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kevin.:
I have a small question I'm not sure who to ask.
anyone who knows like the first thing about computers will know.

So my computer is crammmed full of music and photos. I 20-something MB'S free memory left. I need to keep a lot of this stuff on here. so Im going to buy a big external hardrive, like 150/200 gb or some jazz like that.

Problem is, I have USB 1.1 ports on my computer, not 2.0. is running the exernal hard drive going to suck? like being really really slow at everything?

also, are they easy to set up and use. as you've probably guessed from this thread's existence, Im no computer genius.

thank you very very much to whoever answers!    you're nice!

while I'm making with the questions, anyone know of a good alternative to myspace? I like the idea of myspace, especially as Im not the most sociable of people in the real world, but jesus, do the people on there suck.
answer that and you're SUPER NICE!

Something Witty:
Ask the computer forum?

catflea:

--- Quote from: kevin. ---
Problem is, I have USB 1.1 ports on my computer, not 2.0. is running the exernal hard drive going to suck? like being really really slow at everything?

also, are they easy to set up and use.
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Yes on both counts (under windows at least - never tried with Linux). Expensive too.  You'd do better to buy another Internal Drive (they are dead easy to install once you've got over the OMG, I can see my computers Guts!) - I am assuming you have a PC.  Can't comment on Macs

Sideways:
External drives also rock for sharing large files.  I've already had a few instances with my Roommate having downloaded large movies (Oldboy was one that comes to mind) and when I wanted to watch it, I just plugged my external HD into his computer, and copied the file over.

Yes, USB 1.1 is going to suck.  2.0 is necessary.  You can do what I did; buy a USB 2.0 card (assuming you have a free PCI / PCI2 slot) and plug it in.  The card was only $30, and came with a firewire port on it too... which has made my IPod VERY happy.  Instead of taking 5 minutes - on average - to upload an album's worth of songs to my IPod, it now updates my entire IPod library in about 3 minutes (approx. 25 gigs of music transferred, total, in 3 mins... I loves me some firewire).

Either go with another internal HD, or get a USB 2.0 card.  I would go with the latter, for the ease and convenience of having the external HD.

catflea:
But from a cost POV the internals are far cheaper

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