Here is a link for PORTABLE DRIVES.
-If you are anticipating accumulating several photos, video and audio files over the course of your time at Moore, I would suggest that you also purchase an External Hard Drive (300G'S is plenty) The ExtHD should plug into your computer with a firewire connection. (If you choose a USB1 connection for your external harddrive it will be a lot slower to save files, however another option is the USB2, which is a bit faster than USB1 and sometimes less expensive than a firewire.) These exthd need to be plugged into a power source. For this reason are not as portable, but great to sit on your desk at home or in your dorm.
Lacie makes a large model that does not require an external power source, but it will be more expensive. Note: Find one that comes ready to use, with out the addition of any software to your computer and make sure it is MAC compatible.
Some places to shop:
www.cnet.com
CNET has great product reviews and price comparisons. Go here first to shop around.
http://www.jr.com/
http://www.lacie.com
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http://www.macmall.com
13 comments:
I found an usb 2 cord at newegg.com for cheap, will this be ok?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812203019
I don't have the money to purchase an external HD, so I was wondering if it would be alright if I zipped files and sent them to my gmail. Or maybe I'll do the gdrive thing. I have a thumb drive somewhere at home, I'll grab it next time I visit.
Can one find the little hard-drives that can fit on your key chain with enough memory space? Or is that one too small?
At amazon, I found an external hard drive for $70.00 with 300 gigabytes.
Yeah, I was lucky enough to get $150 for my art supplies!
I usu store through email, and I can firewire between my laptop and use it as an external harddrive if nescessary.
I use my desktop as backup for my laptop as well with firewire. I'm thinking of buying a second harddrive for it which would work out to be half the price of an external, and I can just. Of corsue this would only work if you had two computers like me :)
The key chain hard drives are called thumb or flash drives, but they tend to be too small for large photos, or video projects.
i just bought a 1G external harddrive in staples and it was on sale...i got 20 dollars off...it was way worth it!
carly
I'm using my ipod as an external hardrive instead of spending money on something xtra.
Do the small hard-drives that can fit on your key chain contain enough space?
I have a P.C--and want to be sure that any new software that I buy is compatable for both mac and pc to both expedite and ease the transfer process. Any suggestions? Words of advice?
thanks
Anonymous said...
is the firewire better to have?
Anonymous said...
is the firewire better to have?
a firewire allows you to move data faster than a usb, however a usb2 and ok, and a little cheaper than firewires. (some operations require firewires, for example: hooking your laptop thru the schools computer towers requires a firewire)
"found an usb 2 cord at newegg.com for cheap, will this be ok?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812203019
I don't have the money to purchase an external HD, so I was wondering if it would be alright if I zipped files and sent them to my gmail. Or maybe I'll do the gdrive thing. I have a thumb drive somewhere at home, I'll grab it next time I visit."
yes a usb2 drive is fine. But make sure it is portable, does not need to be plugged in and has plenty of storage: no less than 80 or so gigs.
jump drives are ok two, you just can store as much. And email is the least favorable sending images can bog things down due to there size.
" Anonymous said...
I have a P.C--and want to be sure that any new software that I buy is compatable for both mac and pc to both expedite and ease the transfer process. Any suggestions? Words of advice?
thanks "
any software you are planning to purchase should tell you if it is compatable with both a pc and a mac. Some are and some aren't
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