Reliable External HD
Reliable External HD
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i recently was looking for some backup storage options. my WD books were getting full. With all the enclosure/included software opinions and crap i opted out for this. Figure it should be great for expansion. esata/usb3.0/fan/sync options. And now i dont need a bunch of singles all stacked.
put some samsung 2tb f4's in it. good drives that are like 75 dollars and get really great read/write speeds for a 5400rpm. i believe i was getting 110mb.
- only problem i found was the cables were a bit short. think 3ft usb and 6 ft power. power cable has that box adaptor in the middle so cant float, giving u less distancedeathboy
- the middle so cant hang in the air. so more liek 3 feetdeathboy
- why would you go with 5400rpm when there's 7200rpm?akrok
- its what they offered in the model and gets better performance than a lot of 7200 drivesdeathboy
- plus i think slower speed better for longevity and more stable writes but dont know the detailsdeathboy
- and for context my 2010 unibody mbp gets 85mb on a 7200 drivedeathboy