# External HD **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 5, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202 "2003-09-05T03:08:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Illuminae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@Illuminae](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Illuminae)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/1 "2003-09-05T03:08:02Z")
i have to buy one for school. my teach says they are selling for like, 1$ a gig, but i just checked online at a few places and they are much more expensive then that. is this a recent thing? or is my teach just on crack? or am i looking at the wrong place? ☹ i cant afford this… :(:(☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/2 "2003-09-05T03:10:25Z")
hey babes … I’d just get an iPod! How big do you need? I think the iPod is a GREAT investment. You can use it like an external hard drive, plus you can play music on it. That’s the way I’d go… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/3 "2003-09-05T03:12:18Z")
☹ but an ipod is only 15 gigs, i need hardcore storage plus, do they plug into PCs? i thought they only plugged into macs where in philly r u? i used to live there. actually ill be there on sat again. hehe ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/4 "2003-09-05T03:15:30Z")
does this one look good guys? it seems to me pretty good, it seems to have everything… [http://www.maxstore.com/product.asp?sku=2320117](http://www.maxstore.com/product.asp?sku=2320117) ive never bought something like this b4, sorry if im beign stupid ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/5 "2003-09-05T03:23:43Z")
That’s a good HD! Also the speed is good 7200RPMs! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/6 "2003-09-05T03:24:00Z")
I’ve never bought anything like that, but that same hard-drive as in the link you posted is 10 bucks cheaper at [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) > **[Amazon.com: Maxtor 5000DV External 7200 RPM 160 GB Hard Drive: Electronics](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008MOPY/qid=1062732158/sr=-3/ref=sr__3_etk-add-ons/102-0039713-9548142?v=glance&s=electronics&n=658488)** > > Room to Create The Maxtor external hard drive makes it easy to add blazing fast storage specially designed for your unique creative requirements. With a storage capacity of 160 GB, you�ll have plenty ... ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/7 "2003-09-05T03:29:07Z")
thanks CG, im leaning towards it. lost, thanks too! ill buy amazon 😉 i have a question, can i install a proggy on it and run it off that? cuz my stupid school had FLASH 5 OMFG EW. and it would be real cool if i could take flash WITH me when i go instead fo torturing myself with their behindedness. otherwise im going to have to buy a laptop, cuz i reFUSE to work with 5. ok. i know im beign a spoiled brat, but i TRIED, i tried sooo hard. but… i cant, i jsut cant… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/8 "2003-09-05T03:36:40Z")
Yeah i think you can do that! In win98se you can. I don’t know if you can do that with XP though! But try! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/9 "2003-09-05T03:37:55Z")
if you have FireWire, i.LINK, or 1394 compatible connection on your computer/laptop you can use an iPod easily. They also have a USB connection for normal people ;O) iPods can be used on both PCs and MACs, which is why my next computer purchase will be a Macintosh (I just need a change of scenery). I think the one you showed looks nice, I mean, 160GB is nothing to shake a stick at. It might be kinda slow if you dont’ have USB 2.0, not sure how that will go. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/10 "2003-09-05T03:42:34Z")
I’m from South Philadelphia - on 9th Street, not too far from where the “ROCKY” films were made. I think you asked me this before Red… I’m currently at Penn State though, so I’d miss you if you went to Philly :O( ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/11 "2003-09-05T03:44:27Z")
sorry, magick, ima ditz… lol… how do i know if my puter has a USB2 or firewire conenction? also, wtf is 1394? its the 1st ive heard of that ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/12 "2003-09-05T03:46:57Z")
1394 is firewire. what kind of computer do you have? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/13 "2003-09-05T03:48:38Z")
i have a dell dimension 8300, just got it a few weeks ago 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/14 "2003-09-05T04:03:54Z")
Very nice comp you got there gina! :love: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/15 "2003-09-05T04:07:59Z")
wow red! too bad for me… i really wish i can also have a computer like urs. :\*( ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/16 "2003-09-05T04:20:13Z")
thansk guys, i liek it, but honestly i shoulda just built my own… heheh i dont care though, 17" LCD screen!!! woooohoooooo, its sooo fun ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/17 "2003-09-05T04:26:14Z")
OMFG, I HAVE 8 USB2 CONNECTORS ON MY PUTER ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/18 "2003-09-05T04:28:51Z")
NICE! You can never have too many USB ports… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/19 "2003-09-05T04:29:43Z")
not just USB, USB2!!! USB2!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202/20 "2003-09-05T05:15:28Z")
look again for firewire … add it if you don’t have it (PCI card) it’ll make all the difference in the world - usb anything is horribly slow compared to fw. Also, Research and confirm if the drive will allow booting it’s not just the OS - - it is all about the drive, and I forget the “chip name” that will work but there is a difference, they’re not all created equal soma will and soma won’t [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-hd/30202.md?page=2)