Computer memory 101

[aaronfelipe]

I have been looking for a while to buy a flash drive slash hard drive to back up all of my music and pictures as well as files. I would like at least 80Gigs but am also looking for the best price/storage ratio for this.
Can anyone help me out on this?
Reps for knowledge.

Thanks,
Aaron

[~The_Duke~]

I have been looking for a while to buy a flash drive slash hard drive to back up all of my music and pictures as well as files. I would like at least 80Gigs but am also looking for the best price/storage ratio for this.
Can anyone help me out on this?
Reps for knowledge.

Thanks,
Aaron

Flash media at the moment is alot more expensive than Hard drives.

Well since black friday is this friday, you will be able to get some kick ass deals on Hard drives. 80 gig SATA or IDE HD will prolly put you back $20 on black friday.

Also watch for deals in the newspaper and\or online at fry's cas they have some really bad ass deals from time to time also.

The way that I usually buy Hard drives is online at either www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com) or www.tigerdirct.com (http://www.tigerdirct.com)

Depending on how old your computer is you might not have SATA...

Hope this helps...

[aaronfelipe]

Flash media at the moment is alot more expensive than Hard drives.

Well since black friday is this friday, you will be able to get some kick ass deals on Hard drives. 80 gig SATA or IDE HD will prolly put you back $20 on black friday.

Also watch for deals in the newspaper and\or online at fry's cas they have some really bad ass deals from time to time also.

The way that I usually buy Hard drives is online at either www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com) or www.tigerdirct.com (http://www.tigerdirct.com)

Depending on how old your computer is you might not have SATA...

Hope this helps...

:thinking:
No clue what that is :no: ...
What do you mean by black friday? Sales day?
I just need something to keep all of my belongings stored that I can use in multiple computers in multiple places :ninja:

[~The_Duke~]

:thinking:
No clue what that is :no: ...
What do you mean by black friday? Sales day?
I just need something to keep all of my belongings stored that I can use in multiple computers in multiple places :ninja:

Black friday is the day after thanksgiving when they have crazy 75% off deals and shit, but the trick is the lines start stacking up at about 2am...

Ya you are going to need a USB hard drive that is external then if you want to be able to use it on alot of different computers. I havent priced USB external hard drives in a while let me go see what I can find...

I think the biggest thumb drive type thing isnt big enough for what you are wanting.

[aaronfelipe]

I appreciate your help man :goodjob:

[~The_Duke~]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822165007

This is alot bigger than what you are wanting of 80 gig, but damn that is a pretty good damn deal...

[Spyder]

You can also just buy a case and throw a hard drive in it, that is usually alot cheaper then buying one pre built.. as was mentioned above USB is the only "universal" connection to a computer now days.. fire wire is faster but isn't available on alot of computers. I am in a similar position now and plan to just buy a 500gigger and be done with it.

[Spyder]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822165007

This is alot bigger than what you are wanting of 80 gig, but damn that is a pretty good damn deal...

That is a smokin deal. :goodjob:

[~The_Duke~]

You can also just buy a case and throw a hard drive in it, that is usually alot cheaper then buying one pre built.. as was mentioned above USB is the only "universal" connection to a computer now days.. fire wire is faster but isn't available on alot of computers. I am in a similar position now and plan to just buy a 500gigger and be done with it.

This is true, how much are hard drive cases that connect to USB running now days...

[aaronfelipe]

For the one in the link above, will I need to plug it into a wall? Could it be powered by a laptop?

[~The_Duke~]

For the one in the link above, will I need to plug it into a wall? Could it be powered by a laptop?

If I am not mistaken, must USB hard drives will have to be plugged into the wall for them to work because USB will not allow that much power to be put through it.

[Spyder]

This is true, how much are hard drive cases that connect to USB running now days...

~20 bucks.. depending on the case material.. plastic is cheap where as aluminum or titanium with a built in fan and what not are obviously substancially more.

[HeLLo iM iZzY]

Is that whole black friday thing for every store? Im confused on that shit.

[aaronfelipe]

What about the ones that connect to two usb ports for more power???

[Spyder]

If I am not mistaken, must USB hard drives will have to be plugged into the wall for them to work because USB will not allow that much power to be put through it.
Some do some don't.. flash drives on the other hand don't require power ever.. here is one 8gb and way more expensive:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820233037

[Spyder]

What about the ones that connect to two usb ports for more power???
Show me.

[Spyder]

no power cable, but expensive for hte HD size. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144059

im looking for more... you need to also be sure to read reviews some of these are cheaper but are apparently also shit lol.

[Spyder]

USB and firewire... which is bad ass, however it takes an external power cord.

[~The_Duke~]

What about the ones that connect to two usb ports for more power???

I have never seen one like that...Interesting idea though.

[~The_Duke~]

no power cable, but expensive for hte HD size. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144059

im looking for more... you need to also be sure to read reviews some of these are cheaper but are apparently also shit lol.

Good advice :goodjob:

That one even though more expensive per gig would prolly meet his needs better than one hooked up to the wall...

[joecoolfreak]

Flash media in the 80Gig range will be cost prohibitive. From what I can gather, you are looking for storage that does not require an external power source. You can by an enclosure that will run off of two open usb ports. I have such a solution and this is how I did it. 3.5in (or standard) hard drives require too much power to be run solely off of the usb ports, so you are limited to using 2.5in (laptop) hard drives. They run at less power and the enlosures that they use come with split y usb cables to gather enough power. Below are the two products that you will need to purchase to get a 80Gig storage device that does not require external power. I travel quite frequently and use similiar componants to have a relatively small 40Gig storage device. Duke's link is a much better buy for the storage space, but will require an external power source, where as these will run on two free usb ports. Let me know if you have any other questions.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1072704&CatId=2214
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2522676&CatId=0

[§treet_§peed]

umm i'm a little to lazy to rea all of this thread lol..but have you looked at getting a external hard drive?? if i'm not mistaken they have several choices of how much storagde you would want and they would be perfect for storeing media files

[Spyder]

Flash media in the 80Gig range will be cost prohibitive. From what I can gather, you are looking for storage that does not require an external power source. You can by an enclosure that will run off of two open usb ports. I have such a solution and this is how I did it. 3.5in (or standard) hard drives require too much power to be run solely off of the usb ports, so you are limited to using 2.5in (laptop) hard drives. They run at less power and the enlosures that they use come with split y usb cables to gather enough power. Below are the two products that you will need to purchase to get a 80Gig storage device that does not require external power. I travel quite frequently and use similiar componants to have a relatively small 40Gig storage device. Duke's link is a much better buy for the storage space, but will require an external power source, where as these will run on two free usb ports. Let me know if you have any other questions.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1072704&CatId=2214
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2522676&CatId=0

Cool I had never seen one of those cases... the ones I had seen only took a 3.5... I wish the damn 2.5 HD's weren't so expensive.

[Spyder]

umm i'm a little to lazy to rea all of this thread lol..but have you looked at getting a external hard drive?? if i'm not mistaken they have several choices of how much storagde you would want and they would be perfect for storeing media files
:thinking:

[aaronfelipe]

Flash media in the 80Gig range will be cost prohibitive. From what I can gather, you are looking for storage that does not require an external power source. You can by an enclosure that will run off of two open usb ports. I have such a solution and this is how I did it. 3.5in (or standard) hard drives require too much power to be run solely off of the usb ports, so you are limited to using 2.5in (laptop) hard drives. They run at less power and the enlosures that they use come with split y usb cables to gather enough power. Below are the two products that you will need to purchase to get a 80Gig storage device that does not require external power. I travel quite frequently and use similiar componants to have a relatively small 40Gig storage device. Duke's link is a much better buy for the storage space, but will require an external power source, where as these will run on two free usb ports. Let me know if you have any other questions.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1072704&CatId=2214
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2522676&CatId=0


Those look like inner hard drives...???

[Spyder]

Those look like inner hard drives...???

The first one is a case, the second link is an example of the type of hard drive that needs to fit in that style case. 2.5 is a laptop HD so they are considerably smaller.

[ShooterMcGavin]

hard drives these days i dirt cheap, depending on how much trouble ur willing to go through, u can get a 200gb external hard drive for between $40 and $140.....flash drives these days don't come in sizes bigger than 8gb, and ones that big WILL set u back about $100.

[aaronfelipe]

Good info^^^ I think I may go for the 300 GB one going to $100, that sure seems like a deal. I could get a 4GB or 8GB to keep on me for things that I would need.

[ShooterMcGavin]

fyi, bestbuy is having as a black friday doorbuster deal a 250gb western digital mybook for $70, think i'm gonna be there to pick that up ;)

[aaronfelipe]

damn, not a bad deal at all.... that or.... 300 GB for 99?

[ShooterMcGavin]

well it's simple math, 250gb for $70 is $.28 per GB, while 300gb for $100 is $.33 per GB...

[Spyder]

well it's simple math, 250gb for $70 is $.28 per GB, while 300gb for $100 is $.33 per GB...

250GB of pr0n is enough for most people.. lol.

[ShooterMcGavin]

lol i don't know, they make 500gb hard drives for a reason right? :lmao:

[Spyder]

lol i don't know, they make 500gb hard drives for a reason right? :lmao:


Lol true, true.. they make some that are a hell of alot bigger then that, even in a SATA format. I have a netflix account and a DVD ripper... I need more storage lol.

[aaronfelipe]

Can a virus fuck up the information saved on memory???

[Spyder]

Can a virus fuck up the information saved on memory???

Memory? You mean on your hard drive? if so... yes.

[aaronfelipe]

If I have it stored and a virus hits the comp, do I run a risk of losing my info?

[TeeJay]

yes

[aaronfelipe]

I opted to go the most convenient way and decided that I needed an external hard drive that could be powered by itself because I assume I will be around laptops alot and one that used A/C power would not be too helpful.
I picked this up today:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7955224&st=western&lp=4&type=product&cp=1&id=1152837300414
I would like to give a special thanks for all the people that chimed in this thread.

[Spyder]

Its a bit pricey but it will serve the purpose you need :)

[aaronfelipe]

It was the best price per GB. Some 60Gb ones were going for $99. I figured 120Gb for $129 = good.

[LS2ner]

I skipped the first 2 pages.. You get an external HD?

[Nemesis]

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?p=35210958#post35210958

[aaronfelipe]

I was trying to make up my mind on what to buy. I ended up getting the one posted in the link above.