as I suggest in my post about TinySB : > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82070 > > Actually, I'm curious about something. People claim that Ethernet > sounds better than 802.11, the most likely explanation is that 802.11 > requires more CPU and power. If you use a 802.11 Ethernet bridge, the > Touch will use its Ethernet port, and not its 802.11 port. I'm curious > about how using a 802.11 Ethernet bridge sounds compared to direct > Ethernet or direct 802.11. > > Have fun... > > Jean It seems this has brokd quite a few times judging by the comments on the bug, so lets hope they fix it once and for all now. Spamtom. -- spamtom spamtom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Is the 1TB Canvio *-really-* quiet? Guido F. -- guidof *Front End*: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge; Cambridge Azur 840C CD Player; Oppo BDP--83 Universal Player; Squeezebox Touch Music File Player (digital out to Cambridge Azur 840C DAC) *Preamps*: Conrad Johnson Motif (Phono); Adcom GFP-750 (Line) *Amps*: Music Reference RM-200 Mk II (Main); Little Tube Mk III (Phones) *Subwoofer Equalizer*: DSpeaker Antimode 8033 *Speakers*: Martin Logan SL3s; REL T1 Subwoofer *Headphones*: AKG K701 guidof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
spamtom;576995 Wrote: > Only problem now is the beta tinysc firmware 7.6 R9113 wont let you play > music from local usb if you dont plug a network cable in. LOL. i hope it > isnt permenent change otherwise it kinda defeats the point of having a > local USB port!! > Just for your information, R8837 (7.5.1) was not any better in my testing. If you have connectivity trouble and or range issues, you can try a 802.11 ethernet bridge as I suggest in my post about TinySB : http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82070 Actually, I'm curious about something. People claim that Ethernet sounds better than 802.11, the most likely explanation is that 802.11 requires more CPU and power. If you use a 802.11 Ethernet bridge, the Touch will use its Ethernet port, and not its 802.11 port. I'm curious about how using a 802.11 Ethernet bridge sounds compared to direct Ethernet or direct 802.11. Have fun... Jean -- jean2 jean2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33946 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
spamtom;577202 Wrote: > After all that hard work finding the right drive. I found out that > networkless touch is not offically supported and firmware version 7.6 > stops you from playing music from a local USB drive if your device is > not networked > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16552 The bug lists a patch so it certainly seems like its being fixed. John S. -- JohnSwenson JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Is the 1TB Canvio *really* quiet? Guido F. -- guidof *Front End*: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge; Cambridge Azur 840C CD Player; Oppo BDP--83 Universal Player; Squeezebox Touch Music File Player (digital out to Cambridge Azur 840C DAC) *Preamps*: Conrad Johnson Motif (Phono); Adcom GFP-750 (Line) *Amps*: Music Reference RM-200 Mk II (Main); Little Tube Mk III (Phones) *Subwoofer Equalizer*: DSpeaker Antimode 8033 *Speakers*: Martin Logan SL3s; REL T1 Subwoofer *Headphones*: AKG K701 guidof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
And yet it appears that the Logitech website still speaks about using the touch wo a network as noted on p12 of the Squeezebox Touch Features Guide ?? -- dasmueller dasmueller's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38035 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
After all that hard work finding the right drive. I found out that networkless touch is not offically supported and firmware version 7.6 stops you from playing music from a local USB drive if your device is not networked http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16552 -- spamtom spamtom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
I`ve been using a Seagate Expansion for the last months - no problems at all. Had a (old) wd passport earlier with lots of trouble. I guess newer ones works better, but for me seagate is thumbs up. -- Adoto Adoto's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37794 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Well, fingers crossed the Toshiba drive mentioned earlier by Jean and Iphone is working perfectly. I have 9300 Flac files with embedded artwork on the Toshiba HDDR320E04EL 320GB drive. It took 45 minutes to scan (using beta firmware 7.6 R9113) Only problem now is the beta tinysc firmware 7.6 R9113 wont let you play music from local usb if you dont plug a network cable in. LOL. i hope it isnt permenent change otherwise it kinda defeats the point of having a local USB port!! Bug logged here http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16552 -- spamtom spamtom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
I am using a 640GB WD Element 2.5" and it works flawlessly. -- vinhattieu vinhattieu's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35921 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
I use a 1 Tb Toshiba STOR.E ART 3 without any problem. I suspect this is the same drive as iPhone mentions as the Canvio 1Tb (looks the same; it seems it is called Canvio in the US and STOR.E ART 3 in the EU). Teus -- Teus de Jong Teus de Jong's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15415 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Cheers guys it's good to get some more posts. I am expecting my Toshiba 3260gb USB bus powered drive tomorrow morning, should be the same model that Iphone and Jean are using. Just to add i have an old Western digital 250gb My Passport essential (before they put all that hidden partition VCD rubbish on). It was formated with one partition NTFS and also tried fat32. Both times the drive would initially work but after i paused playback and then resumed about 10 minutes later the drive would disconect from the touch and i would need to reset the touch for it to recognize the drive again. Drive model is WD2500MEB-00. Drive works fine on PS3 and pc so probably a power issue. -- spamtom spamtom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
I have a USB powered Seagate 320GB ST903203FAA2E1-RK working with TinySBS. Got it from bestbuy.com, though they show ST903203FAA as the model#. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate+-+FreeAgent+Go+320GB+External+USB+2.0+Portable+Hard+Drive+-+Black/8992664.p?id=1218007086869&skuId=8992664&st=ST903203FAA&cp=1&lp=1 I tried an older Western Digital WDMLB3200TN, one of the older Passport Elite models, which did not work. -- 808htfan I want NBC's *-Ed-* on DVD/Blu-ray! 808htfan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1298 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
iPhone;576550 Wrote: > I can second the Toshiba drives as not giving me any issues. I have a > 320GB, a 500GB, a '640GB' > (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0316591), > and the new 'Canvio 1TB USB drive' > (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0330202) > all working well with Touch. I have the Toshiba Canvio 1TB USB drive working. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
I can second the Toshiba drives as not giving me any issues. I have a 320GB, a 500GB, a '640GB' (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0316591), and the new 'Canvio 1TB USB drive' (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0330202) all working well with Touch. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Wood Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1, Vandersteen V2W Subwoofer Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Squeezebox BOOM Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
I have been looking for the drive that was mentioned in the post above but it appears to have a slightly different model number in the UK. In the uk it appears to be HDDR640E04EL rather than HDDR640E04XK. I think the last two digits may refer to color choice though as the only colour i can find online in uk is Blue and black. I will order the 320gb from amazon tomorrow and post my findings. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-HDDR320E04EL_CS-Portable-Protection-Encryption/dp/B002JM25A0/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1284489546&sr=1-1 -- spamtom spamtom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Thanks for your reply Jean2. Worth looking into the toshiba's then. Like yourself i prefer WD but to be honest i dont mind which drive as long as i can get it working. Anyone else? -- spamtom spamtom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
spamtom;576443 Wrote: > > I am hoping that people can post what USB drives (bus powered ONLY) in > touch standalone mode they are using and if they are working. > I'm using a Toshiba 640GB 2.5" external hard drive, powered by the Touch USB bus. Model number HDDR640E04XK. I've been using it since April and the drive itself has not given me any trouble. Power saving even seems to works properly. The black model visually goes very well with the Touch, almost the same finish. http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=StorageSolutions/ExternalHardDrives/USB_Portable_Ext_Hard_Drive I'm using a WD person when it comes to HDD, and normally I would not have considered a Toshiba. The reason I bought the Toshiba is that like you I did some research and it was recommended on those forums. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=538135&postcount=13 http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=533525&postcount=27 The 640GB model is the largest 2 platter drive (as per Toshiba bare drive specification), larger models use 3 platters, and therefore likely more power. If I remember correctly, the spec for the bare drive listed the startup power as fairly low, which may explain the good success rate with those drives. Other drives may work (see the threads listed above), I have not tried them. Some of the more fancy HDDs have hidden partitions or the like which seems to confuse the Touch, there are many threads about that on the forums. Everything that has a Y USB connector is out of question, obviously. Note that since I bought my drive, Toshiba seems to have introduced a new model of external drives, called Canvio, I have no experience with those. There is a wiki page on this topic, but it's a bit of a mess : http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Touch_-_USB_Compatibility Note that selecting the proper HDD is only half the story, Tiny SB is notoriously picky, as can be seen from the many thread. But it can be made to work great, I'll probably write about that in the future. Good luck... Jean -- jean2 jean2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33946 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
