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Old 05-24-2012, 12:20 PM   #1
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An easy question this time.

Are the HD's any diff that come in an external back up device, then a normal everyday HD.?

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Hi Gang

An easy question this time.

Are the HD's any diff that come in an external back up device, then a normal everyday HD.?

Thanx....Gunny
Not really. They are either Sata or IDE. Many time, they will have a low power hard drive in them like a Western Digital Caviar Green which will work but are not optimal for loading the OS and Apps.
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Old 05-24-2012, 12:33 PM   #3
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Hi jdeb

Boy that was fast you are right on.

Ok I understand that no problem. So the reason I was asking is this I ran across a 2T external storage thing this guy has for sale at a very good price, way cheaper then if you simply went and bought a 2T drive.

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External backup enclosures generally have 5400rpm drives in them as opposed to the faster 7200rpm drives which may partially account for the lower cost.
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Old 05-25-2012, 09:04 PM   #5
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Hi All

Ok that answers my question, thanx.

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